Duane Hicks Some residents in the Emo Road area were disappointed by town council’s decision to approve a zoning bylaw amendment in their neighbourhood Monday night—and plan to take the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board. Council voted in favour of rezoning property at 1345 Emo Rd. from institutional to […]
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Duane Hicks In further effort to promote Fort Frances as a place to invest in, live in, and visit as a tourist, local economic development officer Geoff Gillon unveiled a new economic development plan to town council at its regular meeting Monday evening. The plan is a follow-up from this […]
Peggy Revell John Rafferty’s schedule has been filled since being elected as the new MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River two weeks ago. “It’s sort of been nose to the grindstone right after the day of the election,” said Rafferty, noting he’s already had people approaching him for help on various […]
Peggy Revell The annual director’s report for the Northwest Catholic District School Board soon will be available and distributed throughout the area. “We believe it’s an opportunity to celebrate all the good news of a Catholic education in Northwestern Ontario,” Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly told local Catholic board trustees during […]
Staff It’s barely Hallowe’en but Christmas seems to be just around the corner. For everything you can’t wait for Santa to bring, such as decorations, Christmas food, crafts, and trees, these all will be available again this year at the “Christmas Store.” The only thing different will be its location. […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team certainly made a lasting first impression. Just five practices into their season, the squad went a perfect 5-0 in their home tourney over the weekend, including a sound 3-0 win over the Dryden Eagles in the finale on Sunday. Jessie Baker snapped a […]
Mitch Calvert Garden City’s high-scoring aerial attack was held in check for almost the first half, but came alive when it counted. The host Fighting Gophers eliminated the Muskies from the WHSFL playoffs with a 38-5 romp in quarter-final action Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold actually jumped on the scoreboard first […]
Rick Neilson Competition amongst local buyers kept calf prices strong at the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association’s final sale on Saturday in Stratton. “All the calves sold well. They looked good,” enthused RRCA president Ken McKinnon. Calf prices were running five to 10 cents higher than other sales in the west, […]
Rick Neilson As it turns out, last Saturday’s sale won’t be the final one at the Stratton sales barn in 2008. The Rainy River Hereford Association is presenting the “Golden Opportunity ’O8 Sale” this coming Saturday (Nov 1). The barn will open at 11 a.m., with the sale starting at […]
Duane Hicks X-ray technologist Mark Addison explained how the new Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT scanner at La Verendrye Hospital works during one of the many tours that went through the diagnostic imaging department last Thursday.
Peggy Revell Brianna Eldridge, left, and her sister, Alina, were two of the many Brownies busy selling Girl Guide cookies Saturday at Wal-Mart. Sales of the chocolate mint cookies go towards funding the various activities for the local units.
Rick Neilson Stratton sales barn manager Clayton Teeple, left, and Mcsherry livestock hauler Shane Grover completed the paperwork on one of the last loads of cattle to leave the Stratton yards this year. This load of cows was headed to Inwood, Man. Almost 5,000 head moved through the sales barn […]
