We have an understanding in our household when it comes to projects. Like a lot of men, when I get into a project, I will go full steam. So the understanding is that I won’t call for bandages unless my injury is really serious. And before I get started, my […]
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In this week’s column, I will talk a little bit more about a topic that came up in the last column, namely packets. As you will recall, we saw that the idea of breaking up information into small packets allowed communications networks to be used much more efficiently and reliably […]
An opening day bass tournament on Falcon Lake in Manitoba has been a tradition for quite a few years now (Manitoba, which has different regulations on bass than Ontario, opens its season on the second Saturday in May every year). This year’s tournament was supposed to take place May 10, […]
Smoke from large fires burning in northern Manitoba is expected to remain present over Northwestern Ontario for the next few days. The area affected by the smoke drift can be viewed through the NOAA Smoke Forecasting website by viewing the current 24-hour analysis and 48-hour forecast loop. For more information […]
With the emergence of summer comes the start of the Borderland Soccer Association’s men’s and women’s leagues, which kick off tonight (June 3) at the St. Francis Sportsfields. “More people showed up on our actual registration day this year but when final numbers come in, we should be around the […]
Robert Moore School will be saluted tonight with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly “Recognition of Excellence” award for their building of community and student leadership through cultural awareness. A report to the board explained the school has embraced a number of initiatives and activities in order to develop […]
Fort Frances Badminton Club members Tim Desjardins, left, and Jamie Jensen enjoyed a break from the action to enjoy some pizza during the club’s season wind-up at Fort Frances High School last night.
Local residents can rest assurred the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has state-of-the-art firefighting technology at their disposal since a new Crimson Fire pumper truck, costing just under $310,000, was delivered to the fire hall yesterday morning. The truck is replacing a 1977 pumper truck, which had fallen into […]
Kiwanians Robert Sletmoen, left, and Alan Zucchiatti drew the winning ticket for the club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for June yesterday at International Travel Services. Harvey Perry of Fort Frances will be heading to sunny San Diego, a trip valued at $2,263. In related news, the Kiwanis are looking […]
The seventh-annual Emo Walleye Classic wrapped up Saturday with its first two-time champions being crowned. Doug McBride of Devlin and Steve Ballan of Fort Frances overcame motor problems on Day One on Friday, then caught the biggest fish of the tourney (7.85 pounds) when it mattered most to recapture the […]
Five people were charged after a search warrant was executed Friday at 1022 Second St. E. here, the Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. The subsequent search of the residence resulted in the seizure of roughly $15,000 of cocaine and a variety of pharmaceuticals. Also seized was more than $5,000 […]
The fire hazard is “low” to “moderate” across the southern and central portions of the West Fire Region, but increasing to “high” in the western and northern sectors. A drying trend is beginning today that could see fire hazards increase across the entire region through the coming week. No new […]
