STRATTON—In the spring of 2010, AbitibiBowater Inc. would like to have freshly-baled switch grass and reed canary grass to try out in its new biomass boiler in Fort Frances. “In a perfect world, they would like it in the spring,” local ag rep Gary Sliworsky told potential growers at an […]
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FORT FRANCES—Keenan Geyshick of Lac La Croix First Nation is a hero, especially in the eyes of his younger sister and family. The five-year-old boy saved his sister, Karis, two, from being mauled by dogs while playing outside late last month. “I fought them and I kicked them off my […]
While providing curbside collection of recyclables for downtown businesses falls outside of the town’s mandate, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said yesterday there are other options for Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI) sector customers. “There’s ways of doing it. Here in town, anyone can phone Asselin Transportation and Storage and […]
FORT FRANCES—With six local athletes participating in the 2008 Ontario Winter Games, hopes were high for a sizable Fort Frances medal haul. Tirzah Keffer did her part—earning a silver medal in the curling competition. Keffer took part in the Games, held March 6-9 in Collingwood and surrounding communities, as a […]
With an greater focus on drug enforcement in Fort Frances, local OPP officers laid 61 percent more drug-related charges in 2007 than the year before. “There’s really no evidence for me to say that the drug issues have increased in the last few years, it’s just that we’ve dedicated more […]
FORT FRANCES—As dictated by provincial legislation, the town’s first round of semi-annual lead testing was completed prior to the April 15 deadline. But while nearly all the tests came back fine, due to one non-residential test result which exceeded half the standard prescribed for lead, the town will be required […]
The Women’s Healing Conference, “Maa’aawichige Agamig,” which was held last week at the Nanicost gymnasium here, was deemed a success largely due to the participation of attendees and the wealth of information presented. “It went really well and that’s because of the resource people we had,” explained organizer Frances Tabobondung, […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its 2008 budget last week, which included a 2.75 percent decrease in the levy to municipalities from the previous year. Mildred Beck, assistant manager of finance, explained the decrease is, in part, due to the commencement of the provincial upload […]
With the Rainy River District School Board busy getting J.W. Walker back in shape over the March Break, the mayor and administration offered a few words of thanks Monday night to all those involved in the gas leak and fire there two weeks ago. “I’d like to say how serious […]
With the Fine Line Art Gallery’s spring art exhibit, “Think Green,” coming up next month, interested artists are encouraged to get their entries in by the end of March so staff have time to set it up. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said last week the show will include […]
Following their 6-4 loss here Saturday night, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres now face the difficult task of re-grouping in order to take on the same team that bested them for fourth place and home-ice advantage for the first round of the SIJHL playoffs: the Schreiber Diesels. The Sabres went […]
FORT FRANCES—While her airplane art has appeared on numerous magazine covers, inside calendars, and reproduced as prints over the years, and continues to win awards, for the first time ever Cher Pruys has collected much of her work in a new book just released this month. Called “The Art of […]
