FORT FRANCES—After holding its annual general meeting Wednesday night, the “tour de Fort” board of directors is remaining positive about passport sales and plans on going ahead with its 2006-07 concert series as scheduled. “Our tickets sales are over 300 now. We’re looking at about 130 to go,” president Dave […]
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FORT FRANCES—Four FireRanger crews were establishing hose lines Friday morning in an effort to suppress a forest fire that ignited Thursday in the Preacher Lake area, just west of Burditt Lake (about 30 km north of Emo), the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. The 26-hectare blaze, which was reported around […]
Tickets are still available for the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s summer raffle, featuring a grand prize of $5,000, which will be drawn on Nov. 10. They are available at the Volunteer Bureau (located in the old CN station) as well as various locations around town. The September early-bird winner was […]
Ethan Lengyel, left, and and Kaymen Brenna of the Fort Frances Day Care’s preschool class enjoyed a morning snack of cinnamon buns and milk there on Friday. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Charmaine Herbert was passing out information pamphlets regarding the Restricted Fire Zone to people coming into the region at the border here this morning. The RFZ, which came into effect as of midnight and will remain so until further notice, covers all of Northwestern Ontario. —Melanie Béchard photo
FORT FRANCES—The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is on the lookout for people to give the “gift of life” at its fall donor clinic coming up Sept. 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. Spokesperson Harvey Heather said Thursday morning that people should note this is a change from past years. The […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources declared a Restricted Fire Zone yesterday afternoon, banning all outdoor fires across Northwestern Ontario. The fire ban—the second the MNR has issued here this summer—came into effect at midnight last night and will remain in place until further notice. The ban, which encompasses the districts […]
The Muskie golf team finished third at the first NorWOSSA tournament of the season yesterday. Andrew Easton, Jordan Sinclair, Ben Bruyere, and Alex McDonald shot a combined score of 320. Easton led the black-and-gold with a four-over par 76—placing him fifth overall out of the 72 golfers who competed. Eleven […]
FORT FRANCES—In a move to create one fair and consistent property assessment system across the province, the Ontario government has decided to proceed with provincial land tax (PLT) reform—with legislation slated to be introduced this fall. If passed, the government will implement a current value property assessment (CVA) system in […]
FORT FRANCES—Many people involved in agriculture throughout Rainy River District have stressed this season has been the driest to date. But Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff and Trish Neilson, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, both know they need the data to prove it if they want […]
The Muskie football team kicks off another season of hard-hitting gridiron action this Friday afternoon (Sept. 8) when they host the Kildonan East Eagles at Fort High. Game time is 3 p.m. The black-and-gold are a confident bunch heading into the season as they look to improve upon last year’s […]
FORT FRANCES—With a little over two weeks to go, the Fort Frances Museum is looking for more chili chefs for its “Great Chili Cook-off” slated on Friday, Sept. 22. Museum curator and organizer Pam Hawley said yesterday six teams have confirmed their participation so far, including the United Native Friendship […]
