Firefighters put out a blaze in a garage at 627 Scott St this morning. No one was injured in the blaze, which was reported at 10 am, and was out shortly thereafter. A portion of the 600 block was closed as firefighters used large fans to clear the heavy smoke. […]
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In a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat kind of game, the Dryden Eagles edged the Muskie girls’ hockey team 4-3 in NorWOSSA action Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. “The first two periods, the girls were a bit slow,” noted Muskie assistant coach Chris Hill. “They were flat and they […]
As the town continues to work on its 2006 budget, council will vote tonight to both institute an interim tax levy and borrow money to meet current expenditures. Implementing interim tax levies, which has become common practice each January, is permissible under the Municipal Act, 2001. The interim tax levies […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team dumped Miles Mac 11-2 to claim the bronze medal at a tournament in Winnipeg last week. The black-and-gold had opened the tourney with a 5-2 win over Lord Selkirk and a 6-1 victory against St. John’s Ravenscourt. But the Muskies then suffered their first loss, […]
Fort Frances Power Corp. customers got a pleasant surprise when they opened their most recent bills—a rebate under the province’s interim price plan. “The Ontario government basically passed legislation to provide, what it is known as on the bills, the Ontario Price Credit—a one-time rebate to customers for the period […]
As we begin a new year and the winter weather is closing in, the OPP would like to remind local residents of the municipal bylaw that governs the use of snowmobiles within town limits. The operation of a snowmobile is only authorized for the purpose of proceeding to or returning […]
Harold L. Kittelson, 71, of International Falls died Monday, Jan. 2, 2006 at the Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006 at the Evangelical Covenant Church in International Falls, with the Rev. Larry Connors officiating. […]
‘Tomachee’ Shaw nee piniizeek Atik do deum The family of Rosemarie Copenace announces her sudden passing at Brandon General Hospital on Dec. 31, 2005. Rosemarie was born March 7, 1945 to Benjamin and Jean (Jane) Copenace in Rainy River, Ont. She was united in marriage to Robert Luke Archie on […]
Abbey McLeod, six, returned the favour and drew a clock on the face of her cousin, Wyatt McLeod, also six, during “Rock Around the Clock,” a New Year’s party at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. About 20 kids aged six and up came out to have some fun before […]
Insp Dave Lucas is settling in as the new Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander for the Fort Frances cluster. Insp. Lucas, who just moved here from Thunder Bay, commenced his duties Wednesday. Most recently, he’d been working as the unit commander for the Northwest Regional Professional Standards Branch. Former detachment […]
The sixth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is coming up Sunday, Jan. 29 at La Place Rendez-Vous, and organizers once again are hoping to raise lots of money to help district families facing medical expenses. Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a member […]
The mayor of Atikokan says his Northwestern Ontario town is “hopefully making progress” aimed at softening the economic and social blow of the closure of the nearby coal-fired power plant next year. “We have several things on the horizon,” Dennis Brown said yesterday. Brown said a study on the feasibility […]
