Yellow “caution” tape recently put up at several local parks indicate the town is gearing up to install new playground equipment this summer. But council sent a report, which would have authorized the proposed upgrades to proceed, back to the Operations and Facilities division on Monday night after determining several […]
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Imagine being afraid to enjoy “Wing Night” at the Rendez-Vous in case a suicide bomber is lurking in the crowd. Or heading to Pither’s Point Park to cool off on a hot, sunny day worried that someone may have buried an explosive device along the beach. Or even walking down […]
Dear editor: An open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty: Mr. McGuinty, I am writing in regards to the recently-announced plan to close the coal-fired generating station in Atikokan. During the last election, I was happy to hear you make a commitment to change how this province generates electrical power as […]
To the editor: Recently, it was reported that on the outskirts of Toronto, a costly operation involving a helicopter, police, firefighters, and 10 hours of time to finally tranquilize a bear. This costly operation is just the beginning for people from the south. When such incidents occur there, it becomes […]
The latest instalment from the “Harry Potter” series will go on sale here at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, but the launch—like the book itself—is shrouded in mystery. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth book in the internationally best-selling series, will be available at Betty’s—but that’s about all that […]
To date, about 80 different dragonfly species, and roughly another dozen types of damselflies, have been found in Rainy River District. But by the time the 2005 Great Lakes Odonata Meeting wraps up here next Monday, a few new specimens may have been added to that list. Bill Morgenstern, president […]
The local Salvation Army was vandalized during the early-morning hours of Saturday when a woman broke the window alongside the door to the Thrift Store, presumably in an attempt to break in. Capt. Angel Sandoval said he and his wife, Capt. Marlene, arrived at the Thrift Store on Saturday to […]
Everybody loves a means to cool off in the summer, and inflatable “ring” pools (or “bladder” pools) literally have been popping up in local backyards of late. But before you go out and buy one, be warned that you might run into an unexpected expense since a town bylaw says […]
Yellow “caution” tape recently put up at several local parks indicate the town is gearing up to install new playground equipment this summer. But council sent a report, which would have authorized the proposed upgrades to proceed, back to the Operations and Facilities division on Monday night after determining several […]
Forget the real deal. Tom Burri figures the can’t-miss event of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is the annual Kid-Pro tournament. And if the choice was his, the International Falls angler isn’t sure whether he’d be taking a youngster out on Rainy Lake—or riding shotgun and trying to pick […]
Organizers were disappointed yesterday afternoon over the lack of registrations for some of the key events planned for kids and teens at “Daytime Land 2005,” which is being held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next week at the Sorting Gap Marina. A sign-up day scheduled at […]
A number of stakeholders in the forest industry have united their voices to bring their message of crisis to the provincial government. The Ontario Forest Industries Association, the Ontario Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association are working together to convince the McGuinty government to invest in the […]
