Scott Street will be the place to be this Saturday (June 25) as the local Business Improvement Association has lined up activities to celebrate the downtown core’s 100th birthday. “It’s going to be huge,” said BIA chair Russ Ling, adding there will be no shortage of things for people to […]
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Fort Frances residents likely will see meters to keep track of their water usage within five years. The subject came up during a public meeting last Thursday night featuring Gary Scandlan of CN Watson & Associates. He was at the Civic Centre to explain what kind of upgrades the town […]
The Fort Frances Public Library board has decided not to begin its fundraising efforts for a new library until 2006 in an effort to avoid overlapping with other campaigns here. Board chair Joyce Cunningham said with the skate park committee and the Fort Frances Museum currently in fundraising drives, they […]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the approach being taken with this year’s Fun in the Sun mini-queen pageant—an annual contest that’s been a fixture here for more than three decades. “It’s going to be the same as it’s been [in the past],” said pageant organizer Gloria Wood, […]
The Rainy River District School Board approved the resignation of Education Director Warren Hoshizaki at a special meeting held here Tuesday night, and also outlined a plan to hire Progress Consulting to help in the search for a replacement. While Hoshizaki’s resignation is effective Aug. 31, 2005, he said he […]
Summer officially arrived yesterday. And looking at the schedule of events planned from now until Canada Day, you can tell the local “Fun in the Sun” committee has been busy. “There should be something for everybody,” FITS chair Paul Bock noted yesterday. “There will be some events earlier in the […]
Less than two weeks after the local public school board announced it would begin offering all-day, every day senior kindergarten this fall, the Northwest Catholic District School Board has decided to follow suit in two of its schools. “This decision is in keeping with the Ministry of Education’s recent initiative […]
Oh, what a beautiful day it was for baseball. The skies were clear, the sun was hot, and a slight breeze was streaming in from the north, which kept the flag situated near the diamond gently flapping in the air. The American flag, that is. Confused? Well, keep reading and […]
They predate the age of dinosaurs by millions of years. They are one of the most ancient living vertebrates on the planet, and they are living right here among us. The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), the second-largest member of the sturgeon family found in North America, can be traced back […]
Besides dealing a hard blow to the economy of Atikokan, the provincial government’s announcement last Wednesday that the Ontario Power Generation’s coal-fired plant there will close in 2007 likely will have a ripple effect right across Rainy River District. Energy minister Dwight Duncan revealed his government’s plan to eradicate coal-fired […]
Several weeks ago, a book was dropped off on my desk to read by a Fort Frances resident. The book, entitled “A Secret Trial: Brian Mulroney, Stevie Cameron and the Public Trust,” was about the ongoing investigation of individuals and companies following the court settlement with former prime minister Brian […]
A pair of our boyhood heroes returned for the past two weeks on TV’s Lonestar channel as yodeling, strumming, first-swinging, and gun-toting Gene Autry and Roy Rogers took over in turn and brought back our pre-war experiences when I took Spanish guitar lessons largely because of their inspiration! They had […]
