He admittedly and rightly got emotional. When Doug Armstrong sat Dave Allison down and offered him the position as head coach of the Iowa Stars, it was as if he had just told Allison he was about to be a first-time father. “I talked to them as a group and […]
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Members of the local federal NDP riding association on Tuesday night nominated John Rafferty to be their candidate in the next election, but he won’t be confirmed until Thursday night in Thunder Bay when the last of the three nomination meetings is held. “I’m very pleased that you’ve chosen me,” […]
Council will vote to amend the town’s user fee bylaw at its June 13 meeting in order to spread an increase in pool rental fees at the Memorial Sports Centre over two years instead of one. “The Community Services executive realized that a 100 percent increase in fees over one […]
With work on the Kiwanis skate park expected to start later this month, Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk said Tuesday that he’s looking forward to seeing the project completed. “I’m excited for the kids and the all volunteers who have worked so hard to make this happen,” he remarked. “Anything […]
With the 2005 tourism season just getting under way, district outfitters and businesses once again are looking forward to the annual influx of American tourists. But that influx is looking smaller than it should because of several outstanding problems from previous years that remain a irritation. At least that’s the […]
In an effort to reduce problems tourists might have crossing the border here, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff said last week that he’ll try to get the federal government to make updated information regarding such regulations easily available on the Internet. This issue was discussed during a meeting Friday […]
June 1 was supposed to be judgment day for the Borderland Thunder. They were supposed to be giving either the thumbs up or down on whether to play a fifth season as part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. “We’ll know on June 1 exactly what our plans are […]
More than 24 hours after his prize catch was released back into the Rainy River, Steve Ballan still was trying to find the words to describe exactly how he felt as he jubilantly displayed the 10-pound walleye in front of the hundreds on hand for the final weigh-in of the […]
Dear editor: The public is allowed protection of our natural resources, which supposedly is depended on our Ministry of Natural Resources. But with the First Nations fishing at will with no limits, the communities in full control of fishing tournaments, and with the MNR handcuffed on full control of protecting […]
Dear editor: This is a letter regarding our garage sale on May 27-28. We would like to thank all who attended, “except for one.” We had a Pioneer CD/AM/FM car stereo for sale. It was in the original box, with the purchase price being $375. We had a “steal of […]
There’s already a waiting list of anglers eager to secure a spot in next year’s Emo Walleye Classic, spectators regularly fill the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre for the daily weigh-ins, and lining up volunteers for the annual event has yet to present much of a problem. But it’s maintaining a […]
Dear editor: I am writing this letter regarding the current negotiations between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the provincial government. For those who are not aware, OPSEU represents about 40,000 workers across the province. In Fort Frances, OPSEU represents courts, victims witness services, the Ontario Disability Support Program, […]
