It came down to penalty kicks. That’s how things were decided at the NorWOSSA soccer championships played yesterday in Kenora under miserable weather conditions that affected play on the pitch. But those gloomy conditions were suitable for the bus ride back to Fort Frances for the Muskie soccer programs as […]
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A total of 10 businesses were recognized for showing exemplary customer service when the Rainy River Future Development Corp. named the winners of its 2005 Customer Service Champion Awards on Wednesday night. Some 74 businesses from across the district had participated in the program this year, economic development officer Geoff […]
The cause of the effluent line leak at the corner of Central Avenue and Fourth Street West last Tuesday (May 10) is still under investigation, Abitibi-Consolidated mill manager John Harrison said yesterday. The leak, which the mill was notified of around 10:20 a.m. that day, was flowing at roughly 100 […]
They were lined up by the hundreds along Scott Street on Wednesday waiting for 9 a.m. to roll around. And when the doors swung open, it was non-stop action at the cash registers. The Bargain Shop—Fort Frances’ newest business—describes itself as a marriage between a discount store and a general […]
The skilled trades employers’ forum held at Confederation College here Tuesday was a well-attended and successful evening, campus manager Anne Renaud reported. “We had more than 40 employers attend, as well as some people from different community agencies and presenters,” she noted. The purpose of the free forum was to […]
Suddenly on May 4, 2005 Douglas Gillon, passed away at the age of 85. Doug is survived by his loving children, John Gillon, Donald Gillon (Lucie), Robert Gillon (Lise), Sheila Marr (Robert); his sister Christine Smythe of Wichita, Kansas; his grandchildren, Rachael Gillon, Bruce Gillon, Joyce Gillon, Marc Gillon, Matthew […]
Word has been received of the sudden passing of Jack Kott, 81, of Dawson Creek, B.C., on Monday, May 16, 2005. Jack had worked at Canada Post in Fort Frances, Ont. for 35 years. Upon retirement in 1983, he and his wife, Bertha, moved to Dawson Creek to be close […]
Voyageurs National Park across the river invites everyone to its sixth-annual Birders’ Rendezvous, which will take place Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5. Events begin on the Friday from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center and are free to the public. The evening kicks off with “Birds […]
The Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning (OKNL), an office of the Ministry of Education, is developing a centralized e-learning strategy for the province. OKNL requested support from the Ontario Association of School Board Officials’ Information Technology Committee in the development of implementation strategies specifically focused on hardware and connectivity issues. […]
Car-lovers get ready! The International Early Iron Car Club and local Business Improvement Association will be holding “The Scott Street Show ’n Shine” this Saturday (May 21). The classic cars will be on display from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The 100-300 blocks of Scott Street will be blocked off not only […]
Not many people can say they’ve spent their whole lives working at the same job. Fewer still can say they still enjoy what they’ve been doing for close to 46 years just a couple of weeks before they retire. But then, Tom Duchnicki, who’s retiring from McTaggarts here on May […]
The effort to improve traffic safety at Emo’s major intersection has completed another phase. At last Thursday’s meeting of Emo council, Coun. Ken Fisher submitted a petition signed by fellow school bus drivers calling for the installation of traffic lights at the corner of Queen Street and Colonization Road, adjacent […]
