The budget will be high on the agenda when the Northwest District Catholic School Board sits down for its monthly meeting tomorrow in Sioux Lookout. If approved, the board will have a balanced budget, with revenues and expenditures totalling $13,087,361. To achieve the balance, $278,367 will be transferred from the […]
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Teams are jockeying for position in the early going of the local adult mixed slo-pitch leagues—and some of the lead horses are starting to make their presence known. The Bay City Rollers, Gillons’ Allsorts, and Manitou were tied atop the Tuesday night standings with perfect 3-0 marks as of this […]
The forest fire situation is heating up in the West Fire Region, with 40 new blazed reported yesterday evening and more expected today. This brings the total to more than 80 new fires within the past seven days. Deb MacLean, fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, said […]
A summer tradition for the downtown area, the local Business Improvement Area has planned an eventful “Mall Days” for next Thursday (June 26) on Scott Street—with all sorts of things to do and buy. “It’s looking good,” said BIA coordinator Harlene Lowey. “If people come downtown, there will be something […]
With the deadline to sign up tomorrow, “Quest for the Best” organizer Dawn Booth is keeping her fingers crossed that more talent comes out of the woodwork to participate in the annual singing contest. “We’ve only got a handful of people signed up—six. But I know there are a lot […]
The fallout from the current ban on Canadian beef in the United States has now extended beyond the cattle industry, tourism and business reps say, and we need look no further than the mirror to see the cause. The Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association has been receiving more and more […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control yesterday authorized a further reduction of water outflow from Rainy Lake, bringing it to near minimum. With water levels for this time of year the lowest on record since rule curves were implemented in 1949, the board was forced to act, it said. […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control on Wednesday authorized a further reduction of water outflow from Rainy Lake, bringing it to near minimum. With water levels for this time of year the lowest on record since rule curves were implemented in 1949, the board was forced to act, it […]
Although not every student was enthused about having to accumulate 40 hours of volunteer time in order to graduate, Fort Frances High School is proud to report every eligible graduate accomplished that goal. Now all they have to do is pass their final exams, which began Wednesday. “We’re thrilled,” said […]
With news Friday that the first crow of the year in Manitoba had died from West Nile virus, the Northwestern Health Unit said evidence of the virus has yet to show up here. “We’ve sent in six or seven crows [in the past few weeks] but they all came back […]
The riverfront will be ready to be in the spotlight for a special ceremony July 1 now that construction of Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway wrapped up over the weekend. “The Phase II job was substantially completed Sunday night, which is of course, right on schedule,” Fort Frances […]
Dear sir: In response to J.J. Witherspoon’s letter calling me some rather nasty names, I would like to say she missed the point. It was a request for people to speak up politically for the things we hold so dear, yet take for granted. I’m sickened by the possibility of […]
