A committee struck up last Friday to look into Ontario’s nuisance bear problem may be key to getting the spring bear hunt reinstated here, said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “The timing is of the essence here. The new premier [Ernie Eves] promised to reinstate the spring bear hunt, an issue of […]
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A skate park, proposed by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club last week, has received the “thumbs up” from several interested parties who all agree it’s what the community needs for local youth. “You could see how much the little park was used in the summer,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, referring […]
As the world marks the first anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States last Sept. 11, most people will remember the utter disbelief they felt while scenes of the destruction and chaos in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania unfolded on their TV […]
Although the town has yet to negotiate an agreement with Koochiching County Environmental Services Division, council agreed to extend its contract with Asselin Transportation to continue with “blue box” pickups here until further notice. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Tuesday the reason why no solid contract has been […]
The scene of commercial airliners colliding into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and then into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., played to the disbelief of millions a year ago today. On Sept. 11, four hijacked planes killed more than 3,000 people within mere […]
District municipal leaders were all smiles yesterday morning at the Civic Centre in Fort Frances as they accepted cheques that totalled $1.5 million from Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson. But NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton also was on hand to ensure everyone in the district was […]
Rainy River District soon could be surfing the “information highway” at a more rapid speed as part of a $105-million broadband access project launched by the federal government last week. Industry minister Allan Rock and Andy Mitchell, secretary of state for FedNor and Rural Development, announced Thursday that Ottawa would […]
Hosting a provincial championship carries its fair share of joys and headaches. Teams that know they’ll be at the big dance—regardless of their regular-season performance—frequently struggle to meet their potential knowing the pot of gold still is waiting at the end of the rainbow. But new head coach Dave Allison […]
