Maybe it was the location, or perhaps it was residents’ heightened awareness, but the second-annual “Household Hazardous Waste Day” held here back in May saw almost twice as much participation as last year’s inaugural effort. But despite seeing more than 5,000 litres/kg of solid and liquid materials—ranging from car batteries […]
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The battle for top spot in the Borderland women’s soccer league is turning out to be a two-horse race. With just three weeks left in the regular season, Gillons’ (9-2-1) and Curves (7-3-1) have proven to be the top two teams. Curves blanked MEC 4-0 but lost 1-0 to Tagg’s […]
The Emo research station once again is opening its doors to one and all this coming Monday (July 29) at 7 p.m. “We’re going to tour our plots to see what happened and how the crops are doing this year,” research station manager Kim-Jo Bliss said. The station—owned and operated […]
The Living Legacy Trust has awarded Rainy River First Nations $179,500 for a Resources Stewardship Framework model focused on fishery resources. Executive director Karan Aquino was at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre last Thursday to congratulate Rainy River First Nations Chief Gary Medicine and the band on receiving funding for the […]
Gord Pyzer is anxious to put his world-renowned fishing smarts to the test at the eighth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Champ-ionship, which gets underway tomorrow. Pyzer, the former Kenora district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources, currently is co-host of the popular syndicated radio show “Real Fishing” and is […]
After receiving the results of a downtown parking survey, town council agreed Monday night that exploring alternative measures to enforce parking—and not parking meters—may be the way to go to solve problems. The survey, conducted by the Planning and Development executive committee, showed 51 of 67 responding business owners felt […]
Council unanimously defeated a request to reconsider discussing purchasing the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East for $1 from the Rainy River District School Board at Monday night’s regular meeting. The request was made in a letter co-written by local residents Amy Marchuk, Betty Sue Kenny, and […]
Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault is continuing with the next phase of proposed changes to the Indian Act despite criticisms from native groups that say it should be abolished completely. “We’ve got a large agenda that’s only a quarter announced. We’ve got three quarters of it still to go,” Nault […]
Upon advice from both the local museum advisory committee and economic development advisory committee, there may be a brighter future for the three historic sites at Pither’s Point after council agreed Monday night to take their recommendations into consideration. Not only will the “Hallett” see a new paint job and […]
The municipal landfill will be the focus of an operational review and data analysis in the very near future after council agreed to hire a consultant at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said a recent request for proposals saw four responses, with bids ranging from […]
It took a mere five hours for Ryan Wood to sound like his angling mentors. When asked how and where he and teammates Frank and Terry McClymont caught their five-pound smallmouth enroute to capturing the fifth-annual Kid/Pro Tournament here Sunday, the 11-year-old played it safe. “I don’t think we could […]
Preparations are well underway for KBHW’s “Sharathon” 2002 coming up Aug. 13-15 over in International Falls. KBHW would love to have you—the listener—join them on these days as they pre-empt their regular programming from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Local pastors and other special guests from the listening area are […]
