It hasn’t been a banner week for town council. First, residents are left scratching their heads that the town has decided—in its wisdom—that perhaps a full traffic study is warranted after all with regards to the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. Hello? Like, shouldn’t that have been done […]
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Ontario’s lumber exporters are outraged over the U.S. response to proposals made by the Canadian government aimed at reaching a settlement on the softwood trade dispute. The U.S. dismissed the Canadian proposals as totally unacceptable and came back with a counterproposal that would impose a 37 percent export tax on […]
There was a moment in the best-of-seven SIJHL final last week which captured the Borderland Thunder’s frustration. During the latter stages of Game 3 in Dryden, the Thunder—trailing 4-1 and facing the possibility of an 0-3 series deficit—earned a rare scoring chance against the Ice Dogs but were whistled for […]
They did not have got as much funding as they asked for, but the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group will keep moving forward in the long process to establish one here after recently receiving word from the province. “I’m confident it will be enough to get things […]
Following numerous reports of confusion in traffic flow stemming from the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here, council agreed Monday night to post new traffic signs to hopefully ease the situation and go back to Abitibi-Consolidated for a full traffic flow study. And while he agreed something had to […]
While a request for donated use of town facilities for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities was referred to the administration and finance committee for review at the March 25 council meeting, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon stressed at Monday night’s meeting that the town had better come […]
Michael Tetu was sentenced here Monday afternoon to jail for manslaughter in connection with the death of Deanna Daw on Oct. 29, but Daw’s mother, Patsy, isn’t satisfied justice has been done. “We know he did the crime. We want him to do the time,” she said from her home […]
Born to Krista Martel and Harold Duivenvoorden, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Harrison Theodore, weighing 5 lbs. 5 oz. on March 22, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
It’s around 80 years now since that celebrated Chicago businessman, Al Capone, allegedly was enhancing the fortunes of Nestor Falls. Others were pre-occupied with U.S. prohibition activities in and around Fort Frances—purely as good neighbours while promoting prosperity north of the border in the bargain. Incredibly good times had found […]
