Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs minister Brian Coburn was slated to be in town today to meet with district ag groups before being guest speaker at tonight’s fundraiser dinner for the Kenora-Rainy River Ontario Progressive Conservative riding association. The association is holding its annual general meeting from 4-5:30 p.m. at […]
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A sign of commitment to Muskie football will be the main focus of a meeting Sunday evening of players, coaches, parents, and supporters. Head coach Bob Swing said he hopes the meeting—set for 7 p.m. at the Fort High cafeteria—will draw a strong turnout that will translate into more active […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team was blanked 4-0 by the Kelvin Clippers in their first game of the annual SJR tournament in Winnipeg last night. Kelvin grabbed a 1-0 lead after the first and extended it to 3-0 through two. John Zub took the loss for the Muskies despite stopping […]
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development will provide $796,100 towards the initial costs of a $3.3-million, 18-hole golf course being built at Couchiching. “This is a dynamic new business partnership between Couchiching First Nation and the government of Canada,” said Indian Affairs minister and local MP Robert Nault […]
At this weekend’s Atom ‘A’ hockey tournament here, players will have to push and pull their goalies around. Then they’ll have to slide and jump against the clock. And if a winning team still isn’t decided after all that, a good old-fashioned shootout will be in order. Not exactly your […]
A chemical reaction at the Boise Cascade mill in International Falls ruptured a fibreglass tank and caused gas to escape into the plant Tuesday night. “We had some foreign material get into one of our weak solution hydrochloric acid tanks,” mill spokesman Bob Anderson said this morning. “[The] foreign material, […]
With the recent announcement the Northwestern Health Unit is raising its per capita levy by about two percent for 2002, the Town of Fort Frances is keeping a close eye on whether the services rendered for that money are justifiable, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning. “If it’s an essential […]
Doug Maki may be eligible for parole in 14 years but the family of slain teen Melani Sutton has vowed to fight to keep him behind bars down the road. “He’s still in the system and if we have the opportunity in the future to speak [in opposition of his […]
Municipalities west of Fort Frances are satisfied with their OPP service provided under 5.1 of the Police Services Act. Fort Frances OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis, OPP reps from Orillia and regional headquarters in Thunder Bay, and retired Geraldton Mayor Michael Power met with municipal delegates for the annual consultation on […]
The shots were there when they needed them—and revenge was had on their Thunder Bay rivals. And when all was said and done, Lorne Jackson of the Fort Frances Curling Club earned his first trip to the provincial men’s playdowns next month in Kapuskasing. The local foursome finished with a […]
Taken on its own, word last week that Abitibi-Consolidated is cutting its salaried staff at the mill here by about 10 positions over the coming year, and not replacing them, was not earth-shattering news. The same holds true with the news that both Bob Jeffery and Ken Allan are leaving […]
Dear sir: Would you please give some prominence to our efforts to launch an Air Cadet squadron in Fort Frances. We are now in the process of recruiting cadre officers for two vacant positions within the proposed squadron. The officer cadre is a sub-component of the reserve force, consisting of […]
