The 140 salaried staff at the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill here will number closer to 130 by this time next year after the company unveiled cuts there yesterday. “It’s part of the company’s plans to reduce staff by 10 percent,” mill general manager Jim Gartshore said this morning. “The plan was […]
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After accepting an invitation to compete in the annual “Icebox Days” Snowshoe Challenge tonight at Smokey Bear Park over in the Falls, town employees are champing at the bit to take the crown again this year. “We’re back to defend our championship again. In 18 years, our name’s been off […]
Nellie Louisa Grant, who was born in Birmingham, England on Sept. 14, 1901 to William and Nellie Hill, passed away in Winnipeg, Man. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002. In 1928, Nellie emigrated to Fort Frances, Ont. to marry George Stampe, who died in 1930, She later married Del Grant, who […]
Rainy River District’s efforts to market and promote the upcoming International Conference on Safe Communities received a $71,750 kick-start from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC), it was announced Monday. “Hosting this world-renowned conference is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Rainy River [District], and I’m delighted that our government […]
The first Legion Ladies Auxiliary supper of 2002—featuring roast beef and all the trimmings—will be held Friday, Jan. 25 upstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion here. Cost is $10 per person, and everyone is welcome to attend. In other news, five new members were initiated at the regular meeting of […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee started back to work eagerly at its Jan. 10 meeting after breaking for the Christmas season. Regular weekly meetings have resumed. A response from Northern Ontario Heritage Fund regarding Phase 1 of the application for funding is expected in the next couple of weeks. That […]
The Atikokan Crisis Centre received donations from three branches of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario on Monday night totalling $1,000. Representatives from the elementary teachers local, occasional teachers local, and the educational support personnel were on hand at Monday’s meeting here to present the funds, which came from the […]
A trip for two to Halifax could cost just $5—if you win the upcoming “Friends of the Library” draw on Valentine’s Day, that is. The trip, valued at $2,000, includes airfare for two, three nights’ accommodation, and $500 in spending money. “The $500 in spending money is worth $5,” said […]
Doug Maki was sentenced to life in prison today at the Fort Frances Courthouse for killing local teen Melani Sutton, with eligibility for parole in 14 years. Maki had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with Sutton’s death on Tuesday—just a few hours into his first-degree murder trial. Maki […]
The candlelight ski scheduled for tomorrow (Jan. 18) at Voyageurs National Park’s Rainy Lake Visitor Center east of International Falls has been cancelled. The ski has been cancelled because of no significant snowfall this year, and rocks and woody debris are visible.
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team will get their chance to shine this weekend as their annual 12-team invitational tournament gets underway here tomorrow morning. Other teams competing here include the Red Lake Rockets, Kenora Thistles, Ignace Sharks, Dryden Apollos, Atikokan Flyers, and six Thunder Bay teams […]
Five Aquanauts are heading to a swim meet in Regina, Sask. on Jan. 25-26 in hopes of qualifying for Junior Provincial Championships in Brantford, Ont. in early March. The five are Boyd Badiuk, Heather and Rachel Dutton, Alyssa Holliday, and Karli McKinnon. They and the rest of the Aquanauts also […]
