As expected, Rainy Lake rose by 1.7 cm (0.67 inches) after Wednesday night’s heavy rain. After receiving 2.69 cm (1.06 inches) of rain overnight, the lake now sits at 338.234 m (1,109.69 ft)–about 56.4 cm (22.2 inches) above the International Joint Commission’s maximum rule curve for this date. Namakan Lake […]
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Put two mill workers, a construction worker, and an Internet provider on stage in a local bar with instruments, surround them with crowds, and what do you get? The Poor Boys. The group, which officially formed in 1995 as Willie and the Poor Boys, has made a name for itself […]
Dear sir: I believe a reply to Donalda Mainville’s letter of June 6 is in order. I will answer in comments in order. I did not pull fish by the hundreds, it was the thousands over a period of 65 years, and it was thousands of dollars of licence fees […]
Dear editor: We had the privilege of accompanying a group of grade eight students from St. Francis School on a camping trip to Riding Mountain National Park. Their behaviour, enthusiasm, and respect for everyone made us proud to be part of the group. The Outfitters commented on their excellent behaviour. […]
Dear editor: I had the opportunity on the first Saturday in June to host the Grand Master of Masons of Ontario at a reception at a local hotel. He and his wife were accompanied by many Grand Officers and spouses from southern Ontario. Masons and wives from all over Northwestern […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Remember the “good old days” when you could get service with a smile? Customers were greeted with cordial verbal acknowledgment which placed them on a personal level with the store owner. I am pleased to discover there is still one entrepreneur in Fort Frances who is never […]
Staffing cuts both in and out of the classroom are the price the Rainy River District School Board is going to have to pay to maintain the balanced 2001-02 budget of $27,409,233 it approved at a special meeting here Tuesday night. “With less money available overall, we discussed the issues […]
Eleven district 4-H club members held a bake sale at the Chapple flea market last weekend to help raise money for a nine-day exchange with their counterparts in Quebec this summer. “Everybody is twinned and you stay at their house and then they stay at our house,” noted Joanne Neilson, […]
Alison Agar is not letting kidney disease get in the way of her dreams of becoming an actress. After receiving her third kidney transplant last January, the 18-year-old Fort Frances native is now ready to go to university. And with the help of a prestigious award, that dream is fast […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club’s season wind-down last week was a chance for players and parents alike to test their skills in an evening of friendly competition. The bevy of parent-child doubles matches at the high school gym was taken with both a fun and evaluating approach. “It’s a chance […]
Last Thursday, residents of Big Island First Nation and guests officially opened their new band office. The $1.1-million building has been a dream of band manager Val Pizey since 1983 when the population moved from its old reserve on Big Island to the mainland. The first band office was an […]
The traffic flow across the international bridge has dropped slightly this spring compared to last year. “Generally speaking, the volume of travellers are down a bit. They’re down about 10-12 percent,” noted Ray Martinson, district superintendent for Canada Customs and Revenue Agency here. To date, 17,732 travellers have crossed the […]
