After years of negotiating, and months of controversy, town council brought debate over the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here to a close with its approval of the project Monday night. By approving two changes to zoning bylaws and the closure of streets for the project, the town removed […]
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The section of the international bridge which was damaged Dec. 1 when a heavy truck entered the wrong lane will be repaired and re-opened by Jan. 21. In the meantime, southbound traffic will continue to use the centre portion of the bridge normally reserved for heavy trucks and trains. Northbound […]
As a citizen, do you recognize the members of your local fire department as a partner in community services? Your fire department, whether full-time or volunteer, has an important function within your community. When the Fort Frances Fire Department was established many years ago, the Fort Frances Volunteer Fire Brigade […]
In a country like Canada, almost everyone has something to do with wheat. We grow it in vast quantities, we sell it to other nations, we use it in all kinds of bread, buns, and rolls, and we feed it to our animals and poultry. Wheat is an almost indispensable […]
After all these years, I still don’t know if he meant it as a compliment or an insult, or maybe a curious mixture of both. But I clearly remember the words. He looked interested, almost amused, as he said, “You think your work is the most important thing in the […]
It has been discussed for about a decade in Rainy River and now it appears the local Ontario Provincial Police will be getting a bigger and better detachment office. Bill Sobiski, facility manager for the Ontario Realty Corp. in Kenora, confirmed last week the process of improving the detachment has […]
This coming year, it will have been 40 years since the Gerber family made the long journey from their homeland of Switzerland to a farm just west of Fort Frances. In 1961, Johannes Gerber, along with his wife and 12 children, left their home of Basel, in the northwest corner […]
The Muskies exploded for six third-period goals here last Friday night en route to an 8-1 romp over the visiting Chisholm/Cook Bluestreaks. The win also left the black-and-gold undefeated so far this season, including a perfect 2-0 mark against American teams (they had trounced the Falls Broncos 8-3 here last […]
Despite sporting a 4-0 record in round-robin play, the local Tagg’s Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ team had to settle for fourth place in their nine-team tournament here last weekend. “Our boys played excellent. We went through the round robin play 4-0,” enthused co-coach Shane Bliss. “We were the best […]
Jared Catholique-Bruyere travelled to Toronto last month to participate in the Ontario Open, which also was the qualifier for the provincial judo team. In his first fight, Catholique-Bruyere took on Justin Yuen of Regina but lost due to a choking penalty. “When he lost his first fight, that put him […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team now sports a 1-3 record after falling 3-2 to Dryden here last Wednesday afternoon. “We were a little disappointed–actually a lot disappointed,” remarked co-coach Mark Lafleur. “We thought the girls could have played harder. But Lafleur also stressed it is not always the girls’ fault […]
The Fort Frances K of Cs skated away with a second-place showing from a “AA” PeeWee tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing their final game 6-2 to Red Lake. The KCs scored first on Andrew Perrault’s goal (assisted by Alex McQuarrie) but the lead was short-lived as the Rockets came […]
