Dear sir: In many of our small towns, and even in our larger ones, the railway station was long the hub of activity. We went there to listen to news wire, to meet other townspeople, or to hang around waiting for the next train. We greeted long-lost relatives, and said […]
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Dear sir: This letter is in regards to an incident that recently happened at my home. I own a three-year-old black cat, who is regularly tied outside of my house. Even though he “escapes” occasionally, my family tries to have him tied out of respect, consideration, and politeness for our […]
The new arena will be included in the town’s $4.4-million debenture even though it hasn’t been decided yet exactly where the project will go from here. With interest rates on the rise, Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan told the Committee of the Whole on Monday that it was best […]
It’s taken three years–and $9 million–but things are flowing well at the upgraded secondary water pollution control plant in the west end of Fort Frances. The new plant, which switched from a mechanical to hydraulic operation, is allowed a maximum 25 mg/litre each of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended […]
What began two years ago as a “little something on the side” is today trolling in new and challenging waters–and reeling in the business for Richard and Solly Garbowski. The Devlin couple is behind “Richard’s Rod & Reel Service,” a home-based venture which, by inventory alone, speaks volumes about their […]
He’s what some might call the fastest guitar player in North America. Oscar Lopez will be appearing at La Place Rendez-Vous tomorrow at 8 p.m. as a “tour de Fort” special concert attraction, sponsored by Rainy Lake Realty. Lopez played in Fort Frances once before, with folk singer James Keelaghan, […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. will be lobbying area municipal leaders to give the nod to a $7 per capita fee for economic development during the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting here Saturday. If so, the federal government will match municipal dollars up to $100,000. Rainy River, […]
People who shop at Canadian Tire here are being urged to “tell it like it is” to new owner Ray Engelbertink. And that means putting most of his own ideas on hold until he takes into account what his staff and clientele have to say. “Staff and customers are the […]
Town council is taking a second look at whether it should implement a $20 launch fee during the annual bass fishing tournament here–and who would foot the bill if it was put in place. In a plea to council Monday night, organizers of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship asked […]
Rural students in grades seven and eight will be converging on Donald Young School in Emo on Feb. 6 when it hosts its first career fair. DYS principal Nancy Fretter and teacher Kim Bolen have been asking area businesses and professionals if they’d be willing to set up an information […]
Gord Johnston may call himself “the new kid on the block” but the newest partner at the Fairway Store in Emo is anything but new to the grocery and meat business. Johnston, who officially became part-owner of Fairway on Jan. 16, has been working in grocery stores since he was […]
