I’m in my 40s and I have never seen so many bears, or heard of so many bear sightings, in all my years until this summer. The spring bear hunt was cancelled in 1999 due to the persuasive voice of animal rights activists. These animal rights activists are very well-organized, […]
District News
Joining other communities across Canada on Sunday, local residents showed they also wanted to honour Terry Fox on the 25th anniversary of his “Marathon of Hope” and ended up turning this year’s run into one of the best in years. While organizer Denise Audette still was waiting for pledges to […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is creating a French Immersion committee to help deal with the difficulties the program is having in Fort Frances. At its first regular meeting of the new school year, held Saturday at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, the board discussed the […]
Alberton council voted last Wednesday night to improve rail crossings at Watson Road and Station Road in order to keep them open for public use. At last month’s meeting, council heard from CN Public Works officer Randy Domstad, who said there were safety issues at both of those crossings. One […]
Fort Frances OPP arrested a man around 11 p.m. on Friday after investigating a disturbance on the 200 block of Third Street West. A 23-year-old Fort Frances was charged with being intoxicated in a public place and mischief under $5,000. He’s scheduled to appear in court Nov. 1. Also shortly […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has postponed any measures to reduce land ambulance service here until next month because it is expecting a funding announcement from the province. “Further funding is forthcoming,” acting chair Gary Gamsby noted. The DSSAB passed a resolution last night “to delay any […]
An Alberta applied research group does not recommend using cover crops in forage stand establishment, saying the cover crops can be detrimental to the health of the new forage crop. The research group has shown through a demonstration project that the use of cover crops in forage production actually does […]
The Emo Centennial Choir will be starting rehearsals to prepare for its seventh-annual Christmas concert this coming Monday (Sept. 19) at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the first rehearsal to follow at 7. There is a small cost to cover the cost […]
Brandon Olson placed second at the national level in the annual Remembrance Day poster and literary contest hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion. His drawing will hang in the House of Commons until the end of October. All schools can participate in this contest throughout the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario […]
The “Policing for Results” survey conducted in the district last October through January shows many residents are satisfied with the job the OPP is doing, acting detachment commander S/Sgt. Steve Shouldice told town council during Monday night’s meeting. He noted that on a scale of four, respondents to the phone […]
While just a few planes flew in for the sixth-annual “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday, organizers still have deemed the event a success. “Overall, it went very well, except we didn’t have the planes flying in that we would have liked,” said Bruce Caldwell, who’s […]
Veteran Emo Coun. Geoff Pearce served notice last week he is resigning his seat, citing family commitments. Emo council received formal notification at its regular meeting last Thursday night. Coun. Pearce first was appointed to Emo council in November, 2002 to fill the seat left vacant when former councillor Doug […]
