Yellow “caution” tape recently put up at several local parks indicate the town is gearing up to install new playground equipment this summer. But council sent a report, which would have authorized the proposed upgrades to proceed, back to the Operations and Facilities division on Monday night after determining several […]
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The latest instalment from the “Harry Potter” series will go on sale here at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, but the launch—like the book itself—is shrouded in mystery. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth book in the internationally best-selling series, will be available at Betty’s—but that’s about all that […]
To date, about 80 different dragonfly species, and roughly another dozen types of damselflies, have been found in Rainy River District. But by the time the 2005 Great Lakes Odonata Meeting wraps up here next Monday, a few new specimens may have been added to that list. Bill Morgenstern, president […]
The local Salvation Army was vandalized during the early-morning hours of Saturday when a woman broke the window alongside the door to the Thrift Store, presumably in an attempt to break in. Capt. Angel Sandoval said he and his wife, Capt. Marlene, arrived at the Thrift Store on Saturday to […]
Yellow “caution” tape recently put up at several local parks indicate the town is gearing up to install new playground equipment this summer. But council sent a report, which would have authorized the proposed upgrades to proceed, back to the Operations and Facilities division on Monday night after determining several […]
Organizers were disappointed yesterday afternoon over the lack of registrations for some of the key events planned for kids and teens at “Daytime Land 2005,” which is being held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next week at the Sorting Gap Marina. A sign-up day scheduled at […]
A number of stakeholders in the forest industry have united their voices to bring their message of crisis to the provincial government. The Ontario Forest Industries Association, the Ontario Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association are working together to convince the McGuinty government to invest in the […]
Despite being at least a couple of inches taller than anybody else on stage, Jason Cain was on the tips of his toes, peering down anxiously at the weigh scale, as Mark Wilson and Glenn Ward measured their bounty on the final day of this year’s “Castin’ for Cash” bass […]
The OPP Marine Unit patrolled Rainy Lake over the weekend, resulting in several charges being laid. On Saturday, officers patrolled the South Arm of Rainy Lake to Kettle Falls. They checked 38 vessels, issuing two Liquor Licence Act charges, three Liquor Licence Act warnings, and 22 Small Vessel Regulation warnings. […]
Jason Cain and Wayne Howard are no strangers to Lake Despair. And while the pair took a break from guiding this weekend, it certainly would not have been a bad idea for the 64 other teams competing in the fifth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament to follow their lead. Cain […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be featuring a multi-media exhibition, entitled “Our Reflections of the Area,” by the Fine Line Art Gallery artists of Fort Frances. Meet the artists at the opening this Saturday (July 9) from 1-3 p.m. This exhibition will run through July 30 at the […]
When it wasn’t raining, it was great. That pretty much sums up the holiday weekend in Barwick. Canada Day was celebrated in Barwick in typical fashion Friday with a parade at noon through the downtown and ending at the ball park, where a two-day fastball tournament was taking place. Dozens […]
