Boise Cascade Corp. announced Friday it had completed the sale of its paper, forest products, and timberland assets to a private equity firm in Chicago, Ill. for roughly $3.7 billion (U.S.) The transaction puts the corporation in the hands of a new company, Boise Cascade LLC, formed by Madison Dearborn […]
District News
Rainy River District saw an unusual amount of rainfall over the Hallowe’en weekend, but not enough to break the record. Environment Canada said Fort Frances received 49 mm of rain from Friday evening through Sunday. Atikokan received slightly more with 55.6 mm, but Devlin topped both with 68 mm—the most […]
“Snowbank,” the four-part radio drama mini-series from Icbox Radio Theater, will continue tomorrow (Oct. 30) at 7:30 p.m. on local radio station 91.9FM The Edge. It will present subsequent chapters over the next two Saturdays at the same time and station. Each Saturday’s live broadcast will be followed by a […]
Time is running out to nominate someone as the town’s 2004 “Citizen of the Year”—the selection committee is asking the public to get those names submitted by 4 p.m. this Friday (Oct. 29). “I’ve only got four or five as of today. Not a lot,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt […]
The Kenora-Rainy River NDP is planning a spaghetti supper and auction next Friday (Nov. 5) at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian Hall here. The evening also will feature Winnipeg Centre MP Pat Martin as the guest speaker. Martin was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997, and was […]
The Kiwanis Builders Club of Robert Moore School welcomed its new executive into office last Wednesday night in front of a group of parents, siblings, and friends. Club members elected Lindsey Roehrig as president, Kristina Wreggitt as vice-president, Paige Ward as secretary, and Tressa Galusha as treasurer. Ken Koprowski of […]
The agenda was filled with reflections and predictions at the monthly meeting of the Emo Chamber of Commerce on Monday. But the first order of business was to congratulate Mark Loney on Cloverleaf Shop Easy Foods being named Business of the Year (16+ employees) by the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
When Mac Creech talks bull, people listen. And no wonder. The former veterinarian from Alberta—one of two guest speakers at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Saturday at the Millennium Hall in Stratton—brought with him 34 years of experience in the cattle industry and some sound advice. And […]
The Kenora Police are investigating the theft of a pay phone from the side of the KMTS building located on Matheson Street South. The phone was stolen sometime Tuesday night, said police. It appeared that the culprit(s) removed the phone with an iron fencing rail. The make of the phone […]
Highway 17 likely will re-open tomorrow morning after heavy weekend rains pounded Northwestern Ontario, forcing the closure of the highway in four places, Thunder Bay OPP Sgt. Hal Lewis said yesterday. Nipigon Bay Resort owner Colleen Glad said she hasn’t seen anything like it in 40 years. The Cypress River […]
Despite rumblings last week that rural municipalities would not receive any portion of the provincial gas tax rebate, Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro announced Friday afternoon that Fort Frances would, in fact, receive $39,571 this year. “For the first time ever, part of the provincial gas tax will be dedicated […]
The exact cause of a fire that severely damaged a house on Stewart Road in Alberton early Saturday remains under investigation by the insurance company, Fire Chief Cory Jewell said Wednesday. But he said he believes it stemmed from an electrical problem in one of the home’s exterior walls. The […]
