Abitibi-Consolidated wants to trim its costs to the point where its North American mills are in the first or second cost quartile of the industry and at least one Ontario mill doesn’t meet that test, company officials said yesterday. The forestry company wants to cut $175 million from its operations […]
District News
The local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario last Thursday unanimously approved the tentative agreement recently negotiated with the Rainy River District School Board. The board will vote on this agreement at its regular board meeting tomorrow night (June 7). Once the provincial framework was in place, the local public board […]
Fort Frances OPP is asking the public for help in solving a theft. Sometime during the early-morning hours of last Thursday (June 2), suspects entered a residence on the 700 block of Second Street West. Once inside, the culprits removed a Toshiba laptop computer and a purse. Anyone with information […]
The bodies of two Illinois men have been recovered from Wabigoon Lake near Dryden, Dryden OPP reported this morning. Dryden OPP had responded to a distressed boat call on Wabigoon Lake around 2 p.m. on Friday. The two men, who were guests at Bonny Bay Camp, had gone out fishing […]
Back in 2002, then Heritage minister Sheila Copps declared the second Sunday of June to be celebrated henceforth as Canadian Rivers Day. And as we have the greatest river—the Rainy River—right on our doorstep, you are invited to join us at the Sorting Gap Marina/Nelson Street Park on June 12 […]
Ray Martinson of Fort Frances won the $100 up for grabs for Victoria Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 22-28 were Bill and Dinah McDowall (Devlin), Roger Wickstrom (Devlin), Sid Ward (Fort Frances), Our Lady of Lourdes CWL (Fort […]
The Emo Public Library has chosen a pair of novels as its “Book of the Month” for June. The first, entitled “The Pull of the Moon” by Elizabeth Berg, touches on everyday dreams of the everyday women, young or old. Many of the library’s patrons are finding this author’s storylines […]
Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge in International Falls will host a potluck dinner and celebration of Scandinavian heritage on Sunday, June 5 starting at 2 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Sloughgrass Band from Birchdale, Mn. Returning from their recent European tour, the Sloughgrass Band will bring a blend […]
Local secondary teachers last week voted 84 percent in favour of accepting a tentative agreement reached with the Rainy River District School Board in May. The four-year agreement will be adopted if the board ratifies it at its next regular meeting June 7. Details of the agreement only will be […]
For the first time ever here, singers of all ages will get a chance to see who’s tops when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce holds both “Kiddie Quest” and “Quest for the Best” this summer. “We sat down with the bass committee and it’s confirmed that we’ll be having […]
As they prepared to launch Friday morning, each of the 60 teams entered in the 2005 Emo Walleye Classic had a decision to make. Head east or head west? A handful, including eventual champs Steve Ballan and Doug McBride, went east. Dozens of others went the opposite direction—and many of […]
It seems the best laid plans of mice and men—and tournament anglers—oft go astray when the Rainy River throws a hissy fit. Now that the 2005 edition of the Emo Walleye Classic is history, many anglers undoubtedly are still scratching their heads and wondering what hit them. Like most of […]
