The Canadian Press PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—It’ll last you a lifetime—and then some. Prince George, B.C. resident Brent Goerz has launched a home business making caskets that double as bookshelves, curios, or storage boxes until the day they’re needed as a final resting place. Goerz conceded he received some strange looks […]
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Duane Hicks Town council agreed to reschedule its next budget meeting from March 30 to April 6 as it waits for more information that will impact the 2009 municipal budget. Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon informed council last night that while the tenders for the new library were opened on March 17, […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Molly Stach thought she was doing everything right until she got laid off from her public-relations job in December. Since then, the 26-year-old has been struggling with self-doubt. “Why don’t they want to hire me?” she asked of the companies not responding to the résumés she […]
The Associated Press Is it a refuge? A clubhouse? What is this thing, this man cave? And is it dangerous? This is what the womenfolk may want to know. For some men, it’s all too clear: The man cave is sanctuary. “When we’re married, we have to give up a […]
Staff Carrying on with its previously-announced plan to have scheduled shutdowns at the AbitibiBowater mill here due to poor market conditions for its products, paper machines #5 and #7 were idled yesterday for a two-week period ending April 4. The kraft mill also is ceasing operations from March 22-April 4. […]
Duane Hicks Town council will receive a request tonight from Abzac Canada-Fort Frances Division to reduce its current tax levy at 840 Fifth St. W. Plant manager Peter Engberg said Friday that Abzac, which produces paper cores for use in rolls of paper at AbitibiBowater and other area mills, is […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—It was a day of many happy returns for a Manitoba woman who won $1 million on a ticket her parents had purchased for her birthday. And it was certainly a big surprise for Melanie Chaput, 29, who didn’t even know the winning grand-prize ticket in a […]
The Canadian Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Que.—The beginner’s hill where actress Natasha Richardson suffered the head injury that apparently led to her death was dotted with skiers wearing helmets yesterday—many of whom said they had donned the protective gear because of the Broadway star. That’s as far as anything resembling a tribute […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking its members what the top issues impacting their businesses are with a new policy issues survey. “Something we do regularly throughout the year, each year, is send out something to our membership asking for any issues or concerns that they […]
Staff A handful of tickets are still available as the Fort Frances Lions Club’s “Groceries for a Year” raffle wraps up with the prize-winning draw Saturday at 1 p.m. at Safeway. “It’s actually been going really, really well,” said club member Jeannette Roth, who is chairing the fundraiser. The prize […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin and his Eddie Sharp Racing team are hitting the track at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind. today to test their cars in preparation for the next race in the ARCA season on April 5. Salem features a challenging .555-mile oval and the 25-year-old will […]
Duane Hicks Recently-released data from Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) indicates Fort Frances residents generate more waste than the provincial average—and recycle far less. While the average Ontario resident generates more than a kilogram of waste every day, or 385 kg a year, the average person here was responsible for about […]
