Thousands of residences and businesses throughout Northwestern Ontario were without Internet services for about 12 hours yesterday after a Bell Canada fibre optic cable was damaged in Thunder Bay. The cable was severed by a construction crew at the corner of John Street and Belrose around 1 p.m., causing a […]
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Brent Danylchuk was the winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw for August. He’ll be heading to Spain—a trip valued at $5,400. The draw was made Friday by Kiwanian Alan Zucchiatti and Pat Herr of International Travel Services.
It seems like only yesterday to some people, but it’s actually been 10 years since the first Chapple Heritage Days was held in 1999 on the Both farm north of Barwick. This year’s 10th-annual celebration began Friday evening with a bonfire, wiener roast, and some good-old fashioned music. “I think […]
The “World’s Longest Barbecue” stretched across Canada this past Saturday, including at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. “The idea is that one day a year, the whole country tries to cook or prepare local foods,” said Pat Clysdale-Cornell of Cornell Farms. The event was started by Canadian author and […]
FORT FRANCES—Given a recent rash of break-ins here, more and more Fort Frances residents are arming their homes with security systems—and thinking twice about leaving their doors unlocked. Over the past seven months, there have been 73 reported break-ins in town, 50 of which remain unsolved, Fort Frances OPP Sgt. […]
FORT FRANCES—Almost a quarter-of-a-million dollars to repair and maintain social housing units across the district has been given to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board by the provincial government. “The province is recognizing that a lot of the buildings are starting to get older, and a lot of […]
Some people just really dig plants. One such person is Donna Wasykowski, who will be judging the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s annual Flower and Vegetable Show taking place tomorrow (Aug. 7) at the old CN station. Wasykowski has been involved with the local horticultural society for 38 years, and been […]
Their heads are a little lighter, but participants in the “Cuts for Cancer” fundraiser in late June have made the purses for the fight against cancer a little heavier with a final tally of $3,166. That’s $1,166 more than an original goal of $2,000 that Tania Cox started out with […]
FORT FRANCES—After arriving at La Verendrye Hospital a little under two weeks ago, the new Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT scanner officially began helping Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to better deliver care close to home Tuesday. “We have started scanning patients,” said Patti Johnson, manager of diagnostic imaging for Riverside, […]
There’s good news for those who always seem to miss out on the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market every Saturday. Starting this week, the market will be open Thursdays from 4-7 p.m. alongside their usual Saturday hours. The new hours hopefully will attract more vendors and shoppers who otherwise would not […]
More than 200 delegates, participants, and spectators sat under the tent yesterday afternoon to witness the opening words of chiefs, politicians, and representatives of each of the treaty areas. In his speech, former Assembly of First Nations national chief Ovide Mercredi, the current chief of Grand Rapids and spokesperson of […]
The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition in Thunder Bay has put on a Northern Ontario Youth Talent Search since 2003, which acts as a competition that feeds into the larger Canada-wide competition. Local teen Brittany Hayes won the CLE event last year, and this year 18-year-old Annelise Hawrylak is in the running […]
