Leaders at the municipal and provincial levels are expected to speak at a public meeting here tonight to discuss the state of the forest industry in Northwestern Ontario. Mayor Dan Onichuk and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton all slated to address the issue at tonight’s meeting, which gets underway at […]
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Town council will make a decision as to who will fill the vacancy left by the sudden passing of Coun. Struchan Gilson last month during a special meeting tomorrow. After much debate last night, council decided to forgo the option to hold a byelection—which would cost taxpayers $20,000—and instead appoint […]
Except for a debacle on the 10th hole, where he hooked his tee shot and bogeyed the 284-yard par-four, it was smooth sailing for “Snake” Krawchuk yesterday en route to claiming another Kitchen Creek Club Championship. Krawchuk won the two-day tournament, which featured 81 golfers, by five strokes. The win […]
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Thunder Bay has made applications to the Town of Fort Frances to amend both its official plan and a zoning bylaw to allow for an expansion to be built onto St. Mary’s Church in the future. The applications will be the subject of a special […]
While the horrific images of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has left many people feeling helpless, the Citizens for Backus/AB is giving people from Borderland communities a chance to make a difference. The group plans to hold a benefit concert Sunday from 3-4 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in […]
A Bell Canada repair crew was working this morning to restore telephone service to residents and businesses along both sides of Highway 11/71 from Norfab Building Components Ltd. west to Heward Road. Service has been out since yesterday morning when a transformer apparently overloaded and set fire to the pole […]
Although he admits its popularity will depend on the weather, Bruce Caldwell is hoping the sixth-annual “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” slated for this Saturday (Sept. 10) at the Fort Frances Airport will be as successful as ever. As in past years, the event is scheduled to feature pilots from this area […]
With the annual Terry Fox Run coming up Sunday, Sept. 18, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is close to being ready for the event. “Everything’s in place. We’re ready to go. It’s just got to happen,” Denise Audette said this morning. “We just need a nice […]
The fall season is upon us and our children are heading back to school. This is a time to get things back to normal, and get ourselves back into our comfortable routines. For some, though, this autumn season is not going to be a time to get reacquainted with what […]
First off, allow me to apologize for plagiarizing the headline for this column. Some of you will undoubtedly recognize it as the title for the last two-part episode of Star Trek TNG when that wonderful series signed off for good nearly 15 years ago, so perhaps it is appropriate here. […]
Fort Frances businessman Eric Rude and the corporation he directed were fined $5,000 on August 22, 2005, in the Ontario Court of Justice for failing to file tax returns. Kemotron Controls Inc., under the direction of Mr. Rude, pleaded guilty to failing to file its corporate tax returns for the […]
This week Crime stoppers needs your help in solving the following crimes in our area: On Tuesday, July 5, 2005 in the early morning hours, a lone female victim in her early 30s was attacked and sexually assaulted as she was walking northbound on the sidewalk of Highway 72, in […]
