A 34-year-old Lac La Croix man nearly drowned Saturday at the Seven Oaks area of Pither’s Point Park, but quick action from some friends and bystanders saved his life. Brian Godin and Aaron Jourdain, both 22, had decided to go down to the point on Saturday morning to play guitar. […]
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While the Thunder Bay area just reported its first case of a bird testing positive for West Nile virus, the Kenora-Rainy River districts still haven’t seen a sign of it. But as part of the provincial campaign to monitor West Nile virus by collecting mosquito samples, the Northwestern Health Unit […]
Tickets went on sale yesterday for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Quest for the Best,” which will hit the stage July 21 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship once again. “Things are going well. We have our 20 contestants,” organizer Dawn Booth said. “It promises to be […]
A 17-year-old local female was seriously injured on Canada Day, losing a leg and several toes on her other foot while trespassing on CN property here. The teen was carrying a bicycle across the tracks at the CN yard between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. on July 1, CN spokesman Jim […]
He flashed the thumbs-up, he exchanged kisses, he zig-zagged across a red carpet to shake every hand in sight, and a beaming Paul Martin praised the nation he was elected to lead. It was a jolly prime minister who strode up Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada’s birthday and extol what […]
Former local band “Tugnut” will be returning to Fort Frances on Sunday for an all-ages show at the Rainy Lake Hotel. The doors open at 6 p.m., with admission being $5. Original band members Joe Egan and Steve Vargas of Emo moved to Toronto last summer to pursue their musical […]
The NDP substantially increased its support across the country Monday night, and the new electoral district of Thunder Bay-Rainy River was no exception. Preliminary results put candidate John Rafferty second here with 10,602 votes, or about 30 percent of the popular vote. That’s a substantial increase from the 2000 election, […]
In a race that was expected to be very tight, Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff was able to walk away with a comfortable victory Monday night as the first MP for the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. According to preliminary results, Boshcoff garnered 13,769 votes, or 39.4 percent of the […]
Whether or not councillors once again will get their health benefits package paid for, in addition to their total salary, will be determined when council votes on the amended bylaw at its July 26 meeting. But if Monday night’s council meeting was any indication, council seems to be divided as […]
While the federal election is over, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party is preparing for another one: that of its leader on Sept. 18. Former Premier Ernie Eves announced he would step down as party leader shortly after Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals swept to power in last October’s provincial election. The three […]
The Town of Fort Frances is asking motorists who have to wait more than five minutes at the McIrvine Road train crossing to speak up so the town can lobby the Canadian National Railway to eliminate the delays. “Over the last couple of months, I have received several complaints from […]
Once again, the local “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Pither’s Point was a huge success, collecting $50,120 to help fight cancer and bringing the total amount raised here over the last four years to more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars. “Everything came off without a hitch,” said event co-ordinator […]
