Local OPP officer Scott Gobeil and his rink will be off to Hamilton next month to face off against fellow officers from across Canada after capturing the 2004 Manitoba Police Curling Championship title late yesterday afternoon. Gobeil, along with third Dave Priestly and second Scott Bell, both of the Winnipeg […]
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After years of arranging exports to the U.S. for Norfab Building Components here, Bill Boulton has broadened his scope to building business relationships of all sorts early last month with his new job as a senior trade advisor for the Northwest-Midwest Alliance—a program of the Northwestern Ontario Development Network (NODN). […]
The Ontario government will be presented with a recommendation within the next few weeks to change the current provincial regulations regarding the harvesting of deer. The Ministry of Natural Resources intends to ask the province to permit a second deer tag in individual Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) where it determines […]
The annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is slated this Sunday (Feb. 8) at La Place Rendez-Vous—and it looks like it might be another sold-out event. “If people want tickets, they’d better get them fast. We’ve only got about 15 left,” said Georges Blanc, who is helping organize the dinner as […]
The “Moose Watch” program operated by the Ministry of Natural Resources is bearing fruit, says the MNR’s enforcement supervisor for Fort Frances District. Doug Gibb told the annual general meeting of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club here last Wednesday night that “Moose Watch” and Crime Stoppers both have resulted in […]
A study released by two Lakehead University professors last week shows the workforce in Northwestern Ontario is aging faster than that of the rest of Ontario—and the consequences could be damaging to the region’s economy. “The economic impact of an aging workforce will be to reduce the size of the […]
Fort Frances firefighters responded to a car fire in the parking lot off the 200 block of Church Street this morning. Fire Capt. Frank Sheppard said the call came in at 9:54 a.m. but by the time the fire department responded, the vehicle already was in flames. Quick work by […]
In its monthly recognition of excellence, the Rainy River District School Board tonight will salute the efforts of Robert Moore School’s Builders Club—a student-led community service organization. The Builders Club is sponsored by local Kiwanis Club members Dr. Robert Lidkea and Ken Koprowski. The club participates in various school and […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department had to respond to a trio of calls in a matter of minutes yesterday after a power “bump” caused a few problems in the central part of town. Fire captain Joe Bobczynski said firefighters first got called to Columbus Place on Nelson Street around 2 […]
Local MP Robert Nault has decided not to seek the federal Liberal nomination for the next election after all. “After a great deal of reflection and discussion with my family and friends, I have decided not to seek the Liberal nomination to represent Kenora-Rainy River in the next federal election,” […]
Having citizens on municipal boards and committees is all part of decision-making in a community— and the Town of Fort Frances wants quite a few people to offer their time to its Community Services and Planning and Development divisions. “There were some appointments made by the new council back in […]
Looking outside to see a frozen landscape, springtime may seem like a lifetime away. But apparently local residents are anticipating the planting season as pre-orders for purple imported Dutch crocus plants, with proceeds going to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, have been steadily coming in at the Fort […]
