One of the largest industries in Northwestern Ontario’s tourism sector is the guided fishing camp sector and when it comes to density of camps and anglers, one of the busiest spots is the Pipestone, Burditt and Despair chain of lakes. That’s why the Ministry of Natural Resources has been conducting […]
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After taking a year off in 2002, the local Canadian Diabetes Association’s “celebrity challenge” is back—with 12 participants being lined up to see if they can live life as if they had this all-too-common disease Sept. 13-19. “I’m definitely looking forward to it. I like doing things like this for […]
The Alzheimer Society has launched a fundraising initiative in Fort Frances, urging area businesses to sell coffee to raise money for a good cause. The fundraising strategy has a two-pronged approach. First, some businesses in the community will be selling paper coffee cup cut-outs people can purchase for a dollar. […]
Aiming to raise at least $2,000 before she participates in the 60-km “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” walk on Sept. 19-20 in honour of her mother, Judy, former local resident Hannah Carter looks to be on the right track. “It’s going well. I’ve raised around $1,200-1,300,” Carter said yesterday from […]
The verdict is in. Fort Frances and the rest of Rainy River District will be cut loose from Kenora and merged with the current Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding—likely before the next federal election. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario yesterday went against a parliamentary sub-committee’s recommendations to keep Kenora-Rainy River […]
Local elementary and secondary school teachers will learn something new themselves before they head back to the job in two weeks as they attend the annual “Summer Institute” tomorrow and Thursday at Fort Frances High School. The conference, which is focused on literacy, will kick off with keynote speaker Tony […]
Education, recreation, and culture will be on the agenda for regional teens today through Thursday during the fourth-annual United Native Friendship Centre youth summit here. Registration began at 3 p.m. today at the Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Centre (UMAYC) at 616 Mowat Ave., with a mix-’nmingle slated from 3-5 p.m. […]
The lights never went out here last Thursday but that didn’t mean local businesses weren’t affected by the largest blackout to ever hit North America. “Once the bump happened, our machines went down,” John Harrison, general manager of the Abitibi- Consolidated mill here, said this morning. He noted the three […]
The Northwestern Health Unit has declared Pither’s Point beach here safe for swimming again after having closed it last week due to the high bacteria counts in the water. Public health inspector Brian Norris said this morning that the ban was lifted Saturday after a suitable number of water samples […]
Keeping their fingers crossed the trip will be as productive as planned despite yesterday’s massive power outage in southern Ontario, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, Coun. Deane Cunningham, and CAO Bill Naturkach are heading to Toronto tomorrow for the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Naturkach said this […]
First serving as mayor of Fort Frances from 1981-85, Coun. Deane Cunningham yesterday filed his nomination papers for the position in hopes of being elected for a second go-round this November. “It was a matter of getting the consent from my family,” said Coun. Cunningham, who previously had stated he […]
After spending eight weeks at the Tim Hortons training centre in Oakville, Ont., local resident Gord McQuarrie is eager to open the doors at his new business—and ring in that first “double-double” and cruller on the till. “We’re right on schedule at this point. We’re looking at [opening] the first […]
