Local band Thinking of Pinky is set to open for Wide Mouth Mason tonight with an hour-long set that will include one original tune, “Might as Well.” “It’s a catchy little throw together,” drummer Eric Carpenter said of the song. The quartet, comprised of twentysomethings, is looking forward to opening […]
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At 7 a.m. on Thursday, the eighth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship officially began under an overcast sky on Sand Bay. After both national anthems and the traditional angler’s prayer, defending champs Steve and Kent Ballan (Team #1) roared off with a wave to the cheering crowd lining the shoreline […]
The Northwestern Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program committee announced Wednesday that Aug. 15 is the deadline for submitting official claim forms for damages caused during last month’s flooding. “Claim processing has already begun,” said committee chair Nick Wihnan. “I urge everyone who has not already submitted their claim to do […]
Provincial investments totalling more than $1 million for a bridge repair project in Dryden and a highway connecting link project in Fort Frances were announced yesterday. “Roads are economic lifelines in northern communities,” said Northern Development and Mines minister Jim Wilson. “Each investment made in the north by the province […]
Maybe it was the location, or perhaps it was residents’ heightened awareness, but the second-annual “Household Hazardous Waste Day” held here back in May saw almost twice as much participation as last year’s inaugural effort. But despite seeing more than 5,000 litres/kg of solid and liquid materials—ranging from car batteries […]
The Emo research station once again is opening its doors to one and all this coming Monday (July 29) at 7 p.m. “We’re going to tour our plots to see what happened and how the crops are doing this year,” research station manager Kim-Jo Bliss said. The station—owned and operated […]
The Living Legacy Trust has awarded Rainy River First Nations $179,500 for a Resources Stewardship Framework model focused on fishery resources. Executive director Karan Aquino was at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre last Thursday to congratulate Rainy River First Nations Chief Gary Medicine and the band on receiving funding for the […]
After receiving the results of a downtown parking survey, town council agreed Monday night that exploring alternative measures to enforce parking—and not parking meters—may be the way to go to solve problems. The survey, conducted by the Planning and Development executive committee, showed 51 of 67 responding business owners felt […]
Council unanimously defeated a request to reconsider discussing purchasing the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East for $1 from the Rainy River District School Board at Monday night’s regular meeting. The request was made in a letter co-written by local residents Amy Marchuk, Betty Sue Kenny, and […]
Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault is continuing with the next phase of proposed changes to the Indian Act despite criticisms from native groups that say it should be abolished completely. “We’ve got a large agenda that’s only a quarter announced. We’ve got three quarters of it still to go,” Nault […]
Upon advice from both the local museum advisory committee and economic development advisory committee, there may be a brighter future for the three historic sites at Pither’s Point after council agreed Monday night to take their recommendations into consideration. Not only will the “Hallett” see a new paint job and […]
The municipal landfill will be the focus of an operational review and data analysis in the very near future after council agreed to hire a consultant at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said a recent request for proposals saw four responses, with bids ranging from […]
