Fort Frances OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis presented the OPP’s business plan to Emo council at its last regular council meeting Aug. 29. On Oct. 1, four new officers will report to the Emo detachment—two senior officers and two probationary ones, S/Sgt. Dennis reported. Emo OPP came in under budget this […]
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Following word last week that a dead crow found in Kenora was a presumed case of West Nile virus, the Northwestern Health Unit said Tuesday no more “presumptive positive” results have come back to them since. “We’ve been continuing to collect birds. It’s not so many we can’t handle it, […]
With an aim to top last year’s total of $7,000, local Friends of Animals members are busy preparing for the second-annual “Paws Around the Park” dog walk and canine carnival this Saturday at Pither’s Point Park. “I think we’re ready,” said Susan Cousineau, one of the organizers. “We know for […]
With their doo-woop sound and high energy, Minnesota a capella group “Marcoux Corner” graced the Backus stage in International Falls last spring. The quartet jumped at the chance to return upon hearing Backus might be closed and is headlining a benefit concert there this coming Monday. “We were up there […]
Some 65 youth were here for four days of education, recreation, and culture as the third-annual United Native Friendship Centre youth summit got underway last Thursday. “It went smoothly. I was hoping it would be bigger but it still lived up to my expectations,” said youth worker Erin McMahon, who […]
It can be daunting task to hop on a school bus for the first time. Besides the fact that is probably the first separation between a youngster and their parents, it also is the introduction of the child to a place where they will be spending a great deal of […]
Rumours the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is re-establishing an office here are just that—rumours, said Sgt. Frank Kailik of the RCMP’s Thunder Bay detachment. “I’ve heard it myself. You get police together and they talk,” he remarked. “It would not surprise me that it could happen sometime in the future, […]
A hush fell over the crowd as Darla Hansen sang “I’m all right” to the crowd of almost 200 Shriners gathered here last weekend. The young woman with a sparkling voice was singing the story of her life to the people who helped save it. “As a child at the […]
The sounds of flutes, saxophones, and drums will echo in the halls at St. Francis School here as a new musical instrument program kicks off this year. The Northwest Catholic District School Board has acquired a set of 36 instruments to begin a band program at St. Francis. “It will […]
Heightened security and anti-terrorism measures are the main focus as the border crossing at International Falls prepares for the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “U.S. Immigration Service is on threat level one security alert and has been since Sept. 11 . . . which is the highest […]
It’s been talked about for years, and both councils pledged to do something about it earlier this summer, but come Sept. 12 it will be in writing—Fort Frances and International Falls will be “sister cities.” “It’s long overdue,” Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said of the signing ceremony, which will […]
Problems with the education funding formula in Northern Ontario—and making the province understand them—topped discussions at Tuesday night’s first regular meeting of the Rainy River District School Board for the 2002-03 school year. Education Director Warren Hoshizaki, together with others from the Northern Ontario Education Leaders (NOEL), recently met with […]
