More than 60 skaters and eight goalies have been invited to the Borderland Thunder’s first-ever tryout camp here Aug. 3-5 in preparation for the team’s inaugural season in the new Superior International Junior Hockey League. A team of 25 will be selected to start the Junior ‘A’ (Tier II) season […]
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The Boise Cascade mill across the river in International Falls, Mn. is closed for a month as 22 capital projects costing more than $30 million (U.S.) are underway there. “It’s kind of like an ant hill. We’ve got over 500 contract employees working at the mill right now,” noted Boise […]
tour de Fort will be selling vouchers for its upcoming “Encore” concert series tomorrow at the Fort Frances Public Library. “We are planning on having the same quality of performers that we have during the passport series,” said tour de Fort spokesperson Wanda Botsford. “[However], we will gladly refund the […]
Marketing is about to begin in earnest for condominiums in the new “River Walk” development along Front Street here. Out of the 36 condos for sale as part of the project, down-payments have been made on 14 before any marketing has been done. The town has hosted several information sessions […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted the restricted fire zone that had been imposed on most of the region, including Fort Frances District, since midnight Thursday night. Due to an unexpected amount of rainfall Saturday and Sunday, most of the new fires detected in the region last week have […]
High-speed Internet access, possibly as fast as 512 kbps, could be available to Fort Frances residents and businesses by mid-August. After installing an antanna on top of the town’s water tower on Wednesday, local Internet service provider (ISP) Jam21.Net will be able to provide customers with wireless Internet through a […]
At its annual meeting Tuesday, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care welcomed John McTaggart and Rod McLeod to the board. McTaggart is a local businessman who also served as chair of the “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign. McLeod is a local lawyer and supporter of the Foundation. “We are […]
Steam is missing above the Abitibi-Consolidated kraft mill these days as it is shut down for three weeks for annual maintenance and repairs. The paper mill is still up-and-running but some Abitibi employees have taken their holidays while the kraft mill is closed from July 9-26. “We’re into our annual […]
Tammy Bradely and her family have been very pleased with the weather they’ve been enjoying since arriving in town last Saturday. En route to Toronto from their home in Indian Head, Sask., the Bradelys having been spending their days out on the beach at Pither’s Point here. “I love the […]
The Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students will “go out on a limb” this Friday (July 13) by planting a tree here to promote student employment. And they’ve finally got their hands on the right kind of tree. “We got hold of a maple, after all,” said Christina Pochailo, […]
Following a fundraising yard sale here last Saturday, it appears the Salvation Army youth group is almost halfway to going on a trip to Spirit Fest in Detroit Lakes, Mn. next week. “It went very well,” Heather Keeler, a local youth outreach worker, said yesterday of the yard sale. “We […]
The Fort Frances Public Library kicked off its annual “Reading Raffle” for students in grades seven to 12 by holding their first draw last week. “We had our draw on Friday,” said program creator Andrea Avis. “Our first-place winner was Robin Sieders, who got a CD certificate from Sight and […]
