Despite whipping winds, drizzling rain, and cool temperatures, many people of all ages came out and ran for a good cause Sunday during the annual Terry Fox Run here. The event pulled in $5,200 in pledges for the Canadian Cancer Society as about 90 participants walked, ran, biked, and in-line […]
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A tentative agreement between Abitibi-Consolidated and the two Communications, Energy and Papermakers locals here was reached in the wee hours of this morning. Mill manager Jim Gartshore said the company wrapped up negotiations on local issues and contract language with both CEP Local 92 and 306 around 3 a.m. But […]
Everything appears to be a go for establishing an all-French elementary school program here by next September, and the call is out for French-speaking families to enrol. The Conseil Scholaire du District Catholique Aurores Boreales, the French Catholic district school board which covers an area from Marathon to the Manitoba […]
“Riley” didn’t do too well in the fishing derby held last Friday by the staff and residents at the Training and Learning Centre on Couchiching. In fact, as one of his teammates put it, all the 14-year-old was able to catch was “one teeny little bass.” But that didn’t seem […]
“October is Clergy Appreciation Month,” noted Peggy Gustafson of KBHW in International Falls, adding the Christian radio station once again will present an opportunity to send one pastor on a vacation. And they need you to do it. During October, KBHW will be accepting nominations for the award. Simply write […]
The regulated outflow from Rainy Lake has levelled out at a rate of 75 cubic metres per second after a brief reduction to 70 cubic metres per second last Friday was found to be too little to sustain Emo’s water supply. “After reducing the rate to 70 cubic metres per […]
After 18 months of writing and nine more waiting on revisions and typesetting, local resident Calvin Morrisseau can now say he’s a published author. “Into the Daylight–A Wholistic Approach to Healing” (University of Toronto Press) went to print in May, with copies hitting bookstores in mid-July. “Into the Daylight,” a […]
Moving Front Street north to make room for a special events site on the south side of the street next to the Sorting Gap Marina is the option town council gave the nod to as it now looks to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund for funding on its waterfront development […]
Negotiations are underway here between the two striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers locals and Abitibi-Consolidated Corp. after the two sides agreed to a modified bargaining process. That process will see local issues and contract language negotiated at each mill, with the key monetary issues–such as wages, term, and pension–to be […]
Parents and teachers of children with Attention Deficit Disorder are being urged to attend the first session of what facilitators hope will become a regular coping support group for anyone dealing with ADD. ADD, which usually shows up in children before age six, is characterized by impulsive behaviour, an inability […]
Fort Frances Little Theatre will kick off its 1998-99 season next Friday with Vancouver playwright Morris Panych’s “Vigil” taking to the stage at the Ukrainian Hall. Director Cathy Richards described the two-person play as an “absurd comedy about aging, death, and learning to love.” It stars Little Theatre veterans Paul […]
The hunt is on for someone to review what the town is going to be paying for the auditorium project at Westfort because councillors aren’t satisfied with how much the cost has jumped from what they thought was the original estimate–nor the answers they’re getting as to why. At its […]
