The Fort Frances OPP detachment is back to having two community service officers on staff, with Cst. Cameron Howard putting in his first day as a CSO on Monday. Cst. Howard is taking over the town CSO position which has been vacant since February. He joins Cst. Mark Boileau, the […]
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If you haven’t been busy collecting pledges for this year’s Terry Fox Run, you’ve only got four more days left to do so. It is slated to go Sunday at 3 p.m. from La Place Rendez-Vous but entrants are being urged to register by 2 p.m. Participants can run, jog, […]
It’s the oldest fraternity in the world–and the local chapter is turning 100. The Granite Lodge in Fort Frances will be celebrating its centennial anniversary with a dinner/dance Sept. 26 and an open house the following day. Alan Tibbetts, Past Master and lodge historian, said it will be only the […]
When considering what “kits” one might have lying around the house, first aid and bicycle repair models probably are among the first which come to mind. But for local residents Gord Melville, Phil Gavel, Bob Thomson, and Walter Seis, the “kit” that’s first on their list involves a hobby with […]
After spending more than a year just finding out if it could become a reality, the Community Care Access Centre’s 310-INFO call centre should be up and running by January. The purpose of the call centre is so anyone within the Rainy River and Kenora districts can gain instant access […]
It could have been dubbed “the great escape” as 25 women from across Northwestern Ontario set up camp at Trail’s End Lodge last weekend to focus on their favourite pastime–quilting–without having to put up with the normal day-to-day interruptions. For many, it was a four-day break where the only commitment […]
With Halloween less than two months away, Sandra McNay of Masquerade Costume Rentals here is on the planning bandwagon for the second-annual “Scott Street Scare.” The event was a big hit last year, attracting 475 costumed youngsters to the 100-400 blocks of Scott Street to trick-or-treat at participating stores early […]
The federal Liberals have taken a lot of flack over it and now they’re gearing up to decide what to do with the $19-billion Employment Insurance surplus when MPs return to work Sept. 21. Local MP Robert Nault said he believed the surplus would be dealt with this fall but […]
The Northwestern Health Unit said there’s no cause for alarm here after Winnipeg health officials last week asked parents to watch for viral meningitis in children as they return to the classroom. More than 20 cases of the disease–an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord–were reported in Winnipeg in […]
It was a grand occasion for the staff of Assabaska-Ojibway Heritage Park last Wednesday as they celebrated “Recognition Day” to commemorate its first year of operation. Formerly known as Lake of the Woods Provincial Park, the past year has been a transitional one, with the Ministry of Natural Resources and […]
An increase of almost $700,000 in the cost of the “multi-use” project at Westfort was accepted by trustees at their regular public school board meeting last night but not without some trepidation. About $401,573 of the hike were separate price items, things which trustee Dennis Brunn said were listed as […]
The strike may be costing Abitibi-Consolidated and its workers but the rest of the industry is reaping the benefits of the two-and-a-half months of downtime. At a time when the market is weak, analysts are predicting the price of newsprint and groundwood specialty paper will drop once the Abitibi mills […]
