Some 20 district municipal and business reps headed to Wausau, Wis. by bus at 8 a.m. today for the annual “Northern Networks” trade conference. And this year, with the low loonie on its side, the Canadian contingent plans to promote the strength of the U.S. dollar when it comes to […]
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I was only six when Terry Fox began his “Marathon of Hope” in 1980. But even at that age, I got caught up in the excitement that surrounded the run. I mean, running across Canada was a pretty big thing on its own but to do it on one leg? […]
A high-ranking U.S. immigration official revealed yesterday there are no plans to enforce the law that comes into effect Oct. 1 that requires Canadians to check in at Customs before entering and leaving the States. Curtis Aljets, district director with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), said its border offices […]
CN expects to know within the next two weeks to what extent diesel fuel may have leeched off its property in the Central Avenue area. KGS Consulting is wrapping up a study on the site, where CN suspects the source of the contamination to be from an underground fueling facility […]
The 11th-annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce trade show was another success last weekend as people flocked to the curling club to check out what the exhibitors were offering this year. “The numbers [for attendance] were up slightly from last year,” Chamber office co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday, adding it […]
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 […]
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 […]
