Press Release Despite what sounds like some major changes to airline service at Falls International Airport, travellers flying to and from International Falls probably won’t notice much difference, if any, according to International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission chairman Bob Anderson. Delta/Northwest Airlines formally announced earlier this month it will seek […]
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Peggy Revell Encouraging local production of renewable energy is the goal of new programs coming down the pipeline from the Fort Frances Power Corp. “The new programs that we’re working on are called microFIT and FIT programs,” explained Lori Cain, cost and regulatory analyst for the FFPC, although she noted […]
Heather Latter A group of walkers made their way back to Rainy River First Nations on Monday as they completed a week-long “Walk for Good Life” to raise funds and awareness for the Good Life for Young People—Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin Foundation, an organization to assist youth in accessing arts and […]
Mitch Calvert Now that the dust has settled on the 15th-annual edition of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, only the arduous task of taking down the site remained early this week. But that process is becoming a more difficult one with each passing year. “The [teardown] is getting more […]
Elisabeth Heslop Ivan Clifford Broeffle was born in Emo, killed in Vietnam, and has lain in an unmarked grave in the Emo Cemetery for the 41 years since. But on Saturday, between ranks of fluttering flags, a service was held there to pay tribute to the sacrifice Broeffle made while […]
Staff With news at the beginning of July that the Town of Fort Frances did not get “Connecting Link” funding to reconstruct Scott Street from Reid Avenue to Colonization Road East this year, Tom Veert Contracting Ltd. is requesting the town hold its bid until next spring, when hopefully the […]
Duane Hicks While the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is all about fishing for some, for others, their enjoyment lies with the nighttime entertainment under the big tent down at the Sorting Gap Marina. And while those who came out to socialize had a good time, on average there were […]
Staff The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions are heading to Fort Frances on Aug. 28 to offer their 40th-anniversary presentation of the “Dancing White Stallions.” Tickets for the popular show go on sale tomorrow (July 30) at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here and at Tickets.com They cost $24.50 for adults and […]
Staff Pedestrians having to wait for trains crossing the roadway at Pither’s Point Park will have a place to rest in future after council on Monday authorized the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition to install two benches there (one on each side of the tracks). These benches will be similar […]
Duane Hicks North-end residents will be happy to hear work on the Portage Avenue underpass has been moving along according to schedule—and should be completed by the first week of October. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night that recent work has included pouring the concrete slab […]
Peggy Revell Local teen Harley Labbe is out to prove she’s the “Ultimate Fan” of country star Taylor Swift—and is looking for a little help. Labbe has been named one of 25 finalists by Country Music Television in a contest where enough votes for her home-made video will win the […]
Staff As part of its five-year rehabilitation plan for the Noden Causeway, the Ministry of Transportation is planning to continue with Phase II of the work in the near future. MTO regional director Larry Lambert said in an e-mail Friday that tenders recently closed for the first major underwater repair […]
