Staff The town maintenance garage at Riverview Cemetery will get a much-needed makeover starting this week after council awarded the tender for the renovations at last night’s regular meeting. Ed Kaun & Sons will do the job at a cost of $94,996.13 (incl. taxes). Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown […]
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the OPP Thunder Bay OPP would like to warn the public about a possible scam that may be occurring in the area. On Sunday, two separate incidents were reported in the Nipigon area and the Thunder Bay area on Highway 11/17. In the Nipigon area, a female flagged down a […]
Staff Just one fire was reported in the Northwest Region yesterday—a 0.1-hectare blaze in Nipigon District that likely was caused by humans. Currently classified as “not under control,” this was that district’s 73rd fire of the season. The Ministry of Natural Resources also is keeping its eyes on existing blazes […]
Sarah Pruys Acer Allen donated blood for the 25th time yesterday at Fort Frances High School as phlebotomists Carolyne Favell, left, and Kara Molave smiled in the background. The Canadian Blood Services’ inaugural summer clinic here saw 137 donors contribute 108 units on the first day, which was slightly lower […]
Heather Latter Morning Star Tom of Big Grassy First Nation will be running a full marathon later this month in Reykjavik, Iceland to raise money for the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA). Team Diabetes is the national activity fundraising program for the CDA, raising funds for the provision of education and […]
Staff Town council is expected to support a request from the Regional Municipality of Durham to get tough on those who have unpaid fines under the Provincial Offences Act (POA) at tonight’s regular meeting. Council has been asked, along with other Ontario municipalities, to endorse recommendations in the Ontario Association […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers now know the path that lies before them if they are to capture the Bill Salonen Cup next spring. The SIJHL released its 2012-13 regular-season schedule Friday evening, which has the Lakers opening their campaign in Hoyt Lakes on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. […]
Staff Canadian Blood Services’ first summer blood donor clinic here goes today and tomorrow at Fort Frances High School. It runs from 4:30-8:30 p.m. today and again tomorrow from noon-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. It’s not too late to make an appointment. Harvey Heather, CBS community development co-ordinator, said there […]
the MNR Only two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region over the weekend. At last report, Kenora Fire #89 was listed as “being observed” at 0.2. hectares while Nipigon Fire #72 was classified as “not under control” at 0.8 ha. Both of these blazes were reported yesterday. Meanwhile, […]
Sarah Pruys Greg Chapman, district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort Frances, spoke to a small group of people about the significance of Resolute Forest Products planting its one billionth tree—a white spruce—on Friday morning at the Sorting Gap Marina here. Similar ceremonies also were held in […]
Lucas Punkari Alex McDonald watched as his opening tee shot headed down the first fairway yesterday morning as he began the final round of the annual Kitchen Creek Classic. The winner of the last two editions of the tournament, McDonald fell two strokes short of making it a “three-peat” as […]
Staff They were the top teams in their respective divisions during the regular season, and last night at St. Francis Field, Manitou Forest Products and Boston Pizza proved that they were the best teams in the Borderland Soccer League this year. Manitou clinched their second straight league title with a […]
