Staff Starting June 1, Canadians shopping in the U.S. and elsewhere will be able to bring a greater value of goods duty- and tax-free back over the border. But those people should read the new exemptions carefully to familiarize themselves as to how much they can bring back. As of […]
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Heather Latter The Northern Action Group (NAG) wants the Town of Fort Frances to adopt a proactive pedestrian “Mobility Plan,” which would include a strategy to clear sidewalks and roads from snow and ice, as well as the timely filling of potholes. Council received a memorandum from Allan Bedard, on […]
Duane Hicks Whether or not the property located between Minnie Avenue and Williams Avenue, sometimes referred to as the “Nelson Street Park,” will be re-zoned now lies in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board. Local residents and the town had ample opportunity to make their respective arguments before OMB […]
Lucas Punkari After a year’s absence, the Muskie track-and-field team returned to the NWOSSAA championships last week in Thunder Bay and made an impact. While no one on the 14-person squad qualified for the all-Ontarios in June, Fort High garnered 84 points to come away with a 10th-place finish in […]
Lucas Punkari In what was their first—and only—long course swim meet of the season, the Fort Frances Aquanauts wrapped up their year with a bang over the weekend at the annual May Invitational at the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay. “Overall, I thought we did great,” head coach Dawnn […]
Lucas Punkari It’s a different road than what they faced a year ago in Kenora, but the end goal is still the same for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. Having won both the semi-final and the final last May to capture the NorWOSSA title, the black-and-gold have a bye straight […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie football team will hold its week-long spring camp for prospective players starting Monday in preparation for the 2012 WHSFL season. “This will be one of those camps that we will be just learning the basics of the game and hopefully getting a lot of new kids […]
VNP This transit of Venus is a once-in-a-lifetime solar event. The next time a transit happens will be in the year 2117. Using a solar telescope or appropriate eye wear, a “Dark” Ranger will guide you in the proper viewing of the sun. Come and witness Venus crossing the sun’s […]
Duane Hicks Whether or not the property located between Minnie Avenue and Williams Avenue, sometimes referred to as the “Nelson Street Park,” will be re-zoned now lies in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board. Local residents and the town had ample opportunity to make their respective arguments before OMB […]
Sarah Pruys The Ainsworth mill in Barwick celebrated being “One Year Recordable Free” yesterday—something the workers are very proud of. On March 14, the mill officially went one year without having any injuries occur. This was not only impressive for the local mill, but also for the Ainsworth company. The […]
Lucas Punkari Before they entered the Emo/La Vallee Arena for the final weigh-in of the Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday afternoon, Day 1 leaders Paul Allan and Jason Rostek were a little worried that they would be unable to hold on to top spot and claim the 2012 title. But […]
Sarah Pruys For Madisyn DeGagne, participating in the local “Relay for Life” is a tradition in which she becomes more involved every year. This year, besides being a team captain, DeGagne is chair of activities for the organizing committee. So along with holding team meetings, fundraising, and attending committee meetings, […]
