Staff The start of the NorWOSSA campaigns for the Muskie court teams did not go according to plan yesterday in Dryden as all four were swept. Despite leading 17-12 in the third quarter, the senior girls’ basketball squad was unable to hold off the Eagles, who stormed back for a […]
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For some time now, we have been searching for ways to improve our economic performance. Many “solutions” have been put forth in our national discourse. At one point, it was suggested that the Soviet Union and its command economy could provide us with some answers, but that was in the […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Effective Thursday, Oct. 6, the Fort Frances Power Corp.’s residential and small business customers will begin making the transition to the new time-of-use (TOU) rate structure. The switch to TOU rates means FFPC customers will pay for electricity according to what time of day they use it […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers edged the host Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 in a shootout Tuesday night but may have lost the services of their captain for an extended period of time. Blake Boaz left the game late in the second period with a wrist injury—the severity of which […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP responded to the report of a vehicle roll-over on Highway 11 near Nighswander Road in Chapple Township yesterday. Police and ambulance attended the scene. An investigation revealed a gravel truck had been dumping its load into a spreading machine within the highway construction zone […]
Staff Hunting season has arrived and FireRangers are taking extra caution to wear their orange uniform shirts, and let their presence be known as they work on fires in the wilderness, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. Hunters are asked to be alert to firefighting activity as they travel through […]
Peggy Revell A group of boys from J.W. Walker School gathered around the Rainy River District Trappers Council’s booth to examine animal skulls and pelts during the Environmental “Green” Expo held yesterday at Fort High to coincide with the Rainy River District School Board’s third-annual Environmental Film Festival. Students had […]
Heather Latter Frank Wepruk, Tabulation Deputy Returning Officer at the Elections Ontario Returning Office here, demonstrated how the tabulation machine works by checking ballots and counting them during the advance polls, which opened yesterday. Local residents can vote in advance polls there (130 Second St. E.) until Sept. 30. The […]
Duane Hicks Ephrem Commanda, left, and Don Dickson chatted with Ahlan Johanson yesterday afternoon during a meet-and-greet for the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum.” The public was welcome to drop in and learn more about the new group, which is looking for members in hopes of raising funds for […]
Heather Latter Cold and rainy conditions Sunday afternoon didn’t stop more than 80 people, plus 27 volunteers, from participating in the annual Terry Fox Run here. The event, commemorating the 31st anniversary of the “Marathon of Hope,” began at the Sorting Gap Marina, with runners and walkers—young and old alike—heading […]
the OPP The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), in conjunction with the Fort Frances Crime Unit and OPP detachment members, recently completed three more drug investigations resulting in criminal charges against local residents. On Aug. 29, police received information that a Fort Frances male was growing marijuana plants […]
Robin McCormick It’s the time of year when fall suppers abound right across the district. The first one you’ll want to attend is the Dance community supper, which will feature a pig roast with all the trimmings, including homemade dessert. It will be held this Sunday (Sept. 25) from 5-7 […]
