Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Power Corp. will not be making the transition to time-of-use (TOU) rates until further notice. FFPC president and CEO Joerg Ruppenstein said this morning that the roll-out, originally scheduled for July 11, did not happen because of “system integration issues.” The FFPC, along with utilities […]
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Staff It was a steady performance for Steve Arpin and his #32 Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet Silverado at the Iowa Speedway in Newton on Saturday night. The Fort Frances native was able to drive his Turner Motorsports-owned vehicle to a 13th-place showing in the Coca-Cola 200 event for the NASCAR […]
Staff The forest fire situation in the northern half of the Northwest Region remains “extreme,” with 96 active fires burning an area of about 254,000 hectares. Most of these blazes are in the Red Lake and Sioux Lookout districts. The hazard in the south half of the region, meanwhile, is […]
Ever since the end of the Second World War, strip malls have been the commercial-retail centre of suburbia. We in North America drove to these strip malls that were placed along a main road, just outside of city centres. People flocked to these malls for grocery shopping, perhaps to leave […]
Lucas Punkari The participants in this year’s Safeway KidPro event smiled for the camera after a long, hot day of bass fishing on Rainy Lake yesterday. A total of 20 youngsters took part in this year’s tournament, which saw a tie for first place between Kale Bruyere-Huntley (partnered with Mike […]
Lucas Punkari Eric Miller (#8) tried to knock the puck away from Dan Chesser as they took part in a scrimmage Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual summer camp. Scrimmages took place all weekend as players from Canada and […]
Lucas Punkari Denny Trimble (#66) was under attack by Glen Strachan for top spot in the WISSOTA Modified feature at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. But both Trimble and Strachan fell out of the running due to mechanical issues, which allowed Gavin Paull of Fort Frances to capture his […]
Heather Latter Astrid Sobkowicz put together a beautiful bouquet of flowers Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market, where the Fort Frances Horticultural Society was offering a “make and take” workshop. Flowers and vases were supplied by the members, with residents being invited to create their own bouquets or have […]
Staff Regular season drawing to close Thanks to a 13-game win streak dating back to May 24, Beef’s Warriors quickly have become a force to be reckoned with during their inaugural season in the Rainy River District Fastball League. The Warriors currently hold top spot in the 10-team loop with […]
Zoey Duncan No spells were cast but the theatre was filled with magic as the most dedicated “Harry Potter” fans attended a sold-out midnight showing of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II” at Cine 5 over in International Falls last night. “I feel like this is the end […]
Staff The local U12 boys’ and girls’ soccer teams will get the 2011 campaign started Monday afternoon with registration and their opening practices at St. Francis Field starting at 4:30 p.m. This year the teams will be coached by Mike Sande and Alyssa Holliday, who are taking over the reins […]
the OPP Red Lake OPP is investigating a fatal motor-vehicle accident that occurred yesterday afternoon on Nungesser Road about 60 km north of Red Lake. Around 1 p.m., a pickup truck was northbound on Nungesser Road when the vehicle rolled several times. A male and female passenger, both from Pikangikum, […]
