the MNR Two South Dakota men have been fined a total of $3,400 for offences related to an illegal bear hunt near Ignace John Gubbrud, of Alcester, pleaded guilty to illegally hunting a black bear and providing hunting services to a non-resident of Ontario without a licence. He was fined […]
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Local resident Luke Skaarup finished fourth at the Strongman Challenge in Dubreuilville over the weekend. The professional division, in which Skaarup competed, drew athletes from as far away as Memphis, Tenn., along with others from across Canada and the United States. The athletes competed in eight events over two days. […]
Staff But races elsewhere in district With the deadline for nominations having come and gone Friday (Sept. 10), several district municipalities will be having an election on Oct. 25 while others won’t. Here in Fort Frances, the incumbent council has been acclaimed. Returning for another four-year term will be Mayor […]
Duane Hicks Starting Oct. 4, the Fort Frances Family Health Team (FHT) will be offering a drop-in clinic every Monday from 4-7 p.m. The drop-in clinic at the Fort Frances Community Clinic will be first-come, first-served, and is intended to treat patients who can’t wait for an appointment but are […]
Dan Falloon They’re five nice wins that the Fort Frances Lakers would love to have in the proverbial SIJHL bank. Being five exhibition games, none of them will, of course. But the Lakers still are hoping that all that practice (their five games were more than any other SIJHL rival) […]
Peggy Revell Florence Watts hit a couple of milestones last week. Not only did the Stratton resident turn 88 on Sept. 10, she’s also undergone dialysis a total of 1,000 times as of Sept. 6. And with that latter milestone reached, Watts wanted to get the message out that dialysis […]
Peggy Revell With new projects and programs on the go, the local Northwest Catholic District School Board is looking forward to the new school year getting underway. “This year our theme is ‘Celebrating the Spirit,’” noted Director of Education Mary-Catherine Kelly, with the five virtues they’re focusing on being hospitality, […]
Duane Hicks With administration and council poised to start work on the 2011 budget, local residents are urged to attend a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 to provide their thoughts on what the town should be spending its money on. “I would like to take this time to tell […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances will continue to run Pither’s Point Park, until the legal questions of its use and ownership are answered, after a leave to appeal made by Canada, Ontario and the four First Nations involved in the court case was denied yesterday. Superior Court Justice D.C. […]
Duane Hicks A real estate sign advertising a new condo development has been posted on Front Street since April, 2009—and the town needs to find out what Thunder Bay developer Robert Zanette’s plans are for the proposed project, regional economic developer Geoff Gillon told council at Monday night’s regular meeting. […]
Staff A site that stirred an uproar among Nestor Falls residents and business owners no longer is being considered as a possible location for a new landfill there. In a public notice posted on the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township website, it was announced that site C7—situated on Peterson […]
Staff One final push for season passport sales will be needed if “tour de Fort” is to return for another season. “Please buy a passport and support us,” board president Ken Avis urged this morning. “We want people to come to our shows,” he stressed. “We want to fill the […]
