Duane Hicks Leon’s Furniture will open its doors here this fall, with Mark Howarth of Howarth’s Home Centre revealing this morning that he’s a new franchisee of the national furniture store chain. Howarth said he had been looking to expand the furniture side of the family business. Seeing that his […]
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Staff Fifth Street West will be restricted to local traffic for today and tomorrow from Portage Avenue to Wright Avenue in preparation for the upcoming surface treatment next week. Town crews will be grinding the road surface, grading the road, adjusting valve boxes, and watering (dust control), Environmental and Facilities […]
the MNR Some Ontario firefighting resources in British Columbia have reached the end of their 14-day tour of duty and are returning to Ontario today. A total of 168 personnel are scheduled to return. Prior to this group’s return, Ontario sent an additional 206 personnel to B.C. on Sunday, which […]
the OPP Between 1985 and 1987, the Thunder Bay OPP investigated a number of incidents in which a male wearing a disguise, and at times brandishing a weapon, entered homes and sexually assaulted the female residents. During a two-year period, police investigated five of these incidents in Conmee, Hagey, and […]
Staff A 15-year-old male from Bearskin Lake has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in conjunction with an incident there during the early-morning hours of Sunday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) were called to the nursing station in Bearskin Lake, where officers were advised that […]
Duane Hicks Elizabeth Cousineau got her copy of “One-Dog Canoe” signed by popular Borderland author Mary Casanova yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Casanova, who hails from Ranier, Mn., spoke to about 35 children and adults about her life and writing, answered their questions, read a […]
Dan Falloon Davis Jackson tried to advance his ball from the fairway on the ninth hole at Kitchen Creek during the “Quality Time Scramble” yesterday. The event was designed to get parents and children golfing together for an evening. Although the weather a little chillier than the participants would have […]
Retailers and companies’ branded goods often require an overhaul to keep up with new shopping trends and customers’ choices. In a major reversal of previous direction, retailers now are reducing the amount of choices on their shelves. Following many years of luring customers with an ever-expanding collection of brands, sizes, […]
Staff Voyageurs National Park rangers had to rescue several boaters from Rainy Lake yesterday after high winds capsized their vessels. Chief park ranger James Hummel said three boats had departed their campsites in the park east of the Brule Narrows on Rainy Lake yesterday morning. Hummel said they chose to […]
Press Release Strike action that was supposed to take place at midnight last night has been postponed for up to 48 hours pending the outcome of renewed talks with Ainsworth Engineered LP scheduled for tomorrow morning here. “We met with the 130 members of Local 324-99 on Friday to inform […]
Staff After an encouraging start at the North American Fastpitch Association World Series in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend, the Sight & Sound Wolves couldn’t keep the trend going forward. Faced with tough opponents on Thursday (the tournament’s opening day), the Wolves won their first two games in the […]
Staff Former local driver Steve Arpin once again performed best when it counted at the Garden State ARCA 150 over the weekend. He finished the race in ninth place after starting in 15th. Arpin crossed the finish line 9.197 seconds behind winner Casey Roderick, and had a top speed of […]
