Dan Falloon Attending OFSAA is old hat for Josh Strain. Making some noise at the all-Ontarios has been a little more elusive. “Going into it, last year, I kind of had an off-year,” Strain acknowledged. “This was my redemption year.” If the 2010 NWOSSAA meet, held last Wednesday and Thursday […]
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Peggy Revell Local trucker Scott Stafford stopped to speak with Holly Cogger, who was among the first to work at the Couchiching toll booth once it was set up late Friday afternoon on Highway #11 just west of the Noden Causeway. Some motorists, like Stafford, have been refusing to pay […]
Peggy Revell Two OPP officers handed out notices to participants Friday evening, warning them of possible criminal charges that could come if the toll booth continued.
File Sherri Eisenzopf, with “Oakley,” was the top fundraiser for the “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” last year.
Dan Falloon Seth Bird enjoyed the summer-like weather at the skate park here last Thursday evening. Bird and other skateboarders were fortunate to get in their outdoor kicks before the long weekend, which brought a wide gamut of weather, including thunderstorms that caused power outages on holiday Monday morning and […]
Staff Hydro One customers in parts of Rainy River District lost power late last night due to high winds and lightning. About 750 district customers saw their power go out around 11 p.m., with electricity being restored for most of them about three hours later, after Hydro One crews responded […]
Staff The local OPP has been monitoring the Couchiching First Nations’ toll booth area on Highway 11, just west of the Noden Causeway, since it first went up late Friday afternoon. “I am asking for the patience of the public, and for all involved parties and stakeholders to come together […]
Duane Hicks The Downtown BIA is looking to restructure its organization to better utilize its dollars—and is asking town council if it can assist them. In a letter council will receive from BIA chair Connie Cuthbertson at tonight’s regular meeting (delayed a day due to the Victoria Day holiday), Cuthbertson […]
Staff While the district was hit with stormy weather yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported only one fire start resulting from lightning. Fort Frances Fire #19 was reported about 35 km northeast of here, on an island on Red Gut Bay. The blaze, which started when lightning hit a […]
Staff Who will be named the 2010 Customer Service Champions? The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is inviting businesses to come out to the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “deck party” tomorrow at La Place Rendez-Vous, where this year’s top 10 Customer Service Champions will be named. The deck party […]
Staff Steve Arpin has been banged around before this season, but until Sunday an accident had never ended his day. The local ARCA driver completed 140 of the 200 laps in the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway before being knocked out after an accident. Arpin, who started the race in […]
Peggy Revell A crowd of Couchiching residents looked on Friday afternoon as the band’s controversial toll booth went up on Highway 11 near the west end of the Noden Causeway and the first tolls were collected. While some motorists opted to pay the $1, others have been driving through.
