Duane Hicks Versatility is the key word when describing the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Services’ new emergency mobile command unit, which was publicly showcased yesterday outside the fire hall. Fort Frances Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong, who also is the Community Emergency Management Co-ordinator (CEMC), said the $84,000 command unit, […]
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Duane HicksPeggy Revell To open Friday at noon Couchiching First Nation’s plan to erect a toll booth on Highway #11 just west of the Noden Causeway is still a go for this Friday at noon. For now, the band was to begin a traffic slowdown today (Wednesday), where information will […]
Dan Falloon The Ministry of Natural Resources is expecting another good year of walleye fishing in 2010. “Walleye catch rates should remain high and similar to last year,” noted Darryl McLeod, an area biologist with the MNR here. “Anglers can expect to see exceptional numbers of large fish protected by […]
Dan Falloon Donovan Taylor and Levi Rittau will be making their way to Laurentian University in Sudbury this summer. The two Fort Frances Aquanauts swimmers won’t be taking any classes there, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be learning. Taylor, 15, and Rittau, 13, were named to the Northwestern Ontario […]
Duane Hicks Having the day off school Monday, Heidi Putzer helped stock the shelves of the non-fiction section at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. She is among the 100-plus volunteers who signed up to help make the move from the old library on Chruch Street to the […]
Duane Hicks Alyssa Chiasson, front, Kaitlyn Chiasson, Mikayla Chiasson, and their uncle, John Storm, climbed the stairs of the relocated and refurbished lookout tower here Saturday. The tower, “Hallett,” and Sorting Gap Marina all opened for the season on Friday, and so far have been quite popular.
Bryce Forbes There was a long lineup at the 40th-annual Manitou fish fry on Friday afternoon at the new pow-wow grounds at Rainy River First Nations. Between 400 and 500 people turned out for the ever-popular event.
Dan Falloon Muskie forward Courtney Roach crashed the Hanover (Winnipeg) net in tournament action here Friday afternoon. Roach later tallied but the Muskies lost the round-robin game 4-2. Fort High exacted revenge on the Hype on Saturday afternoon, however, exploding for a 5-3 win to capture third place in the […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances council has finalized the 2010 budget, with residential taxpayers likely to see a tax levy increase of 3.07 percent. But in terms of actual dollars, that increase won’t be as big as it sounds, explained treasurer Laurie Witherspoon. She noted that since the tax rate used […]
Staff The Barwick Blue Knights kept their perfect record intact in a makeup game against Big Island last night. Barwick romped to a 19-2 victory to improve to 3-0 in the Rainy River District Fastball League standings. The game originally was scheduled for Thursday night (May 13), but was postponed […]
Duane Hicks Volunteer Mitchell Riordon spent his day off school yesterday stocking shelves with DVDs at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Riordon is among the 100-plus volunteers who signed up to help make the move from the old library on Church Street to the new one adjacent […]
Bryce Forbes Kevin Webb, manager of Webb’s Power Shack, showcased a quad at the store which opened yesterday at 835 McKenzie Ave. It is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon.
