Duane Hicks After stopping paper production Tuesday morning due to a problem identified at the company’s effluent treatment system at the lagoon in the north end of town, the AbitibiBowater mill was back in operation Friday night. “We found a solution for the situation at our operation in Fort Frances, […]
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Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—After stopping paper production Tuesday morning due to a problem identified at the company’s effluent treatment system at the lagoon in the north end of town, the AbitibiBowater mill here should be back in operation as of this evening. “We found a solution for the situation at […]
Staff Legal Aid services in Rainy River District are being amalgamated into a larger regional district, with the main hub to be based in Thunder Bay. “In keeping with our mandate to provide high-quality and cost-efficient Legal Aid services, [Legal Aid Ontario] is making greater use of technology, streamlining administration, […]
Duane Hicks With Phase II of the so-called biomass roads project set to go this spring, which will see the water and sewer infrastructure replaced and Portage Avenue rebuilt from First Street to Third Street East and Fifth Street to Sixth Street, some residents are wondering if their sidewalk is […]
Press Release As international aid organizations struggle to help the estimated three million people affected by last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, many people in this part of the world are wondering how they can help. The Canadian government has pledged an initial $5 million in aid, and until Feb. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ squad used four second-period goals to down the International Falls Broncos junior varsity team 6-1 here last night. Brad McDonald opened the scoring at 7:15 of the first, finally converting his third legitimate chance of the shift by tipping a Ryan Lundy slap-pass […]
Press Release Have you always wanted to try cross-country skiing? Come take advantage of the free family ski rental day at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center in Voyageurs National Park this Sunday (Jan. 24) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The park has both adult- and child-sized skis, boots, and poles available […]
Heather Latter Children in the toddler class at the Fort Frances Day Care were decked out in their comfy pajamas and slippers this morning as they were treated to a movie. “Movie and Pajama Day” was just one of the winter fun days the youngsters participated in this week. Others […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Chris Bobczynski did his best to distract International Falls goalie Billy Bright in exhibition action here last night. Bobczynski scored the Canadians’ fifth goal as the home team rolled to a 6-1 victory.
Submitted Aiden Taggart and Liam Coates concentrated on decorating their gingerbread men with icing at the Fort Frances Public Library on Tuesday. Children who attended “Storytime” also were treated to a re-telling of “The Gingerbread Man.”
Heather Latter Jillian Calder, left, a Grade 2 student at J.W. Walker School, and Isabelle Taylor, an SK student, demonstrated their environmental awareness this morning by wearing recycled bags as part of the school’s spirit day, “Thrifty Thursday.” Students were encouraged to dress in recycled clothing or costumes. Theme days […]
Staff It wasn’t a slow start that did in the Muskie boys’ hockey team Tuesday night in Dryden. Rather, it was an Eagles’ uprising at the end that handed Fort High a 5-4 loss in overtime. The loss was the Muskies’ first in NorWOSSA play, dropping them to 7-1 on […]
