Staff Tony Manuge fired off two perfect rounds at the weekly skeet shoot Tuesday evening at the Fort Frances Sportmen’s Club range near Frog Creek. Since joining the local club last year, Manuge has been working very hard to improve his skills—and the 50 blasts in a row exemplifies that. […]
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Elisabeth Heslop ALBERTON—Alberton’s council chambers were filled to overflowing Wednesday night at a public meeting regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment. Of primary concern to the roughly 170 township residents on hand was the proposed purchaser of the property, should the amendment be approved: Weechi-it-te-win Family Services Inc. “Council is […]
The Canadian Press Prospect of dry summer fuelled record sales TORONTO—A tentative deal reached yesterday averted a strike at more than 600 Ontario liquor stores, but the spectre of a summer without spirits and imported wines caused a record-breaking run that left shelves barren and staff scrambling to restock. With […]
the MNR Four new fires were confirmed in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. There are now 30 active fires in the region in the districts of Nipigon, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Thunder Bay. Fires of note include Red Lake Fire #7, multiple lightning-caused blazes in the northern […]
Elisabeth Heslop Former local artist Linda Lovisa, who now lives in Kenora but was in town for a visit, demonstrated techniques at a watercolour workshop at the Fine Line Art Gallery yesterday. Lovisa also will be teaching a class on acrylic painting this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.. […]
Peggy Revell Sections of the lookout tower now sit on filter cloths at Pither’s Point after being disassembled as part of the town’s relocation project for the landmark. The next step will see the tower pressure-washed, and then an evaluation of whether or not it needs to be painted will […]
Mitch Calvert Anniss Seid of the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs, left, closed in on Josiah Morris of Pharmasave during men’s Borderland Soccer action yesterday evening at the St. Francis Sportsfields. The veteran-laden Pharmasave squad earned a 6-0 victory to snap a three-game winless streak, and now has a 3-2-2 record in league […]
Irene Laing The 44th biennial convention of the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion was held in Winnipeg from June 15-17. The Fort Frances auxiliary was represented by Sylvia Gunderson, Diane Taggart, Delores Cross, and Lorine Ring. The Provincial Council, which started […]
Press Release Former MP Ken Boshcoff was acclaimed yesterday as the Liberal candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the next federal election. “The time off since the last election has given me a chance to strengthen relationships with my family and friends, and allowed me the luxury of a less-harried […]
Press Release The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the LCBO have agreed to an extension on the strike deadline that had been set for 12:01 a.m. (EDT) today. “We would not be extending the strike deadline if we did not feel that we can reach a collective agreement through […]
Dave Ogilvie Planning for Canada Day in Barwick is well underway. There will be the annual fastball tournament, consisting of eight teams, which will begin at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in entering a team should contact George Oltshere at 487-2253 for more information. Meanwhile, registration for the annual July 1 […]
Staff Start waving your Maple Leaf flags, Chapple is set to run its Canada Day celebrations again this year. The July 1 festivities will kick off at 9 a.m. with a fastball tournament at Barwick’s ball diamond. Returning for another year is the kids’ parade, as well as the one […]
