VANCOUVER—Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., a Vancouver-based forestry products company, is extending for one week the previously-announced maintenance closure of its oriented strand board mill in Grande Prairie, Alta. In a release yesterday, the company blamed reduced customer demand for the closure extension until Feb. 10. Ainsworth had earlier announced a […]
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VALA variety show director “Babs Spielberg” (a.k.a. Barb Duguay) practised a dance routine with the VALA Follies on Sunday in preparation for their shows this Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available at Betty’s and at the door.
Lauren Gurski was one of the performers who offered up their talents during the benefit dinner for Dave, Jennifer, and Benjamin Marr on Friday at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria.
Brad and Kerri Dittaro put tickets in at one of the penny tables during the benefit dinner for Dave and Jennifer Marr and their infant son, Benjamin, at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria on Friday. Numerous prizes were up for grabs, which all were donated. Those on hand also […]
Dear editor: Mayor Roy Avis would like to share with the community the letter he wrote to former resident Duncan Keith on his selection to the NHL all-star game: Dear Duncan: On behalf of the citizens of the Town of Fort Frances, I would like to extend our sincere congratulations […]
More than 51,000 homes across Ontario are at risk of fire due to the potential overheating of their heat recovery ventilation (HRV) systems. The thermal protector in the motors of these HRV systems—part of many newer homes’ heating, cooling, and ventilating systems—can fail and pose a potential fire hazard to […]
With the new statutory holiday in Ontario (“Family Day”) coming up on Monday, Feb. 18, the Town of Fort Frances wants residents to know the day off won’t affect waste management here. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Monday that, in accordance with the curbside waste collection schedule distributed […]
Town council received a report from clerk Glenn Treftlin on Monday night, giving a breakdown of statistics and costs related to the Jan. 14 byelection here. Treftlin noted “the final costs of the election will not be known for sure until February when all invoices are received,” but the estimated […]
Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., yesterday confirmed the CT Scanner for La Verendrye General Hospital has been ordered. “After a comprehensive selection process, we are satisfied and confident that we have made an informed decision,” said Woods. “We have chosen a Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT Scanner,” […]
The girls of the BDO Stars team bested all Atom ‘A’ boys over the weekend here, capping the tournament title with a 5-4 win over the Keewatin Place Blues on Sunday afternoon.
Michelle Cain, a member of Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon, set up the “Sweetheat Baby Contest” at The Place Fine Foods here Saturday. People are encouraged to vote for their favourite “sweetheart” up until Feb. 10, with proceeds going towards the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new […]
Students from Donald Young School were busy Friday preparing for their fifth production in as many years. This year’s musical will be “Mulan,” with performances slated for Feb. 27-29. at 7 p.m. Tckets will cost $6 for adults and $3 for students.
