Two occupants in a Piper Super Cub aircraft were reported overdue to the Dryden OPP when the plane failed to return by dark on Monday to Stanley’s West Arm Resort on Eagle Lake. The Canadian Rescue Co-ordination Centre was notified by the OPP and a search began. Around 6:40 a.m. […]
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Ontario is now a North American leader in species at risk protection and recovery with the passage of The Endangered Species Act, 2007, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay said last Wednesday. “This act represents a milestone in the protection and recovery of species at risk in Ontario, and establishes a […]
Aesthetics alone will not create “The Great Canadian Main Street,” nor will it ensure Fort Frances becomes a destination place for tourists and others. There are many things that will contribute to our Scott Street being great and Fort Frances becoming more of a destination location for people and tourists, […]
Area business owners and others with an interest in boosting tourist traffic got brainstorming about how to do just that last Thursday when the Downtown Core Committee hosted the “Great Canadian Experience” marketing workshop. “What the Downtown Core Committee is trying to do is get anyone who’s in local business […]
Some may call them the real Canadian Tire family. Others may know them as the new faces in town. Regardless, Paul and Stephanie Sunstrum and their three children recently set out on their first northern adventure as a family and wound up 1,700 km on the other side of Ontario. […]
Teamwork, incentives, and creativity are the keys to making Fort Frances a tourist destination. That’s the message Ely, Mn. business owner Steve Piragis delivered to a crowd of about 20 people during the “Great Canadian Marketing” workshop last Thursday at the Adventure Inn here. “It’s only my third time in […]
Concerns over water levels and weather conditions are nothing new to the Emo Walleye Classic. It seems varying weather patterns, and vastly different river levels, have plagued the tournament year after year. Now entering its sixth year of existence, the EWC has overcome many challenges, beginning in 2003 with low […]
With the month of May comes the Salvation Army’s “Red Shield Appeal.” This year, there is urgency to our appeal that cries out for the community’s assistance. The Red Shield Appeal is the one big donation drive that supports our entire year’s ministry. Community support for this drive is crucial—not […]
After finishing high school, Kerry Hyatt of Devlin wanted to continue her education focusing on agriculture—something she always had been interested in. But due to the mad cow crisis, which left the industry unstable at the time, Hyatt was encouraged to look at different options. She started her post-secondary education […]
Students from Our Lady of the Way, Donald Young, Crossroads, and Mine Centre schools gathered in the Manitou Rapids gymnasium on Friday morning to hear from film and television star Gordon Tootoosis. “I want to share with the young people that anything is possible if you put your mind to […]
As in past years, the Emo Walleye Classic committee has planned an exciting schedule of events for both anglers and district residents to enjoy this coming weekend (May 24-26). “I really expect it to be better than before—that is, if we can get any better,” Angler Services director Colleen Vennechenko […]
NDP leader Howard Hampton is reminding Ontarians to take Dalton McGuinty’s wait times numbers with a grain of salt after the Liberals issued press releases touting apparent reductions in wait times. The facts on wait times: •Advertising Standards Canada, an independent watchdog agency, ruled the McGuinty government’s wait times advertising […]
