Just in time for those still shopping for gifts, the Fort Frances Museum is staging a “Christmas Artisans Show” in the cafeteria of Fort Frances High School this Sunday (Dec. 17) from 2-9 p.m. Museum curator Pam Hawley said yesterday numerous local artists have been lined up to either sell […]
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Local mill union members tentatively are slated to vote Jan. 9 on an agreement that will see them offer labour stability to the mill in order to get a bio-mass boiler up and running here. While he couldn’t reveal any details of the agreement, Brian Short, Grand Lodge representative for […]
Two-year-old Ashton Barnes’ eyes were all aglow as he received a present from Santa Claus yesterday at the Fort Frances Day Care. The jolly old elf paid a visit to collect the children’s wish lists and give each of them an early gift. —Duane Hicks photo
Fort Frances OPP continue to investigate allegations regarding a series of threats made by students at Fort High, but say there is no immediate danger at the school. “We don’t have any information at this time that would indicate an immediate danger to anyone,” Insp. Dave Lucas said yesterday. “We […]
Lyle Abbott, provincial manager of KidSport Ontario, visited Rainy River District last week offering the opportunity to launch local chapters in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River. Speaking to residents in each community, Abbott explained that the charitable program raises money to help disadvantaged children play organized sport and that […]
The new Fort Frances town council is getting down to business and starting its involvement in the 2007 budget process. At its first regular meeting Monday night, council approved a report from CAO Mark McCaig which outlined preliminary operating and capital forecasts for 2007. While it shows an operating shortfall […]
Town council may end up combining the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) and Committee of Adjustment (CoA) for the sake of efficiency after referring a proposal to do so to the committee level for further consideration. In a written report received by council at Monday night’s regular meeting, municipal planner Faye […]
Persistent dry conditions in the Rainy-Namakan basin, and continued decline in the level of Rainy Lake, forced the International Rainy Lake Board of Control to authorize a reduction in the lake’s outflow last Thursday—and the Township of Emo is concerned. “We talked about it at the last council meeting and […]
The Emo Centennial Choir presented its eighth-annual Christmas celebration—“Sing Noel!”—on Monday night at the Christian Reformed Church and director Renée Martin-Brown said it was one of the group’s best performances ever. “From the comments I heard, it was one of the best concerts yet and I really think so, too,” […]
A Thunder Bay man was fined $750 for leaving his camper on Crown land. Peter E. Black, 41, pleaded guilty to illegally depositing material without the consent of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Court heard Black left his truck camper by Trout Lake Road, near Northern Light Lake, from May […]
A few months ago, Penny Strongman of Strongman Travel in International Falls, through listening to residents, put in requests to many charter companies to fly out of the Falls airport. She then notified Einarson Flying at the airport about her plans. As well, a presentation on her behalf was done […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball came up one game short at the La Place Rendez-Vous Invitational tournament here over the weekend. The Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay) proved too much for the black-and-gold in the tourney final Saturday, outscoring the home side 28-14 in the second quarter en route to a […]
