While the winter weather may be early this year, it’s had at least one benefit—helping out the Ministry of Natural Resources with some forest fires. MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said this morning that 22 fires were declared “out” yesterday, the bulk of which were in the Thunder Bay […]
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Local Canada Safeway employees once again are looking to help out another good cause. As such, any non-profit organization looking to partner with the store for its 2006/07 “We Care” campaign is encouraged to pick up an application form at the customer service desk there. However, they must do this […]
The Fort Frances junior girls’ invitational basketball tournament schedule had to be altered this morning because of the withdrawal of several teams due to poor road conditions. The new schedule was not finalized as of press time, but it’s known the Muskies will face the St. Patrick Saints (Thunder Bay) […]
Fort Dance Studio’s Katarina Dancers performed yesterday evening before a sold-out crowd at the Ukrainian Hall. The dancers were part of the entertainment at a community feast sponsored by the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Liberal riding association and MP Ken Boshcoff. The evening also featured traditional food, music, and speakers from […]
Know someone who has contributed much of their time and effort to the community, and who you feel is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year 2006?” The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference […]
With a mix of rain, snow,, and low temperatures in the forecast this week, motorists should take heed—you can’t keep driving like it’s summertime. “People need to be cognizant of the changing weather conditions, the snow and freezing rains that can cause icy conditions on the roadways,” Fort Frances OPP […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is hosting an eight-team tomorrow and Saturday at Fort High. The home squad has been split into a “white” team and “black” team in order to maximize playing time for everyone on the roster. Also competing here will be the Kenora Broncos, Dryden Eagles, […]
Fort Frances OPP officers, assisted by the Criminal Investigations Unit, have laid charges in connection with a break and enter to an east-end residence on Oct. 2. Two 15-year-olds and two 14-year-olds each have been charged with one count of break and enter. The four, who cannot be named under […]
Byron, a nearly three-year-old Lab cross, investigated the fresh snow on the ground during his morning walk today. And more may be on the way, with The Weather Network saying we can expect five-10 cm of snow between this afternoon and tomorrow and close to five mm of rain. —Duane […]
While the numbers weren’t looking to great earlier last week, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce saw a last-minute flood of nominations before the 5 p.m. deadline on Friday for its 11th-annual business awards. “We ended up with a total of 74 nominees,” Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said yesterday. […]
Tony Marinaro was thrilled when he heard his company had won an award, but he didn’t realize its prestige until attending the annual Northern Ontario Business Awards last week in Thunder Bay. “It was really amazing,” enthused Marinaro, director of operations of Kish-Gon-Dug Canada, which is located at Naicatchewenin First […]
About 350 Grade 4-8 students from across the district competed in the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country run on Thursday at Crossroads School in Devlin. “I think everything went very smooth,” noted teacher Brad Gushulak, who co-organized the event for the second year. “The weather couldn’t have been […]
