Firefighters are making great progress on active fires in the region, working to establish boundaries around the remaining fires in the Nipigon and Thunder Bay districts. They are pushing in toward the interior of the fires, extinguishing hot spots for a minimum distance of 20 metres in from the edge […]
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FORT FRANCES—The local Salvation Army is moving forward with its plan to organize an advisory committee by holding a workshop for anyone interested in learning more about the organization and its goals. “We’re asking people to be part of the advisory board to help with the work of the Salvation […]
Crossroads’ Grade 7/8 students combed the shore of the Rainy River in La Vallee yesterday as part of the “Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.” Other cleanups took place in Rainy River and Barwick earlier this week while another is scheduled to take place in Manitou Rapids today and in Emo tomorrow. […]
FORT FRANCES—Municipal councils across Rainy River District are being asked to vote on a deal to transfer Rainycrest Home for the Aged to Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. permanently—a deal that, if accepted, will include the addition of 21 new beds to the home and $1.35 million in capital grants […]
ALBERTON—At a special meeting Monday night, Alberton council determined its fire department will not respond to calls outside township limits. “It’s as simple as black and white,” noted Coun. Doug Mitchell. “They cannot go outside the boundaries because our municipality can’t get into the liability issues—that’s just the way it […]
The Winnipeg High School Football League can be an unforgiving place for teams that don’t help themselves. The caliber of play in the WHSFL is such that often the margin between winning and losing comes down to only a handful of plays. Therefore, it is essential that teams seize upon […]
Good chili doesn’t necessarily need meat—which was discovered at the Fort Frances Museum’s “Great Chili Cook-off” held Friday at Warp 9. Of the 12 varieties vying for top honours, local NDP candidate John Rafferty wowed judges Mike Gerstner, Brenda Cox, and Billy Buschberger with his “Vote for Me” vegetarian chili. […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council passed a bylaw Monday night to approve an agreement with Boise Cascade L.L.C. to provide for non-disclosure of proprietary information pertaining to the privately-owned international bridge spanning the Rainy River here. Mayor Dan Onichuk said after the meeting this is a preliminary step that’s necessary to take […]
On the heels of a presentation last week at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s fall conference in Thunder Bay, Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, on behalf of the Ontario Forestry Coalition (OFC), made a plea to the public here Monday night to let the province know it must deliver the […]
With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship getting turned down for a lottery licence in 2005, town reps got their chance to voice their opinion to the province on how lottery licensing works during the annual Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting last Thursday and Friday in Thunder Bay. In light […]
FORT FRANCES—The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds) has again postponed a meeting between it and several other parties because some officials were not prepared to meet Wednesday. The centre was planning to request emergency funds to assist in its operating costs—and also hoped for help to share the $1.5-million deficit […]
PINEWOOD—Rick Pollard was just looking for an easy way to cover his outdoor equipment in the bush. Tarps just weren’t cutting it for him, and he disliked the time he had to spend tying it down. After years of designing, building, and experimenting, a tent-like structure—dubbed the SpeedShield—was born. “I […]
