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FORT FRANCES—Gas prices began to drop in Fort Frances on Thursday, but Northwestern Ontario continues to be paying higher prices than elsewhere in the province and across the country. At Mohawk here, the price already has dropped three cents a litre to 114.4 from 117.4 earlier Thursday. Tina Selman, who […]
FORT FRANCES—With the annual Terry Fox Run coming up Sunday, Sept. 17, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is seeing a great response so far to its call for participants, volunteers, and sponsors, say organizers. “Plans are well underway,” Maureen Fitzpatrick of the Volunteer Bureau noted Wednesday. “The community is showing […]
With the fire hazard remaining “high,” 11 new forest fires had ignited in the region by the end of yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ regional fire management headquarters reported this morning. One fire of note is Sioux Lookout #97—currently a 40-hectare blaze located 30 km west of Savant Lake. […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff and his local constituency officer, Wanda Botsford, held up a banner signed by district residents at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo earlier this month. The banner offers best wishes to Canadian Forces, and will be sent to a […]
FORT FRANCES—Local union representatives told town council Monday night that they felt Abitibi-Consolidated having a hydro-generation company here could have dire consequences for the pulp and paper mill. CEP 92 recording secretary Allan T. Bedard, who has filed an appeal of the decision made by the town’s committee of adjustment […]
MUD LAKE CITY—More than 650 people from across the region braved the heat Sunday to attend the eighth-annual music fest at Mud Lake City—a museum-type village located south of Devlin. But Mud Lake City owner Betty Salchert noted there definitely were more attendees than that. In fact, they may have […]
The best lessons often are learned in the face of tough opposition. The Sight & Sound Wolves took several valuable lessons away from the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series in Appleton and Kimberly, Wis. over past weekend. Foremost amongst the teachings? “We can be competitive down there,” infielder […]
While today marks the first day back to school for students across the district, it also is the very first day for the youngest ones—the three- and four-year-olds entering kindergarten. For them, the first day of school can be scary. But the Rainy River District School Board tries to lessen […]
Council agreed Monday night to try and get University of Manitoba architecture students to come here in the future and lend their skills to local development projects, such as those in the Downtown Core committee’s report. A report from Planning and Development Superintendent Rick Hallam said the Planning and Development […]
FORT FRANCES—Through a combination of cuts and transfers from reserves, the Rainy River District School Board was able to pass a balanced budget at a special meeting Tuesday night—but not without hesitation. “I don’t think any one of us is happy with this budget. I think we will pass it […]
