EMO—Emo council has opted to follow the Township of Alberton’s example and examine fire response outside its limits, in areas such as Kingsford. At last week’s regular council meeting, Coun. Ken Fisher stressed this as an issue that should be dealt with as soon as possible. “It’s obviously a problem,” […]
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FORT FRANCES—Letters seeking compensation for the lack of rain this summer have been sent, with the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association now awaiting a reply. “We have sent it to the federal and provincial ministers of agriculture [Chuck Strahl and Leona Dombrowsky],” noted RRFA […]
Jaxon Gartzke marvelled at his reflection in the hub cap of a wheel on a fire truck Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service was to kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any fire safety questions while the public was […]
The Muskie football team earned a berth in the Winnipeg High School Football League playoffs courtesy of Friday afternoon’s 43-7 road rout over Daniel Mac. Running back Terry Carmody led the offensive onslaught, rushing the ball 21 times for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Adding to the lustre of his […]
A national rep from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union will speak to council tonight about the town’s support of an all-party committee to address the forestry crisis in Ontario. CEP rep René Lindquist will be presenting council with a resolution to call on the province to strike such a […]
FORT FRANCES—While encouraging fire safety is always part of their mandate, local firefighters will be getting out to stress that message to the public during “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 8-14). “For the most part, Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to reinforce the whole fire prevention message, especially for our […]
This Thanksgiving Day weekend, OPP officers across Rainy River District will join all police services across Canada for “Operation Impact.” Each year, thousands of people are killed in traffic collisions and many more are seriously injured. Many of these tragic losses of life occur on long weekends and have a […]
There were no new fires in Northwestern Ontario again yesterday but the fire hazard is rising—jumping to “moderate to high” in the western portions of the region and “moderate” in the east. “Even with the recent cooler, damper weather, the fact the fire hazard is starting to creep back up […]
Brad Oster, vice-principal of Robert Moore School, posed with student volunteers Tyler Leepart and Jamie Loveday, Hugh Dennis, co-ordinator for the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, Grace Silander, chair of the RRVSC board, and board member Coun. John Albanese yesterday as workers installed new playground equipment at the school. The […]
The Muskie court sports teams squared off against the Dryden Eagles yesterday at Fort High. Both the junior and senior girls’ basketball teams won their matches while the two boys’ volleyball teams were beaten. The senior girls’ basketball team kicked off the afternoon with a 31-20 victory—their first of the […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Canadians begin their hockey season this weekend with a three-game exhibition series against the Shattock St. Mary’s Sabres’ Midget ‘AA’ squad at the Ice for Kids Arena. The series opens Friday (Oct. 6) at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday’s game slated for 2:15 p.m. Sunday’s finale starts […]
FORT FRANCES—While most of the people using the skate park here tend to be on the young side, the skate park committee is appealing to a broader audience with its next fundraiser—a concert featuring the Thunder Bay “Legends.” The concert, slated for Wednesday, Nov. 15, will feature tribute artists to […]
