Town residents will have an opportunity tonight to voice their opinions on a proposed 10 percent hike in their sewer and water rates, retroactive to July 1. Due to an increase in the cost of providing the service, both the residential and commercial sectors are slated to see the higher […]
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Members of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Rainy River Watershed Program, and the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists held an impromptu dance around “Chester” – a statue carved by Rick Neilson at Neilson’s farm north of Stratton on Saturday night. The statue burned until dawn. –Michael Hilborn photo
Word last week of a “suspicious” object in Sand Bay, which prompted police to cordon off an area of Pither’s Point and call in a provincial dive team, turned out to be a false alarm, Fort Frances OPP reported Friday afternoon. Last Wednesday evening, a pair of local residents fishing […]
After 45 holes were played at the first-annual Onigaming tournament at Heron Landing on Couchiching over the weekend, Bob Crowe was proclaimed the winner by two strokes. Crowe, who sports a three handicap, said he played steady and “hung in there and that’s about all I did” as he topped […]
The pair of Minnesota anglers won the 18th-annual Kenora Bass International, a three-day tournament on Lake of the Woods that wrapped up on Saturday. John Liestman and David Heitke of Paynesville netted the $30,000 first prize after hauling in a total weight of 50.65 pounds. Bill Godin of Devlin and […]
A team of OPP divers was expected to arrive in Fort Frances late this morning to search an area of Sand Bay near the VanJura ball diamond at Pither’s Point. Police would not reveal what the divers were looking for, but did confirm the site is the subject of a […]
Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman will be in International Falls on Saturday to meet with both elected officials and the general public about new passport regulations being proposed by the United States. Residents from both sides of the border are invited to attend the meeting, which is slated to get underway […]
It seems there are a lot of Fort Frances residents who aren’t afraid to get their knees dirty. And for five in particular, it paid off. The local “Communities in Bloom” committee yesterday singled out five who showed particular skill and flair as the winners of its garden contest. Each […]
Are you wild about wolves? If so, then join biologist Jen Fox of Voyageurs National Park this evening as she talks about the gray wolf monitoring she has conducted in the park. Find out how many packs use the park, where they travel, and how wild they really are. Come […]
You have just met a nice friend on the Internet when he gives you a sob story about having difficulties transferring monies to clients. He asks you if you would be willing to cash some money orders and forward the money to various people, and of course you will be […]
Ciara Mainville, 4, got a helping hand from Treaty 3 Cst Armand Jourdain as she navigated the obstacle course at the Bike Rodeo held at Couchiching First Nation on Tuesday. –Michael Hilborn photo
With a little help from an eye in the sky, members of a local conservancy group recently began experimenting with a cutting-edge technique for measuring water quality on Rainy Lake. Paul and Jesse Anderson, volunteers for the Rainy Lake Conservancy (RLC), were out on the lake Monday taking water samples […]
