If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the approach being taken with this year’s Fun in the Sun mini-queen pageant—an annual contest that’s been a fixture here for more than three decades. “It’s going to be the same as it’s been [in the past],” said pageant organizer Gloria Wood, […]
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Summer officially arrived yesterday. And looking at the schedule of events planned from now until Canada Day, you can tell the local “Fun in the Sun” committee has been busy. “There should be something for everybody,” FITS chair Paul Bock noted yesterday. “There will be some events earlier in the […]
Less than two weeks after the local public school board announced it would begin offering all-day, every day senior kindergarten this fall, the Northwest Catholic District School Board has decided to follow suit in two of its schools. “This decision is in keeping with the Ministry of Education’s recent initiative […]
Besides dealing a hard blow to the economy of Atikokan, the provincial government’s announcement last Wednesday that the Ontario Power Generation’s coal-fired plant there will close in 2007 likely will have a ripple effect right across Rainy River District. Energy minister Dwight Duncan revealed his government’s plan to eradicate coal-fired […]
After weeks of frowning, Zeus finally decided to smile on the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. And good thing too, because most of the drivers were about to go crazy after having raced only once in the past five weeks. “Let’s go racing,” enthused Ken Perry with a smile. “Let’s […]
What would you do? Throw away five years of blissful marriage because of three weeks of hardship, or would you stick with the love of your life? That’s a question facing Steve Arpin, but he’s in no hurry to sign the divorce papers with his racing fling. Instead, he will […]
Oh, what a beautiful day it was for baseball. The skies were clear, the sun was hot, and a slight breeze was streaming in from the north, which kept the flag situated near the diamond gently flapping in the air. The American flag, that is. Confused? Well, keep reading and […]
Margaret Sedgwick, CEO for the Fort Frances Public Library, and Joyce Cuninngham, chair of the library board, talked to about 20 people assembled in the conference room at the Memorial Sports Centre last night about the plans for a new library. —Melanie Béchard photo
With the forest fire hazard now listed as “high to extreme” across Northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources said seven new fires started yesterday. Nipigon Fire #20, first reported yesterday morning, erupted later in the day, fuelled by strong winds of up to 40 km/h. The fire grew to […]
The Rainy River District School Board has received an offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie school, and will vote on the offer at a special meeting tonight. The motion reads “that the Rainy River District School Board accept the offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie School from 501801 Ontario Ltd. o.p.a. Crozier […]
The Fort Frances Public Library board has chosen the lot behind the Memorial Sports Centre as its preferred location for a new library, and will be asking town council to approve the site—at least in principle—at its meeting this coming Monday (June 27). The library board held a public meeting […]
The two suspects who face charges in connection with a series of armed robberies here between September and early January had their case remanded again Monday morning, but likely for the last time. Crown Attorney Robert “Buster” Young said it should be ready to proceed by mid-August. “By Aug. 15, […]
