With just three days left for guys to get something for that special woman in their lives, local businesses are getting ready for the last-minute Valentine’s Day rush. “There’s a definite spike in business this time of year. Yesterday was just great, for example,” said Dave Brockie of Brockie’s Jewellers. […]
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The Fort Frances OPP would like to advise the public of a telemarketing scam that has hit the area. Numbers in the 807 exchange are being inundated with calls from a company called National Reservations in Virginia, U.S.A. The initial call is a computer voice which advises that you have […]
An 18-shot third period, in which the Muskie boys’ hockey team scored twice, gave them a come-from-behind 3-2 win over rival International Falls Broncos over there last night—and subsequent “bragging rights on the beach” come summer. Confused? Let Muskie head coach Shane Bliss explain. “That term came from Terry Ogden […]
Plans to revive the Fort Frances Winter Carnival have been set aside this year due to time constraints. “It is with disappointment that the efforts to revive the winter carnival for this year have been abandoned,” Mayor Dan Onichuk said in a press release issued Friday morning. “Commitments by numerous […]
A dozen local applicants to the Moffat Family Fund will be notified next week of their share of the $50,000 pot the town had been allocated for 2004. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said Thursday the town was informed that the Winnipeg Foundation had approved the list of 12 applicants […]
Local secondary school teachers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action last week after negotiations at the provincial level stalled. Of the members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Rainy River who voted last Thursday, 99 percent were in favour of taking action—including a strike—to achieve their […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will be crossing the border tonight for an exhibition showdown against the International Falls Broncos. The puck drops at 7 p.m. at Bronco Arena. The last time these two teams faced each other was here back in late November, which the Muskies won 3-0. The […]
Council and administration nearly have wrapped up the capital portion of the town’s 2005 budget at a special committee of the whole meeting earlier this week. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said administration is in the process of exploring funding options right now, but what will be built or purchased […]
It didn’t take Scott Fawcett long to find a new job. After a rough three years with the Mount Allison Mounties, where he went 1-23 as their head coach, the former Muskie mentor has signed on with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as their special teams co-ordinator. Fawcett is part of […]
Coming off one of their biggest wins of the season, a 3-2 decision over the Fort William First Nations North Stars here Saturday, the Borderland Thunder weren’t able to sustain that effort last night in Dryden. The host Ice Dogs prevailed 3-2 for their second win in as many tries […]
The Smiths are a typical Canadian family—average income, modest home in a quiet neighbourhood. Several months ago, Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. Jones, came to live with them. Mrs. Jones is dying. After many tests, treatments, and hospital stays, her doctors have told the family that a cure of her disease […]
The Salvation Army in Canada would like to offer an enormous expression of gratitude to all its donors for their generosity during the recent appeal for tsunami relief. As of Feb. 3, public contributions to the Canadian Salvation Army’s South Asia Disaster Relief Fund totalled $4.8 million. On Dec. 26, […]
