Tourist outfitters in Northwestern Ontario go to great lengths to make sure their American clients have the hunting or fishing adventure of a lifetime when they visit here. Every effort is made to show these clients what a wonderful area this is so they not only will come back, but […]
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After scrapping plans for a large concrete bowl design, the skate park committee is moving ahead with a new vision—and a renewed vigour—with its sights set on having one built here next spring. “We had an estimate done as to how much it would cost for full bowl and found […]
Members of the Rainy River District Athletic Association will outline the group’s goals and responsibilities at tonight’s regular monthly meeting of the public school board. Established in 2001, the RRDAA’s mission is to manage elementary athletic opportunities as well as promote a healthy lifestyle through sports. The association is run […]
While town council was shocked to learn last Monday night that Shaw Cable might be pulling the plug on its community programming here, Mayor Dan Onichuk said this morning the situation isn’t as dire as first thought. The mayor met yesterday with Shaw regional systems manager David Inglis to discuss […]
Boise Cascade Corp. announced Friday it had completed the sale of its paper, forest products, and timberland assets to a private equity firm in Chicago, Ill. for roughly $3.7 billion (U.S.) The transaction puts the corporation in the hands of a new company, Boise Cascade LLC, formed by Madison Dearborn […]
The Fort Frances Communities in Bloom project is moving full-speed ahead. The committee first met on Oct. 5 and developed many great ideas for the project. The committee looked at a slogan, letterhead, contests, awards, advertising, fundraising, donations, and website ideas. Various ideas were gathered and now the committee is […]
The Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team ended its season Friday in Winnipeg with a 28-1 loss to the Churchill Bulldogs in the quarter-finals of the WHSFL’s ‘AA’ conference. The seventh-ranked Muskies (1-6), having allowed the most points over the regular season, were the definite underdogs against the second-seeded Bulldogs (6-1)—the […]
The Borderland Thunder did something here Saturday that they haven’t done all season—they lost. The Thunder showed why they are the top team in the SIJHL with a convincing 7-1 win over the K&A Variety Golden Hawks on Friday night to extend their league unbeaten string to 12. But Saturday […]
The town’s new recycling contracts with Asselin Transportation and Metro Materials Recovery Inc. in Winnipeg kicked in Monday, meaning paper products and other recyclables no longer have to be sorted by residents. While the town had announced a few weeks ago that it would be switching to a “co-mingled” stream, […]
Rainy River District saw an unusual amount of rainfall over the Hallowe’en weekend, but not enough to break the record. Environment Canada said Fort Frances received 49 mm of rain from Friday evening through Sunday. Atikokan received slightly more with 55.6 mm, but Devlin topped both with 68 mm—the most […]
The Fort Frances OPP once again will be conducting “Operation Pumpkin” tomorrow night. This community policing initiative was developed in an effort to curb acts of mischief associated with “Gate Night.” It is a concentrated effort by police and various community partners, including the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, North Air […]
“Snowbank,” the four-part radio drama mini-series from Icbox Radio Theater, will continue tomorrow (Oct. 30) at 7:30 p.m. on local radio station 91.9FM The Edge. It will present subsequent chapters over the next two Saturdays at the same time and station. Each Saturday’s live broadcast will be followed by a […]
