The North Western Ontario Tourism Association is not alone in its efforts to maintain a thriving industry in the face of increasing costs and government regulations, it learned at its annual meeting last Thursday in Emo. Guest speaker Jim Ticknor, president of the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, made it […]
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With the introduction of “bag tags” earlier this year, and then the increase of acceptable recyclables in “blue boxes” since late September, town residents are recycling a total of 66 percent more materials each month than they did at the start of the year. “For the period running January to […]
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 […]
The best way to describe the Borderland Thunder before they headed into last weekend’s two-game series here against the K&A Variety Golden Hawks would be like this. They were in a bubble, folks—a bubble that kept growing with every win and every lopsided decision. Sheltered from any hardships. They were […]
“Can I get the seniors to stand up?” Muskie coach Greg Allan asked as he began to address the team before they took the field for warm-ups prior to their quarter-final game against the Churchill Bulldogs last Friday in Winnipeg. “This game is potentially a last game for some people,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
