Perhaps there is no better indicator in Rainy River District that winter is finally behind us than the annual extravaganza known as Spring Fever Days. For three days, Emo becomes the social centre of Borderland and this year was no exception. Even Mother Nature co-operated as the little town on […]
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The Thunder Bay Legends concert slated here Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre is sold out, organizers reported this morning. “I’m pleasantly surprised. Very happy,” said Teresa Hazel, director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The Foundation will be receiving proceeds from the concert, which, in turn, will go […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hear an update on the French immersion program from Education Director John Madigan at its regular monthly meeting here tonight. Despite efforts by the board and local chapter of Canadian Parents for French to increase the profile of the program, enrolment for this […]
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Ministry of Natural Resources, for the first time, have declared this week (April 18-24) as “Wildfire Prevention Week” in Ontario. While the fire season here has been quiet so far, with only four fires reported in the entire West Fire region since April […]
A house fire at 1012 Armit Ave. N. on Sunday afternoon was caused by a child playing with matches, Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning. Chief Richardson said firefighters were called to the house at 3:28 p.m. on Sunday, where they discovered a small blaze contained to […]
Celebrate with us! National Volunteer Week is April 18-24, and the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is holding its annual volunteer appreciation dinner on Wednesday (April 21) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. This event is held to show our appreciation to those volunteers who diligently help the Volunteer Bureau complete […]
John Rafferty won the NDP nomination for the new federal riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River after the third and final voting session was held last night in Thunder Bay. Rafferty, a small business owner and former radio host in Thunder Bay, defeated former Fort Frances councillor Larry Richardson. The riding […]
Fort Frances has won its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ ‘AAA’/‘AAAA’ hockey championship in 2006. The bid committee in Toronto made the decision quickly Friday morning after the bidding was completed. Fort High principal Ian Simpson, who will serve as the banquet chairman for the tournament, was the first […]
Canadian Tire has confirmed it will begin construction on a new store here shortly, with an expected opening in 2005. “Construction should start in the next week or two,” Canadian Tire spokesperson Lisa Gibson said Friday morning. She also confirmed the new store would include a Mark’s Work Wearhouse. “That’s […]
Boise Cascade Corp. and its partners in Voyageur Panel Ltd. this morning announced they have reached an agreement with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. for the purchase of the oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Barwick. Voyageur Panel is being purchased for about $193 million (U.S.), plus as much as $10 million […]
Fort High will be well represented at NWOSSAA here next Wednesday with a Muskie senior mixed doubles team and a singles player all advancing from NorWOSSA. Simone Desjardins went undefeated at the league showdown in Atikokan yesterday, winning the gold medal and continuing her streak from the NorWOSSA qualifier a […]
An International Falls woman was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) after a search of her residence Monday detected illegal substances. The 23-year-old, a resident of Fourth Avenue, was arrested Monday at 4:38 p.m. after a narcotics search warrant was executed at her shared residence, according to […]
