When James Knopf finally got his foot in the door, everyone else wished they had changed the locks. The Winnipeg resident originally wasn’t part of the field of 16 at the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre last Friday. But after John Hazel couldn’t continue […]
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Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the recent announcement by the province to start the Waste Diversion Ontario Blue Box Program in February is clearly a boon for the town’s recycling activity. But as to how much of a cash infusion it will amount to, that won’t be clear […]
Christmas came early for Vanessa Hebert this year as a flood of donations for the annual community dinner poured in late last week. “We were starting to worry,” Hebert, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, admitted Monday. “But I don’t know why we ever did—the community always […]
Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is urging town residents to be patient, and keep putting their recyclables into the “blue box” and not the garbage can, until the new curbside pickup schedule comes into effect next week. “I’ve seen some ‘blue boxes’ out there already. We know there’s going […]
News of a case of “mad cow” disease in a dairy cow in Washington state last Tuesday (Dec. 23) has heightened the threat to the beef industry in Canada already reeling from a similar discovery in Alberta back in May, Canadian agricultural officials say. Furthermore, preliminary investigations indicate the animal […]
Whether it’s a significant levy increase or more funding from the province, the Northwestern Health Unit needs more money to do its job properly in 2004, said its CEO and medical officer of health. “We need stable funding for public health,” argued Dr. Pete Sarsfield. “It’s a problem across Canada, […]
The spirit of camaraderie was alive once again here this holiday season as well over 200 people came together at Knox United Church for the annual community Christmas dinner. “I think it went very well. We had a steady stream of people, not too many at once,” said Karen Haney, […]
Here’s hoping everyone survived the Christmas festivities and were able to spend time with friends and family, get all the gifts you wished for, and didn’t eat too much. I realize to accomplish all of the above mentioned does not happen often! I’d like to take this opportunity to wish […]
Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is urging town residents to be patient, and keep putting their recyclables into the “blue box” and not the garbage can, until the new curbside pickup schedule comes into effect next week. “I’ve seen some ‘blue boxes’ out there already. We know there’s going […]
Canadians returning to Fort Frances from International Falls will do well to do their meat shopping over here, say officials from Canada Customs and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Those entering Canada no longer are allowed to bring most beef, beef products, lamb, goat meat, or cervids (elk and moose) […]
The Northwestern Health Unit officially has learned it will have to wait until at least next month to find out if the provincial Health Services Review Appeal Board decides in favour of its stance on banning smoking in public places. “We found out after the media,” Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO […]
A Sioux Lookout man was killed in an accident last Tuesday night (Dec. 23) on Highway 72 involving a moose and a second vehicle. Sioux Lookout OPP identified the victim as Michel Levesque, 53. The accident happened around 11 p.m. about six km north of Dinorwic when the northbound vehicle […]
