After seeing the number of daily reduced in May, Bearskin Airlines is reintroducing midday service between Thunder Bay and Fort Frances. Effective Sept. 15, new weekday flights will depart Thunder Bay and 11;20 a.m. and Fort Frances at 1:35 p.m.—complimenting current service that departs Thunder Bay at 6:30 p.m. and […]
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Local business owners—and as of tonight’s council meeting here, town councillors and administration— have been invited to attend a meeting with Ontario’s Red Tape Commission co-chair Frank Sheehan when he comes to the district next week. Sheehan will meet with local business owners and other members of the community in […]
This week will not only close the month of August, but also the 2003 Fort Frances Adult Slo-Pitch League season. Dubbed “Championship Week,” the eight teams still standing will face off in a series of games to determine an ultimate champion. The week will culminate with three contests Thursday, featuring […]
The top two teams in the regular season didn’t disappoint again last night as Sight & Sound and Rainy River both advanced to the ‘A’ bracket final in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action. Sight & Sound trounced Big Island 12-4, which sends Big Island to the ‘B’ bracket […]
No one has come forward yet to run for positions on the local public and separate school boards in the November election, town clerk Glenn Treftlin reported. Like candidates for town council, those vying for the two Fort Frances reps for the public board, and three on the Catholic one, […]
An effluent leak at the Abitibi- Consolidated mill here that was detected yesterday afternoon was contained quickly and repaired by late last night. The leak was detected around 1 p.m. The paper mill was shut down immediately and isolated from the kraft mill effluent system. “We had a crack in […]
Alberton Coun. Bill Morrison has become the first declared candidate for reeve there in the November municipal election. The 32-year-old Abitibi-Consolidated employee said he reached the decision late last week after consulting with his family and township residents. “I’ve had a lot of residents ask me to run for reeve […]
Those with loved ones residing at Rainycrest Home for the Aged are encouraged to find out more about the Family and Friends Advisory Council now being struck there. “It’s a brand new thing,” said Mandy Wilson, activation co-ordinator at Rainycrest. “It’s like a school council. You bring people together to […]
Robert Nault, who may not be the local MP for Rainy River District by the next election, was in complete shock yesterday after hearing a provincial commission proposing electoral riding changes here had decided to split his riding, attaching us to Thunder Bay- Atikokan instead of Kenora. “I can’t be […]
Twenty fires were burning in the Fort Frances District on Tuesday night but all but two have been extinguished, the local Ministry of Natural Resources office said this morning. “The last two are currently under control and will be out by the end of the day,” noted Harrold Boven, the […]
Four teams remain in the ‘A’ bracket while the other four have been relegated to the ‘B’ after the opening night of Rainy River District Fastball Association playoff action Tuesday. The playoffs feature a doubleknockout format, with losing teams dropping down to the ‘B’ bracket and playing off until there […]
For Chrissy Thomson, her trip to the national ladies amateur championship in Quebec last week was full of bittersweet memories. Thomson—part of Team Manitoba—participated in the championship for the first time in her career learning a lot, enjoying the experience, but not playing her best golf. “It was a good […]
