Wayne and Betty Salchert once again have organized the annual Mud Lake jamboree for this Sunday, which seems to attract more people every year. More than 800 attended last year and I’m sure this year will be no exception. The Salcherts are requesting everyone to sign the guest book this […]
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During its August meeting, Chapple council questioned the pile of steel at the waste disposal site. Upon investigation, they found there is no market for steel at the present time, but as soon as one is found, the steel will be sold. In other news, council has been unable to […]
Local elementary and secondary school teachers will learn something new themselves before they head back to the job in two weeks as they attend the annual “Summer Institute” tomorrow and Thursday at Fort Frances High School. The conference, which is focused on literacy, will kick off with keynote speaker Tony […]
Education, recreation, and culture will be on the agenda for regional teens today through Thursday during the fourth-annual United Native Friendship Centre youth summit here. Registration began at 3 p.m. today at the Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Centre (UMAYC) at 616 Mowat Ave., with a mix-’nmingle slated from 3-5 p.m. […]
The lights never went out here last Thursday but that didn’t mean local businesses weren’t affected by the largest blackout to ever hit North America. “Once the bump happened, our machines went down,” John Harrison, general manager of the Abitibi- Consolidated mill here, said this morning. He noted the three […]
The Northwestern Health Unit has declared Pither’s Point beach here safe for swimming again after having closed it last week due to the high bacteria counts in the water. Public health inspector Brian Norris said this morning that the ban was lifted Saturday after a suitable number of water samples […]
With the Ministry of Natural Resources discussing whether to impose a Restricted Fire Zone here and elsewhere in the region, the fire hazard index is dangerously high in the Fort Frances District. “We’re well into ‘extreme,’” Harrold Boven, MNR fire management supervisor, said this morning. “The bush is extremely dry. […]
Hot, sunny conditions made the annual Kitchen Creek Classic golf tournament a success even before a winner was crowned. But it was hot for another reason, too. Eventual winner Johnny Lundon opened his round Sunday with a birdie on the first hole, but then bogeyed #3 and #4. “For a […]
Local golfer Chrissy Thomson finished 74th (+44) out of a pack of 94 yesterday at the eighthannual Canadian Ladies’ Golf National Amateur in Blainville, Que., near Montreal. While the final round of the four-day event wrapped up today, Thomson, who shot an 89 yesterday, didn’t make the cut. Thomson had […]
Keeping their fingers crossed the trip will be as productive as planned despite yesterday’s massive power outage in southern Ontario, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, Coun. Deane Cunningham, and CAO Bill Naturkach are heading to Toronto tomorrow for the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Naturkach said this […]
First serving as mayor of Fort Frances from 1981-85, Coun. Deane Cunningham yesterday filed his nomination papers for the position in hopes of being elected for a second go-round this November. “It was a matter of getting the consent from my family,” said Coun. Cunningham, who previously had stated he […]
After spending eight weeks at the Tim Hortons training centre in Oakville, Ont., local resident Gord McQuarrie is eager to open the doors at his new business—and ring in that first “double-double” and cruller on the till. “We’re right on schedule at this point. We’re looking at [opening] the first […]
