With a final report expected from Winnipeg-based consultants Hilderman, Thomas, Frank and Cram (HTFC) next month, the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is giving the public a final chance at an open house here tomorrow to offer input on plans aimed at re-vitalizing the area with tourism and commerce. “This will […]
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The Borderland Thunder added a few points to their league-leading record while referee Andrew Brewer added a few more to their coach’s blood pressure. The Thunder (23-7-5-1) snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-0 win against the Fort William First Nations Wolves (17-15-5-4) here Friday night, then pulled out […]
The waiting game needs to end immediately. If the Fort William First Nation Wolves are going to take a run at first place in the SIJHL, they’ll need to put the bite on the league-leading Borderland Thunder in a two-game series here tonight and tomorrow. The puck drops at 7:30 […]
The administrator of Rainycrest Home for the Aged is hopeful the facility will reopen to visitors by next week as the number of residents suffering from a Norwalk-like virus dwindles. “Things are getting much better,” Jill Colquhoun said Friday morning. “Right now, there’s 14 residents that are ill, two of […]
Canada Safeway here will be changing the way it offers fresh meat products to its customers in the coming week. On Saturday, the company is holding an all-day thank-you for most of the employees in its meat department—as well as a few from other departments—who opted to take a company […]
The Woodlands division at the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill here received Canadian Standards Association certification Thursday for sustainable management practices in the Crossroute Forest. Representatives from Abitibi, as well as the Ministry of Natural Resources, the CSA, and other organizations associated with the forestry industry, were on hand at La Place […]
An experiment which could lead to cost savings for the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here will wrap up tomorrow, general manager John Harrison said Thursday morning. “We’ve had all three machines going since Tuesday,” he noted. “Using an alternate filler type within the sheet, we’re trying to duplicate all the grades of […]
While Rainycrest Home for the Aged remains closed to visitors due to cases of a Norwalk-like virus there, the situation is improving, administrator Jill Colquhoun said Thursday. “As of this morning, we have 17 residents showing symptoms, two of which are new cases,” she noted. On Wednesday, 27 residents showed […]
While it may not seem like the season for flowers, you can brighten up your bleak January days with a new crocus plant as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind is taking orders until next Thursday. “We sent out faxes to all the businesses in the area so they […]
There’s a fine line between champion and runner-up. That line could be no thinner between the Diehards and second-place Scared Hitless atop the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League standings. The Diehards’ three-point outing last Thursday night lifted them to a season total of 60.5, with Scared Hitless nestled right behind […]
Carole Mackintosh is on the hunt for a fresh group of birdie bashers. Since the holiday season, participation in the Fort Frances Badminton Club has dwindled to a mere handful of players. Mackintosh hopes those who haven’t taken the opportunity to come out yet for the weekly sessions at Fort […]
Kenora-Rainy River MP Robert Nault was at La Place Rendez-Vous yesterday to congratulate two local men who had received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for outstanding commitment to community service. Crown Attorney Robert “Buster” Young and OPP Cst. Paul Pirie were nominated for the medals last year and found out in […]
