Fort Frances OPP is reminding motorists there will be an increased level of enforcement on local streets and highways. “School’s back in session. We have young drivers on the streets, and young people on the sidewalks and crossing streets,” said Cst. Al MacDonald. “We’ve heard concerns about road safety and […]
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Good fortune in the form of financial help has shone upon the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. The group will hold its annual fall meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at the Memorial Sports Centre, with the highlight being the official announcement of the club receiving a […]
Town council moved one step closer to deciding what to do about downtown parking woes after receiving a report from the Planning and Development executive committee at Monday night’s regular meeting. The report—composed in response to the Business Improvement Area’s recommendation that council not reinstate meters in the downtown area […]
The Oak Park Raiders looked every part the three-time defending Winnipeg High School Football League champions as they blanked the host Muskies 42-0 in Friday’s regular-season opener. “If we can’t execute basic stuff, we’re going to get drilled,” Muskie head coach Bob Swing said after the blowout. “It was International […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking town council to waive an arena rental fee of $465 after a wrestling event held there back in April didn’t prove profitable. In a letter to the town, Chamber president Roberta Oliver said the income statement from the Canadian Wrestling Federation show […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been named to a nuisance bear committee the province has launched, Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette announced Friday. The committee, which will begin meeting immediately, will be chaired by Royal Poulin, former general manager of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and current chair of […]
The Northwestern Health Unit announced Friday afternoon that the beach at Pither’s Point once again was declared safe for swimming after being closed since Aug. 29. The health unit had to wait for two-consecutive samples indicating the water had safe levels of E. coli before opening it again. This was […]
Doug Anderson thought the sweltering heat had finally gotten to him Saturday morning after spotting a chicken on the loose in downtown Fort Frances. “It was around 11 a.m. when I looked out the window and noticed a crowd of people gathering on the street,” the co-owner of Betty’s on […]
After a spaghetti dinner in honour of NDP leader Howard Hampton’s 15th anniversary as MPP here Saturday night, Winnipeg-Transcona MP Bill Blaikie promised a revitalized NDP if he’s elected leader of the federal party in January. Blaikie began his speech by congratulating Hampton for his fight to keep Hydro One […]
Saddle up! The Northern Therapeutic Riding Association’s sixth-annual “Freedom Ride” fundraiser will hit the trails tomorrow at Trail’s End Stables in Devlin—if Mother Nature co-operates. Organizer Joyce Young said this morning that those wanting to ride should call her around 9 a.m. tomorrow (486-3378) to find out if the ride, […]
There’s no substitute for experience. The Muskie ‘B’ football squad gave a preview of the joys and pains expected from a young club learning the basics of the game in its season-opening 30-7 loss to the Roseau Rams here Thursday afternoon. The lopsided score didn’t have Muskie coach Lou Gauthier […]
Following a meeting Thursday morning, the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club has struck a committee to look into establishing a skate park here by next spring. “What I want to do right now is find out what’s available, and find out the costs involved,” said club past president Steve Maki, who […]
