With a $500 donation from OPSEU Local #375 last Thursday, and news Tuesday the Voyageurs Lions Club also has turned over a cheque for $500, support for the Kiwanis Club’s skate park project keeps growing. And Steve Maki, who has spearheaded the venture since the fall, said it’s time to […]
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He’s making his list and checking it twice. No, that’s not Santa, but Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader for the Northwestern Health Unit, whose team of six inspectors is finding out who’s been naughty and nice with respect to complying with the health unit’s ban on smoking in all […]
With a $500 donation from OPSEU Local #375 last Thursday, and news Tuesday the Voyageurs Lions Club also has turned over a cheque for $500, support for the Kiwanis Club’s skate park project keeps growing. And Steve Maki, who has spearheaded the venture since the fall, said it’s time to […]
As a visual way for local artists to make their mark in honour of the town’s centennial, museum curator Pam Hawley recently put into motion a group project that will be unveiled at the “Celebration of the Arts” festival here in early June. Following the theme, “Celebrating Community,” the concept […]
In the continuing effort to help local families with medical costs, the Fort Frances Community Chest is busy organizing its fifth-annual benefit dinner, which will be held Feb. 16 at La Place Rendez-Vous. “Things are moving along well so far,” said Georges Blanc, who is helping organize the dinner as […]
The Northwest District Catholic School Board approved the template for a self-evaluation during its monthly meeting here last night. The board, which conducted a videoconference linked to its Dryden and Sioux Lookout offices, approved both the board and the director of education evaluation templates for use in the coming months. […]
The Progressive Conservative party in Kenora-Rainy River riding have made their choice. The local riding association will hold a meeting Feb. 1 to make it official, but it already has determined who the party’s candidate will be for the upcoming provincial election—widely expected to be called this spring. That person […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at the board office here and via videoconference with Dryden and Sioux Lookout. On the agenda is a new self-evaluation template for the board to use to measure its accomplishments. Last month, it was proposed such a […]
For the second time in a week, a gas leak has disrupted activity here. The bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls was closed for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning after Canada Customs personnel detected a strong smell in the office at 10:15. At 10:25, Customs officials advised their counterparts […]
The time is now to put your favourite Borderland Thunder alongside the SIJHL’s elite performers. The first-place Thunder (22-6-4-1) take on the defending champion Dryden Ice Dogs (20-12-2-1) on Tuesday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The game also will be the last […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team swept the host Pelican Falls Timberwolves by scores of 10-3 on Friday night and 9-1 on Saturday afternoon in a pair of penalty-filled games. The lowlight of Saturday’s game came with 3:40 left in the second period when Muskie Eric Mosbeck was kicked in the […]
Three local teams started the quest. Two made it to the weekend. One hung in until the final end. But when all was said and done, there will be no local representation at the provincial men’s curling showdown in Thunder Bay next month after the conclusion of last weekend’s district […]
