With another hunting season in the books, the Ministry of Natural Resources is proclaiming deer and moose counts to be strong and on the upswing in Rainy River district. “The deer herds are in excellent shape, and the moose herds are in very good shape in most [wildlife management] units,” […]
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Industry Canada still hasn’t made any decisions on its project designed to bring broadband communications to rural and northern areas—despite saying it would do so by Dec. 20. Industry Canada stated that due to the overwhelming number of applications for the project, and the need to be thorough, it has […]
Andy Young’s giving it his all so those in need can receive. At 67 years old but not even close to slowing down, the Fort Frances resident has decided to do his part to make a difference for the local Salvation Army by turning a winter full of cross-country skiing […]
Today is your last chance to hit local retailers for those final gifts and stocking stuffers to make Christmas complete for you and your loved ones. Just don’t expect there to be small crowds. Businesses throughout town reported Christmas sales have been fair to good all season long. “It’s a […]
After five years away from Fort Frances, John Harrison is happy to return here in the role of new general manager of the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here starting Jan. 13. “It’s nice to return back home. I was born and raised in Fort Frances,” Harrison said yesterday from his home in […]
Despite this being the first time she’s headed up organizing the community Christmas dinner, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau said the annual event is all ready to go tomorrow—with nary a stitch in the plans. “Everything is going quite well,” Vanessa Hebert said yesterday afternoon. “We’ve […]
With a beard-growing contest being held in conjunction with the Town of Frances’ centennial celebrations in 2003, centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson is urging every man to give it a shot. And if they don’t without first getting a permit to go beardless, there could be consequences–a $2 fine from the […]
Northwestern Health Unit staff are poised to begin enforcing a smoking ban in all enclosed public places in the Kenora-Rainy River districts come Jan. 1. “We’ve had enforcement training, staff are trained, and we’ve had legal experts from southern Ontario look at the whole procedure,” Bill Limerick, the health unit’s […]
There wasn’t even any standing room available last Tuesday night for the annual Christmas concert at Our Lady of the Way School. The students and their teachers obviously had worked overtime to give the audience a piece of the Christmas spirit, namely, peace and goodwill to all mankind. Prior to […]
Our Devlin/La Vallee volunteer fire department had a busy week, responding to two calls. The first occurred last Tuesday afternoon with the crew rushing off to River Road North, where a longtime resident’s home was on fire. Fortunately, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to one room (this was […]
The Township of La Vallee will improve local recreational infrastructure, emergency services, and road conditions with a $200,000 investment from the provincial government, it was announced last week. “Our government understands the importance of investing in civic infrastructure to improve the quality of life and help build strong northern communities,” […]
The Feathermen Hawks were missing some feathers, but they nearly warbled their way to a split against the top team in the SIJHL. Having only one victory in their last 11 outings, and playing with only 13 skaters, the Hawks were annihilated 8-1 by the visiting Borderland Thunder on Saturday […]
