Town council discarded an offer from the Northwestern Health Unit to help train local bylaw enforcement staff on a smoking bylaw by removing it from the agenda at Monday night’s regular meeting. “Given council’s current situation with this topic, we don’t have a particular answer for the health unit,” said […]
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A challenge was issued last year to Emo council to a friendly game of carpet bowling at Wheels to Meals. Well, council was victorious, which was not overlooked by the seniors, so another set of games was arranged for last Thursday. Council had some new members added but almost the […]
In the wake of Walkerton, many district residents expressed concern about groundwater contamination due to this week’s flooding. John Steele, communications director with the Ministry of the Environment, said they are monitoring the situation closely. “The sewage treatment plant in Fort Frances has to bypass raw sewage into the river […]
Rising flood waters did more than dampen home basements, they also hampered business across town—causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Abitibi-Consolidated was able to keep running through a power outage that affected the whole district for almost about half-an-hour Monday afternoon. “The power outage did not affect the mill […]
After holding its annual inspection ceremony the previous week, the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held its windup barbecue last Wednesday evening at Lions Park in Emo. Parents, grandparents, and friends joined the Sea Cadets under clear and mild weather conditions. Volunteer Bill Whiting had cooked up hamburgers […]
The fight to save Backus Auditorium in International Falls takes center stage tomorrow night at a benefit concert to preserve it. An “artists’ showcase,” featuring Paul Severson and Friends, will be held there starting at 7:30 p.m. For a suggested donation of $10 per person or $20 per family, the […]
Determining the feasibility of establishing an Area Services Board (ASB) here will take a step forward next month after the working group learned Friday that district municipalities are in favour of hiring a consultant. “With the exception of two unorganized areas, all voted in favour,” said Fort Frances Coun. Dave […]
With a vibrantly-coloured poster of two parrots and the slogan, “You don’t need drugs to colour your life,” Brandon Olsen earned top honours in a national poster contest sponsored by the Elks and Royal Purple. Tony Kadikoff, past Ontario Elks provincial president, presented the Grade 6 student at the Sturgeon […]
Alexa McDonough’s decision to resign as leader of the federal New Democratic Party last Wednesday shows how classy a politician she is, provincial NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said. Hampton added that unlike the federal Liberals currently battling over the leadership of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Mc-Donough’s decision […]
Dave Allison got tired of calling family and friends back home to inquire how the Borderland Thunder was doing in their inaugural season this past winter. Well, the longtime coach will get the closest look possible next season. The 43-year-old Fort Frances native signed on to coach the team Monday […]
Arthur “Doc” Johnson, the unofficial spokesperson for the 1952 Allan Cup-winning Fort Frances Canadians, took the crowd of nearly 100 people attending the inaugural town sports banquet here Friday night back to a spring a half-century ago. And as the 78-year-old led off his speech by reciting a letter he […]
The Ministry of Transportation, the OPP, and Public Works crews are working around the clock to repair the damage this week’s flooding has caused. Every township in the district is dealing with washed out roads, lost bridges, and stranded residents. And in fact, five municipalities—Dawson, Lake of the Woods, Rainy […]
