Close to $4 million worth of local flood damage has already been reported to the Ontario Disaster Relief Office with less than two weeks remaining before the claims deadline. As of Thursday the disaster office received 362 claims with damages totaling $3,970,000, office manager Ian Mollett said this morning. “It […]
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After a two-week trial period with the new blue box recycling program, slight changes have been made to the pick-up schedule starting Monday. On Mondays, all homes from the east side of Portage Avenue to the west side of Frenette Avenue and north side of Scott Street will be picked […]
A grassroots citizens group fighting to keep doors of AB-Backus complex open has won their bid to save the historic buildings. The International Falls school board announced yesterday that it voted unanimously to allow “Citizens for Backus-AB” purchase the buildings. “Wow,” enthused “Citizens” member Margarett Patnode. “My first response was […]
The Aquanauts are looking to use their largest grant to date to improve their development. The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) announced Tuesday that communities in the Northwest region, including the local swim club, will benefit from grants totalling $796,700. Several grants support initiatives that will improve local sports organizations and […]
In a tight Rainy River District Fastball League all-star game, Team One used a two-run fifth inning to nip Team Two 6-4 Thursday night at Big Grassy First Nation. Will Handorgan (Big Island) earned game MVP honours for Team One after getting two key lead-off hits in the bottom of […]
With the bass freshly deposited back in the water, Emo’s Walleye Classic is gearing up for a bigger and better second-annual tournament on May 30 and 31, 2003. Organizers decided to expand the field to 60 teams next year, up from the 50 available spots in this year’s tournament. “Everyone […]
The road to Norm Lindsay’s record third Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship win didn’t include improving on his deep water technique. Nor was it catching onto Rainy Lake’s tricky patterns. For a lifelong angler, this particular road went beyond fishing. Victory came on the heels of recovering from two cracked […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is much more than a fishing tournament to the local tourist industry-it is a lifeline. “It certainly brought a lot of business to town” said Jack Mutz, the owner of the Bayview Motel. “It was the same or even better than last year,” he […]
The district will do its part in promoting “Project Purple Week” tomorrow. The Ontario Federation of Anglers Hunters outdoors club (Fort Frances) is inviting the general public to help monitor the growth of purple loosestrife and galerucella beetles south of Devlin (near Hughes Road) starting at 6:30 p.m. Loosestrife is […]
“Wow, it’s Bobber!” yells an excited youngster. “Can I have a hug?” another asks before diving between the basscot’s two fins as a circle of children form around it. From loonie hunts to Bobber’s first birthday bash, kids were kept hopping at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this weekend, […]
While he may have been the last contestant to perform that night, Marc Desforges was “first” in the judges’ eyes, taking this year’s “Quest for the Best” crown Wednesday night at the Sorting Gap Marina. A six-time participant in the singing contest, Desforges said he was only in it for […]
With the big tent dismantled and the last volunteer thanked, organizers of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship breathed a sigh of relief at yet another successful tournament. “I thought it went great. It was quite a learning experience for me,” said chair Gary Rogozinski, who served his first term […]
