If the crowd gathered in the Memorial Sports Centre’s parking lot all of last week indicated anything, it is that skateboarding could be the most popular sport among Fort Frances’ youngsters. Due to a late pick up, some skateboarders have mistakenly thought the park was here to stay for the […]
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Safety and the role it plays in your life depend on many things, including your attitude. All of us need to learn how to protect ourselves, and family members from the potential injury hazards that can strike at any giving time. We all need to be made aware of and […]
Here are the other winners from the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Big Fish ($1,000) •Day One–Mike Luhman and Mark Raveling (Team #6): 5.46 •Day Two–Tony Richards and Ken Olson (Team #32): 4.8 •Day Three–Kelvin Caul and Murray Withersoon (Team #71): 4.58 Big Catch ($1,000) •Day One–Mike Luhman and […]
With Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care still working out the details over the plans for Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye hospital, CEO Wayne Woods said work should begin there next spring. “We’re progressing to complete the drawings,” he noted. “We’ve been […]
Local talent will be showcased on Aug. 25 at Mud Lake City’s musical one-day festival. All performers and spectators are welcome to the open stage, free admission concert in Mud Lake City, which is located south of Devlin on Boxalder Rd. W. Mud Lake City, named after a nearby bog, […]
There is a fishing dynasty in our midst. This year’s representatives of the Gibbins’ fishing aristocracy were cousins John “Homer” Gibbins from Morson and Rueben “Bart” Gibbins of Bergland. They left their mark at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship but that is only two fifths of the story. “We […]
Digging into garbage, knocking over barbecues and pawing at bird feeders, hungry bears are expected to enter town again this year. The Town of Fort Frances is urging people to keep their lawns free of attractants to keep bears from wandering too far into neighbourhoods. “Keep your garbage in the […]
The fate of the AB-Backus complex could be decided tonight at a meeting of the International Falls school board. The falls school board is set to announce a decision over the building complex at a public meeting at Falls High School room 122 starting at 3:45 p.m. Two groups are […]
The drought that has affected farmers in western Canada for three years might receive some much needed help from district farmers. While farmers are busy baling hay now, they might also be asked to donate some to drought-stricken cattle in the west. Emo council has been recently looking at donating […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are set to man the Noden Causeway this Saturday with garbage bags and gloves. “We’re going to start at 9 a.m., and continue until we get done,” president Bill Morgenstern said. “Anybody who wants to come join us is more than welcome. If there […]
It’s less than one-hundredth the size of a pinhead and sounds like a character from “Star Wars.” But for western cattle producers, it could reduce pest problems that cost an estimated $7 million each year in Alberta alone. Wolbachia is a bacterium under study at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge […]
The stress of the flooding in Rainy River has gone beyond what the people are feeling. The town’s sewer system has been over-stressed by over capacity inflows during the flooding last July 31st and this past June. Town Clerk Deb Bowman said that council feels the problem of infiltration has […]
