Town council will decide Monday night whether to accept a modified plan for the La Verendrye Parkway without docks and a gathering site on Victoria Avenue, or pay the extra $1.3 million for the original concept. “There’s been a recommendation put forward to award a modified contract,” town CAO Bill […]
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A full field yielded an even closer finish at Kitchen Creek’s “anniversary” tournament yesterday. Just five points separated the top 10 teams as Tom Foley, Paul Morrison, and Tony Penkoff earned top spot with 106—one more than the foursome of Jim Ballard, Doug Currie, Blake Bruyere, and Bob Armit. Under […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources said today a new fire had been reported near Atikokan, just northwest of Quetico Provincial Park. MNR spokesperson Debbie Maclean said fire crews already are “taking action” on the blaze. Neither the size nor the cause of the fire had been determined as of press […]
A large crowd was on hand Wednesday morning for the official opening of the new Customs and Immigration facility here. “With a new location, modern facilities, and technology upgrades, the Fort Frances border crossing is equipped to provide more efficient services to the travelling public and commercial traffic,” said local […]
The federal government announced here Wednesday afternoon it would contribute $39,000 to “Re-Inventing Fort Frances,” meaning the committee now has the funds needed to go ahead with its feasibility study. Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, made the funding announcement while meeting with […]
As first reported in last Friday’s Daily Bulletin, the town will resume curbside “Blue Box” pick-ups on Monday (July 22). “We will be conducting a trial period with Koochiching County Environmental Services Division for processing recyclables at their facility in International Falls,” said Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of operations […]
The Township of Emo will continue to recycle but residents will start putting their items into transparent bags rather than “blue boxes,” said Irwin Morphet, supervisor of the Emo landfill site. It is felt that bags will provide a more efficient and cleaner system,” he noted. The transparent bags, which […]
Incorporating native heritage in the classroom to keep aboriginal kids in school topped discussions between Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman and staff at the Seven Generations Educational Institute during his visit here last Wednesday. Wilf Cyr, director of elementary and secondary support programs, stressed that preserving the language was key to […]
Wide Mouth Mason will take the stage next Thursday (July 25) as one of the headline acts performing at this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. But after that, their instruments will be replaced by rods and reels as the trio stays in Fort Frances to fish. “They’re arriving on […]
The big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina will be a rockin’ next Wednesday (July 24) when “Quest for the Best” will be held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the third time. And the 18-act lineup has just been released. “There’s quite a variety of […]
A dozen people signed up for the inaugural “practice firm” program being run by the local campus of Confederation College in an effort to find them permanent jobs. Now more than halfway through the program, four participants already have already been hired and the “firm” is showing it is an […]
“Whenever I stop doing Indian activities, Happy times will be no more. The dancing men say this, ‘There will be hard times.’” –Richard Lyons Richard Lyons was appointed a member of the Order of Canada earlier this month for his work preserving native culture—and he couldn’t be happier. “It was […]
