As centuries of mist were cleared away and New Atlantis stood revealed here in full perfection and shining in the sun, we also welcomed a local leader of men who came among us for almost another century—and made us glad he was here. With all his achievements as well as […]
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The man who devoted more than a quarter-century of his life to help develop Chapple was roasted good-naturedly by friends and colleagues Friday afternoon at the Chapple Rec Centre. Former reeve Cecil Wilson retired for health reasons Jan. 2, having served as reeve since 1989. Previously, he had served as […]
“We can do this nice, or nasty.” These were some of the first words Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of health of the Northwestern Health Unit, said Saturday as he encouraged delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting to establish anti-smoking bylaws in their communities. […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League will run its inaugural two-round playoff format between March 12 and April 15, the league announced yesterday. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, it was decided at Monday night’s executive meeting in Thunder Bay that the top four teams from the regular season […]
Podium pirouettes were the order of the day for two teams of local skaters at the Sunset Country regionals in Kenora last weekend. The local Border Skating Club’s 22-member squad carted home 23 medals while the Emo Figure Skating Club got an even better return on its participation investment—piling up […]
The Town of Fort Frances will take the next step to getting a proposed remand centre here after approving a draft proposal presented by consultants Sandy Baroudi and Gerry Pisarzowski of the Toronto-based Advisory Services//GPA. “We have to move to forward on this so we can have a maintenance of […]
The contract to construct the River Walk Condominium project on Front Street could be awarded today and then presented at tonight’s public meeting, Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach said. The deadline for bids from companies vying to build the 32-unit complex was 2 p.m. today. The Fort Frances Non-Profit Housing […]
A huge challenge awaits the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams as they host the league-leading Dryden Eagles tonight. The Eagles top the NorWOSSA boys’ standings with a 10-1 record while the last-place Muskies (1-6-1) are battling Sioux Lookout for the fourth-and-final playoff spot. Dryden took control of NorWOSSA right […]
For the first time in almost three months, the Borderland Thunder can call first place their own. They took two of three games from the Feathermen Hawks over the weekend, including a 7-1 win here Friday night, to grab sole possession of first place in the Superior International Junior Hockey […]
Whether Fort Frances will land a remand centre, replacing the jail which is slated to close in 2004, is be one of the items topping the agenda at Monday night’s town council meeting. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning he wasn’t sure what the consultants—Sandy Baroudi and Gerry Pisarzowski of […]
After wrapping up their investigation Sunday morning, the Fort Frances Fire Department has determined a fire at Carpet and Tile Discounters early Friday was accidental. “There was a baseboard heater involved. After looking at the events that led up to the fire, we’ve determined it was an accident,” Fire Chief […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs are starting to make a habit of winning tournaments, going undefeated over the weekend at the Lake of the Woods Squirt ‘A’ invitational tournament in Baudette. The Mustangs dumped Warroad 6-1 in the ‘A’ final yesterday to claim their third tourney title […]
