With an increase in personnel and some changes in procedure over the past several years, the OPP office here needs renovations, S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis said. The request for such renovations will be officially received by council at tonight’s regular meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “Over the past […]
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Picket signs were propped up against trees, shoved into lawn chairs, and sticking out of car windows in front of the courthouse here today as local Ontario Public Service Employees Union members took part in a provincial “day of action.” The day of action served to highlight concerns of the […]
Optimistic fans would say the Borderland Thunder, who lead their best-of-seven semi-final series 3-2, still have two cracks to knock off the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs and advance to the SIJHL final. Yet even they know Saturday night’s narrow 5-4 overtime loss in Game 5 here to force the series […]
The Academy Awards may have seen Hollywood’s stars come out last night, but district businesses and individuals got their chance to shine in the spotlight here Saturday during the seventh-annual Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. This year’s award winners were: •Safety Award (individual/employee)—John Reader (Ministry of Natural Resources); •Safety Award […]
The garage sale season will kick off tomorrow with a monster garage sale for the local community youth centre. “We have computers that are older but cool, old hockey memorabilia like a Gordie Howe helmet, leather gloves, hockey jersey,” centre co-ordinator Darcy Neufeld said. “People have brought in snowshoes, video […]
Coping with—and reducing—workplace stress is the topic of a keynote address and workshop to be held next Wednesday and Thursday at the Red Dog Inn. Geri McKeown, an advisor to the National Quality Institute, first will speak at a mix-and-mingle Wednesday at 7 p.m., which anyone still is welcome to […]
With Easter coming up next weekend, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market is hoping to get a jump on things by opening its doors earlier than usual. “The weather was so nice, we wanted to give it a try. And with Easter coming up, we knew we had to be open […]
The Borderland Thunder regained their winning ways last night. Bouncing back from Wednesday’s loss, the Thunder grabbed the early lead and then relied on their stingy defence to claim a 3-1 victory over the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs at the Fort William Gardens last night. The Thunder now lead the […]
A late goal by Brian Dzijak gave the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs a narrow 5-4 victory over the visiting Borderland Thunder last night in Game 3 of their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series. The Thunder still hold a 2-1 lead, with Game 4 going tonight at the Fort William Gardens. Game […]
With the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts only three weeks away, people can get their first hint of the talent to be included in this year’s event with the release of the program. Programs, which cost $2 each, are now available at Tammi’s Flower Garden, public […]
Whether the Town of Fort Frances will find a use for old Fort High is still up in the air, but the planning committee is one step closer to finding out after receiving an early draft of an engineering report late Tuesday afternoon. “The ball is in our court as […]
The future looks bright through the custom-made PVC windows made by the Little Fork Ojibway Company now that the recently re-opened operation, owned by Rainy River First Nations, is selling its product to major hardware stores across the district. “The window factory’s sales are up,” said Rainy River Chief Gary […]
