While the fire has died down at the municipal landfill site off McIrvine Road, Fort Frances firefighters are fighting yet another blaze at the nearby Abitibi-Consolidated dump. “As of Friday, firefighters have been working with Abitibi to deal with the fire,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning, adding the […]
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Leads, rebounds, and a second-straight trip to the all-Ontarios were snatched away from the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team here over the weekend. The Hillcrest Colts (Thunder Bay) dominated the boards 44-23 en route to their 64-57 win over the Muskies on Saturday morning to sweep the best-of-three NWOSSAA final. […]
The Northwest Ontario Recycle Association will be sending out letters to municipalities in the Kenora and Rainy River districts this week in an effort to gauge support for switching recycling responsibilities to another company. The decision came Friday during a NORA board meeting in Dryden, where the board learned no […]
A meeting to finalize plans for the return of a local Midget ‘AA’ rep team should happen by the end of the month. “It’s mainly for parents and players to come down and help us outline the program,” team organizer Dave Egan said of the meeting, which will be scheduled […]
The second-annual “Curl for Cancer” is set to go Saturday, with 28 rinks hitting the ice for a good cause at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “We start to play at 9 a.m. but anybody could show up at 8:30 a.m. and there’ll be something going on,” said Cheryl Behan, […]
After a somewhat successful first meeting Feb. 19, Diane Maxey is still looking for young voices to participate in a choir being planned especially for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here May 6-9. “Things are gong well, but I still need more, more, more singers for […]
Supporters of Genevieve McGinnis agreed to vacate the Rainy River First Nation band office after a meeting with four band councillors was set up for this coming Tuesday (March 5) to discuss their concerns. The protesters had occupied the band office from noon Monday until Tuesday evening to bring attention […]
With the deadline coming up tomorrow, nominations for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 2002 business awards have exceeded organizers’ expectations. “It’s been fabulous. I’m sure we’ll get a few more before Friday, but right now we’re up to 53,” said Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth, adding she had been hoping […]
The local community youth centre wants to help the public with their spring cleaning. It is planning to hold a monster garage sale fundraiser in March—and asking people for donations of items they no longer want. “The garage sale is going to raise money for activities and different materials needed […]
As a sort of “thank you” gift to designated drivers, some local bars—in conjunction with the district Substance Abuse Prevention team—are giving out special cups to patrons who choose to put safety first. “Basically, the whole initiative is to promote safe, responsible drinking. As licensees, it’s a concern,” said Larry […]
The Borderland Thunder failed to extend their lead over the second-place Feathermen Hawks, losing 5-1 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night. The Ice Dogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by Manuel Brousseau, Shawn Bishop, and Mike Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh’s goal came with […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team brushed off a sluggish start against the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final there Friday, running away with a strong third quarter en route to a 54-44 win. The win marked the Muskies’ third-straight league title. The black-and-gold were back on their heels in […]
