Laughter rang throughout the Stratton Centennial Hall on Saturday night as the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture celebrated its 25th anniversary. A number of founders of the local chapter of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture joined more than 130 other members for dinner and entertainment to celebrate the year—and a […]
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The waste disposal meeting held last Wednesday (Oct. 17) at the Emo La Vallee Community Centre had a disappointing attendance, said Emo Reeve Russ Fortier. And those on hand did not ask many questions essential as input to this project, he added. Some pollution contamination information from recent months involved […]
Hallowe’en wouldn’t be the same without candy and as the clock winds down to the annual “Scott Street Scare” next Wednesday, organizer Sandra McNay said more donations are needed. “As far as donations go, they’ve been really appreciated. But we could always use more candy,” McNay said yesterday, noting she […]
Electricity consumers in Fort Frances will be paying less towards Ontario Hydro’s debt than most other communities across the province. When the competitive electricity market opens in the province, all consumers will have to pay a 0.7 cent per kilowatt-hour Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) to pay off the former Ontario […]
About 20 students from Crossroads School in Devlin made the trip to Thunder Bay to compete in the annual Mid-Canada cross-country meet at Lakehead University on Saturday. Many supportive parents, other family members, and friends showed up to cheer the runners on. Congratulations, kids, on not only the run of […]
The Tri-Force Drug Unit is looking to track down six more people in connection with a $2 million drug bust and the arrest of 11 others last week, including a Fort Frances woman. Det. Sgt. John Horne said yesterday two people are being located in Thunder Bay while another Northwestern […]
Wheels to Meals held its first carpet bowling tournament at the Emo Legion last Thursday afternoon with 18 players divided into five teams participating. The tourney ws organized by Wendy Schrumm. Those taking part were Edith Irvine, Marcine James, and Lorette Hartnell (Team #1); Mollie Crozier, Kari Upton, and Maurice […]
With their first meet looming this weekend, veteran members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts have been pleasantly surprised how much swimming they’ve already done in practice. New head coach Roman Ramirez has upped his ‘A’ and ‘B’ competitive swimmers’ length to 5,000 metres a session—up 3,000 from last season. The […]
Lisa Allan has been chosen to take former Coun. Roger Simms’ seat on Alberton council. Allan, who moved to Alberton last July, was one of four people to submit their names for the vacant seat. “I thought it would be something interesting and a good experience, and I wanted to […]
A bid by Fort Frances to annex portions of land in the townships of Alberton and Miscampbell into its boundaries has hit a snag. Although Alberton council and residents disliked the idea, when Miscampbell supported the move to put the Fort Frances landfill and land near the Fort Frances Airport […]
As first reported in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort Frances Jail employees Larry Tucker and Shane McDonald received Awards for Exceptional Bravery—and praise from the minister of Correctional Services—for their actions during the 19-hour standoff here back in June. “I’m not supposed to say too much because of the investigation […]
Step one of the Muskies’ first year in the Winnipeg High School Football League has been completed: get a feel for every team and gain confidence heading into the playoffs. They’ve done that—finishing the regular season in fourth-place with a 4-3 record after beating the Sisler Spartans 26-17 last Friday […]
