Local artist Cher Hogan’s fascination with images of aviation was sparked at an early age. “I always was interested in airplanes,” she recalled Monday. “As a kid growing up in Saskatchewan, I used to watch the crop dusters and that. “When I moved here and saw the float planes, I […]
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If last year was any indication, it was that the annual Kitchen Creek Classic last weekend once again would come down to a battle between two-time defending champ Aaron Loken and local standout Greg Ward. That’s exactly what happened–and once again it was Loken who prevailed by one stroke. For […]
Prayers and the determination of volunteer firemen from three area fire departments saved the Catholic church in Pinewood from burning to the ground yesterday afternoon. Our Lady of the Way Church was struck by lightning around noon Tuesday. Fr. James Panikulam said he was near the church when the lightning […]
A crowd lingered on the docks in Barwick until well past 7 p.m. Saturday as the third-annual Chapple Days festivities drew to a close. “It was a wonderful day,” Rilla Race, chairperson of the Chapple heritage committee, concluded Monday. She estimated this year’s event attracted more than 200 people, including […]
The Bear is taking on the big guys. Bearskin Airlines, which began 38 years ago as one float plane serving remote Northern Ontario native communities, plans to launch a commuter service Sept. 10 between Toronto and Ottawa. It hopes to attract business travellers, especially the high-tech crowd, with seven round-trip […]
A group of alarmed north-end residents attended last night’s town council meeting to demand more information about the mill effluent that flooded their backyards last week. “It is very scary. Any information we have we’ve obtained on our own,” said Walker Avenue resident Sue Fletcher. A number of residents on […]
The Town of Fort Frances reached a $24,250 out-of-court settlement with Borderland Hockey School owner Terry Mihichuk last month, which was made official at last night’s council meeting. The notice of discontinuance actually was signed and made official on July 23, said CAO Bill Naturkach. Mihichuk had filed suit in […]
After collecting storm damage reports over the last week, town council will decide tonight whether to go ahead and apply for disaster relief funding from the province. The town had been encouraging municipal departments, organizations, and residents to bring their damage reports to the Civic Centre in order to assess […]
Aaron Loken made it three in a row at the Kitchen Creek Classic men’s golf tournament yesterday, edging out local golfer Greg Ward by one stroke. The International Falls resident fired rounds of 72-72 to finish the two-day tourney at even par 144. Ward opened with a 71 on Saturday […]
The Northwestern Health Unit posted Pither’s Point beach as “unsafe for swimming” early Friday afternoon due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. The beach will remain closed until satisfactory test results are obtained from continued sampling, the health unit said. The latest closure came just one day after […]
Kitchen Creek will be centre stage this weekend as 120 of the region’s top golfers compete in the annual “Classic” tournament, which goes Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. each day. Two-time defending champion Aaron Loken of International Falls will make the short trip north to defend his crown. […]
Specialists from the Ministry of the Environment, Abitibi-Consolidated, the Northwestern Health Unit, and the Town of Fort Frances were scheduled Friday morning to inspect the scene of yesterday’s effluent leak this morning. The effluent leaked out when an underground pipe carrying it from the mill to the lagoon north of […]
