In this remote community that has been called the suicide capital of the world, another young person has fallen prey to the “devil of suicide.” Family, friends, and community members buried 15-year-old Cynthia Keeper yesterday in the backyard of her family home, as is the custom here, a simple wooden […]
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Firefighters have been busy as storm activity across the region resulted in 43 new blazes since Friday–and the hazard continues to climb. Sioux Lookout remained the hot spot in the West Fire Region, seeing a total of 25 fires–many of which are threatening communities such as Bearskin Lake. About eight […]
Town council agreed Monday night to hire a computer consultant before money is invested in new software for the Civic Centre. Council plans to proceed with purchasing new software but will get advice from a qualified consultant so that the money spent on it is invested wisely. “They will look […]
Erica Strom, who teamed up with Cos and Cory Costa, took top honours Sunday in the fourth-annual Kid-Pro tournament held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. They had a total weight of 13.14 pounds–.76 pounds more than runner-up Riley Kellar, who was fishing with Dave Lindsay and […]
Al Lindner, host of the popular TV show, “In-Fisherman,” was a guest on local radio station CFOB last Thursday morning to talk about the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. He spoke very highly of the annual tournament, the community, and the smallmouth bass fishery on Rainy Lake. “This is […]
A 25-year-old Fort Frances man was arrested Sunday after police were called to the second hostage situation here in less than a month. Allan Gibbons was charged with forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, two counts of breach of recognizance, and breach of probation following an 11-hour standoff at 935 […]
A tournament in honour of Kitchen Creek Golf and Country Club’s 75th-anniversary attracted 132 members for a humid afternoon of fun and prizes Thursday. Club pro Steve Wood outlined the tourney with the “modified Stablesford point system,” where points are awarded according to each team member’s result at a hole. […]
Both the Morley Park Beach and Barwick Beach were closed to swimmers Thursday by the Northwestern Health Unit because of high levels of bacteria there. Signs were posted indicating the two beaches were “Unsafe for Swimming” due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. The beaches will remain close […]
The public is invited to make suggestions for the 2002 municipal budget during a public session at the Civic Centre prior to Monday night’s regular council meeting. “It’s an opportunity for the public to come forward and put in requests for services and facilities,” noted CAO Bill Naturkach. The meeting […]
Kitchen Creek’s Greg Ward continues to vie for first place at the 80th-annual Clarica Manitoba Amateur Championship after shooting a one-over par 73 in the third round yesterday. That left him in a three-way tie for seventh at even-par 216–seven shots behind leader Adam Speirs of the St. Charles Country […]
Abitibi-Consolidated announced yesterday that the 50,000-tonne #1 specialty machine at Iroquois Falls will remain in operation following an agreement with the four unions representing employees there. As part of the agreement, about 40 people will be laid off before the end of the year, and another 75 positions will be […]
Local golfer Greg Ward was one-under par through 36 holes to stay within striking distance of the lead heading into the final two rounds of the 80th-annual Clarica Manitoba Amateur Championship. After opening with a one-under 71 on Tuesday, Ward shot an even-par 72 yesterday for a 143 total and […]
