While the deadline to sign up for “Quest for the Best” was supposed to be Friday afternoon, organizer Dawn Booth said Monday morning that registration will remain open until all 20 contestant slots are filled. “We still have a few spots open–three or four,” she noted, adding entries came in […]
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If the Soo Greyhounds sell beer during their home games, there will be at least one less hockey fan in the stands. “There’s no way my 16-year-old will go down there,” said Jo-Anne Bumbacco, whose son currently attends the games. City council is set to decide whether or not to […]
Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters had a busy weekend as 116 new fires sprung up since across the West Fire Region since Friday, burning about 2,500 hectares. “They were predominantly lightning-caused,” MNR fire information officer Andrew Larmandi said this morning. “There were only maybe two or three caused by people.” […]
The Town of Fort Frances and the local OPP detachment will sign a second five-year agreement Monday afternoon. “I know our policing has improved and our quality of training our officers receive is the best,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon noted this morning. The new agreement will be officially signed at 3:30 […]
Organizers are expecting 77 couples dressed to the nines tomorrow evening for the annual Fort High prom. But before the students head to the dinner/dance at La Place Rendez-Vous, parents and others will be checking out the grand march at 5:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Doors will open […]
The NHL’s championship series is going to the max for the first time in seven years. Goalie Patrick Roy kept Colorado in contention when it was outplayed in the first period, then Adam Foote, Ville Nieminen, Chris Drury, and Alex Tanguay all scored to lift the Avalanche to a 4-0 […]
The public is invited to a second meeting Thursday night to discuss a condominium project, initiated by the Town of Fort Frances, along the waterfront. The town and Winnipeg developer Penn-Co Construction will present prospective buyers with more detailed information about the proposed 36-unit development at the Civic Centre at […]
Several district high school teachers joined the picket line on Scott Street on Wednesday afternoon in a show of support for striking CUPE Local 65 workers at the Association for Community Living here. Ed Ojala, president of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B, also presented a cheque for $200 […]
The Rainy River District School Board is raising its fee for preparing tax certificates following a vote at its regular monthly meeting here last night. Previously preparing the certificates for $12 each, the board agreed to now charge $50 each after administration reviewed charges in area municipalities and other school […]
Last week was the first of a two-part article on blackleg, a disease of cattle–and less frequently of sheep–caused by a soil-borne bacterium. This week’s article continues by looking at the diagnosis, treatment and control, and prevention of the disease. Livestock owners should familiarize themselves with the signs of this […]
The trip’s rarely dull for motorists heading up Highway 502. The highway, which runs from Highway 11 north to Dryden, is rarely driven without some sort of excitement along the way. Going north, the first few kilometres of the highway are deceiving. With new pavement and a picnic area, it […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. elected three new members and re-elected two others during their May 29th meeting at the Fort Frances Curling Club. New members Eugene McPherson (Couchiching), Rob Kilgour (Devlin), and Donna McDonald (Devlin) will join chairman Telford Advent (Stratton) and incumbent directors John McTaggart (Fort Frances), […]
