Covered in honey, getting the odd bee sting and lifting 80 lb. boxes on a regular basis is a combination that you only find in one line of work. It’s just a regular day for beekeeper Rick Neilson who has few complaints about the hours he spends working with his […]
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The Emo Rec. Council held their car wash and hot dog sale Friday at the Fairway Store parking lot site. The five dollar cost included a hot dog and pop, with the proceeds going to community projects this summer. Coordinators Jeff Cross and Christine Schulzki, assisted by Ashley Cross, were […]
Construction of cell phone towers is well under way and residents should be able to chat on their portables from Thunder Bay to Rainy River by early next spring. “We’ve added another site. Before there was one at Bears Pass, now we are building one at Nickel Lake and one […]
“Every single position that it takes to run the tournament was volunteered,” said Kirstan Bodnarchuk, volunteer director for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. This year, a record 525 people dedicated time to the tournament from directors and team leaders to daily volunteers. “It wouldn’t happen without them, I don’t […]
Whether you went for the fish, the hypnotist, the food or the music–chances were no one was disappointed this weekend. The activities ranged from kids’ dance recitals to karate to minnow races to live local bands at night. “We had a good mix of everything–there was something for everyone,” said […]
The Riverside Foundation’s Care Close to Home campaign has received a $100,000 commitment from the Town of Fort Frances. “The council decided to give $100,000 and look at it again next year,” said Coun. Struchan Gilson this morning. The Care Close to Home campaign had requested a contribution of $500,000 […]
The OPP had much to celebrate this weekend–despite huge crowds and alcohol, they had only two incidents to report. “For the size of the crowd and the amount of people who attended the bass championship and the other events, I feel it went very smoothly,” said Cst. Cameron Howard of […]
Public health inspectors want residents to take advantage of their water-testing program for only a dollar–but they’re also urging people to make sure they’re not taking in untreated surface water first. Surface water–water from lakes, wells or any source that is exposed to possible contamination by humans or animals– has […]
Increased safety measures by Canada Safeway could make it harder for area farmers to get their goods stocked on the store’s shelves. Effective immediately, Safeway’s suppliers must show proof that their production process meets federal food health and safety standards. For local producers, that means paying to bring in an […]
Fort Frances town council has agreed on which roads in town now will be renovated with the available funding. During a special meeting of the committee of the whole, council members chose how to spend the over $800,000 budgeted to the town’s operations and facilities division. Council sat down with […]
After studying four tenders from groups interested in taking on the responsibility of the operation, maintenance and promotion of the Fort Frances Municipal Airport, council chose the winning bidders last night. “The operation of the airport will be done by the current staff,” confirmed Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “We’re going to […]
Both the Muskies senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams wanted to open their seasons on a winning note against St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora) here last Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, you don’t always get what you want. After winning the first two games 25-21 and 25-16, the Muskies couldn’t put the Saints […]
