Some 20 district municipal and business reps headed to Wausau, Wis. by bus at 8 a.m. today for the annual “Northern Networks” trade conference. And this year, with the low loonie on its side, the Canadian contingent plans to promote the strength of the U.S. dollar when it comes to […]
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I was only six when Terry Fox began his “Marathon of Hope” in 1980. But even at that age, I got caught up in the excitement that surrounded the run. I mean, running across Canada was a pretty big thing on its own but to do it on one leg? […]
A high-ranking U.S. immigration official revealed yesterday there are no plans to enforce the law that comes into effect Oct. 1 that requires Canadians to check in at Customs before entering and leaving the States. Curtis Aljets, district director with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), said its border offices […]
CN expects to know within the next two weeks to what extent diesel fuel may have leeched off its property in the Central Avenue area. KGS Consulting is wrapping up a study on the site, where CN suspects the source of the contamination to be from an underground fueling facility […]
The 11th-annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce trade show was another success last weekend as people flocked to the curling club to check out what the exhibitors were offering this year. “The numbers [for attendance] were up slightly from last year,” Chamber office co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday, adding it […]
Despite whipping winds, drizzling rain, and cool temperatures, many people of all ages came out and ran for a good cause Sunday during the annual Terry Fox Run here. The event pulled in $5,200 in pledges for the Canadian Cancer Society as about 90 participants walked, ran, biked, and in-line […]
A tentative agreement between Abitibi-Consolidated and the two Communications, Energy and Papermakers locals here was reached in the wee hours of this morning. Mill manager Jim Gartshore said the company wrapped up negotiations on local issues and contract language with both CEP Local 92 and 306 around 3 a.m. But […]
Everything appears to be a go for establishing an all-French elementary school program here by next September, and the call is out for French-speaking families to enrol. The Conseil Scholaire du District Catholique Aurores Boreales, the French Catholic district school board which covers an area from Marathon to the Manitoba […]
“Riley” didn’t do too well in the fishing derby held last Friday by the staff and residents at the Training and Learning Centre on Couchiching. In fact, as one of his teammates put it, all the 14-year-old was able to catch was “one teeny little bass.” But that didn’t seem […]
Although the school year is well underway, local Catholic school board trustees were told at their regular meeting here Saturday that many unknowns remain in the education system. The topic came up during Education Director Paul Jackson’s report on staffing levels in schools across the board. He said enrolment levels […]
With bird hunting season now in full swing here, hunters will be frequenting area back roads as part of their search for game like partridge. But if they plan to use logging roads, Melanie Mathieson and other members of the Rainy River District Logging and Safety Committee are urging hunters […]
Eight district girls are out to prove they know all there is to know about 4-H when they head to Bruce Mines (near Sault Ste. Marie) for the regional “Go for the Gold” competition Saturday. A sort of “Reach for the Top” in 4-H, it pits teams against each other […]
