Gasoline pricing is becoming a political hot potato as the federal and provincial governments banter over who should do something about the high cost of gas in Northern Ontario. In a report released to caucus last week, the federal Liberal Committee on Gasoline Pricing in Canada recommended the province consider […]
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You’ve heard of hair-raising experiences. Well, you could say what the OPP have planned for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next month is a “hair-shaving” one. The stage under the big tent will be knee-deep in hair on Saturday, July 25 when local OPP officers go bald in hopes […]
Tonight will mark the first high school graduation Lt. Col. Clifford Christian has attended in 51 years. Christian was a grade 13 honours graduate from Fort Frances High School in 1947. He then left town after signing up with the RCMP when he was 21, and served for more than […]
The “Friends of Animals” board is looking to build a shelter here by January that could house unwanted animals until they are placed into homes. The board is just waiting to hear back from the Civic Centre as to how it can proceed. The Planning and Development executive committee will […]
Negotiations between teachers and the local public school board are still ongoing but Education Director Wayne McAndrew said yesterday there shouldn’t be any major changes in next year’s staffing level. McAndrew said the board is looking to maintain about the same number of teachers for 1998-99 as this past school […]
They’re in high demand in the States but the rage for Beanie Babies is swelling over the border into Rainy River District–and it’s bringing in big bucks for the two Fort Frances businesses who sell the stuffed toys. In just 30 minutes Monday afternoon at Tammi’s Flower Garden on Scott […]
Congratulations to the 23 graduates of Donald Young School in Emo, which held its graduation exercises last Friday (June 12) in the gymnasium. The graduating class included Vernon Allan, Erin Anderson, Nicole Daw, Kris Esselink, Anna-Lise DeGroot, Jessica Dyson, Katie Galusha, Melinda Hawkins, Jenna Kaemingh, Donald Kellar, Jonathon Kinnear, Tara […]
If this year’s strawberries are any indication, it looks like there could be a bumper crop of berries here this year–and an early one at that. Blair Lowey of Lowey’s Greenhouse said his U-pick berry patch, which normally isn’t ready until July, has a good couple of weeks on the […]
In order to cut interest payments on the $300,000 borrowed to finance the new fairway irrigation system being installed at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, the club is offering 150 “Gold Card” memberships. The memberships, which will be made available to current members only on a first-come, first-serve basis for the […]
Although the town’s recreation department was approached by the Sight & Sound fastball team a month ago about burned out lights at Vanjura Stadium, none of them have been replaced yet. Team manager Derek McKinnon said he had approached Community Services manager George Bell about replacing the burned out bulbs, […]
Muskie forward Aaron Grynol, the team’s leading scorer last season, is expected to sign with the Thunder Bay Flyers next week. New head coach Gary Wenzel confirmed late yesterday afternoon that Grynol will be in a Flyer uniform next season. “I decided I needed a year [in Thunder Bay] before […]
The Barwick Blue Knights pulled to within a half a game of the front-running Emo Bulldogs with a pair of wins in Rainy River District Fastball League action last week. Barwick routed Big Island 19-11 in a wild one a week ago Tuesday, with Kent Ogden (two), Greg Wilson, Tom […]
