The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team will head into the NorWOSSA season with the notion “it’s not where you start but where you finish.” That’s because Rick Wiedenhoeft, who coached the squad to an all-Ontario berth last season, will inherit a team that has definite question marks in some key […]
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About 1,285 head of cattle were moved through the Stratton sales yard Saturday, with many steers selling in the $0.90-$1.10/lb range. But the buyers were picky this year, and not every steer was able to fetch such a high price. “The general feeling was where the quality was, the price […]
You can’t blame people living in Northwestern Ontario for being just a little unsympathetic towards last week’s uproar in the centre of the known universe–Toronto–that was sparked by the big jump in gasoline prices. The masses in southern Ontario suddenly were paying about the same price we face at the […]
Want to shake off the blues by taking a cruise this winter–but can’t afford it? Well, maybe Fort Frances Little Theatre could help out. The troupe is planning to take its audiences on an interactive cruise as their January/February production, with Joyce McCormick and Brian Hagarty still scripting the piece. […]
The Tower, “Hallett” and Fort St. Pierre sites at Pither’s Point closed their doors for the summer Aug. 24 after attracting about 2,000 visitors–up nearly 200 over last year. “Attendance was up a little bit, and the Tower is still our most popular spot,” museum curator Pam Hawley noted last […]
Local cellular phone service from Rainy River to Bear’s Pass could soon be a reality–and one which could reap a large amount of revenue for Fort Frances. For the last six months, the local Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has looked into the feasibility of bringing cellular service to the area. […]
Area municipalities should be able to start accurate “number-crunching” Monday as to what the provincial downloading of services will mean to local taxpayers next year. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said about a dozen municipal treasurers from across the province are slated to meet with the province Friday in Toronto […]
The McGuinty Task Force on Children came to Fort Frances last Friday morning but some here were left wondering what will stem from its findings–at least in the short term. “We’ve been through so many of these things. In terms of anything coming from this whole thing, I’m pretty skeptical,” […]
The organizer of the annual Terry Fox Run here is looking for “bigger and better” numbers this year. Slated for Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. starting from the curling club, Steve Maki is hoping to surpass last year’s run, which saw 120 people raise about $8,000 for cancer research. […]
Fort Frances High School won’t be in its new facility until December, 1998, project manager Phil St. Cyr told local public school trustees at last night’s regular board meeting. A late start on “multi-use” construction at the Westfort site has forced Daoust Construction to reschedule its timetable. But work on […]
With the approach of fall, area residents can probably expect to see bears nosing around their backyards. But just how many bruins pay a visit depends largely on the precautions taken by homeowners. An increase in bear sightings have been reported in the McIrvine Road and Eighth Street areas of […]
The Boreal West Round Table will hear public presentations on the future of natural resources and resource management on Crown lands Sept. 11 from 7-9 p.m. at the Fort Frances Legion. With eight meetings and a “bombardment of paper” under his belt, round table member Jack Hedman admitted the group […]
