They’re expected to foot the bill but district municipalities are still confused about what the final cost for policing will be when the province “downloads” the service this year. District clerks and treasurers said they were given two different calculations from Ministry of Municipal Affairs reps during an information session […]
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The Rainy River District Municipal Association wants no part in the creation of a District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) here to cope with the “download” of services. The problem, it says, is that the board won’t having any taxing authority to pay for the services it will be responsible […]
The host KC ‘AA’ PeeWee rep team nipped the Neebing Hawks 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in the championship final of the 12-team tournament at Memorial Arena. After a scoreless first period, the KCs jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by A.J. Tucker and Kris Esselink. Neebing’s Shawn Wood […]
For the first time ever, a Fort Frances Special Olympics curling team will hit the ice in an exhibition game next month against a squad from Kenora. “Curling so far is a demonstration sport but it will be the next one in line [to be accredited],” Special Olympics community co-ordinator […]
While the Muskies knew they would have their hands full playing the talented Red Lake Falls, Mn. squad in an exhibition game there Saturday, they quickly found out they also had to take on the referee. The Muskies racked up 25 minutes in the penalty box, including a five-minute major […]
With 16 of the top men’s curling rinks in Northwestern Ontario battling it out in Longlac last week for one of two berths up for grabs to the Northern Ontario tankard next month, it was no question the teams that went on a hot streak would advance. But only one […]
Kim Kirk, 16, earned a spot at the junior national meet in Calgary next month after recording a qualifying time in the 100-m freestyle event last weekend at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts Invitational. Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray said she was impressed with Kirk’s time, which cracked the qualifying mark […]
The Ontario government’s announcement last week to force non-resident anglers to practise catch-and-release for walleye and sauger on Lake of the Woods and Rainy River was a “step in the right direction,” the president of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club said yesterday. Shawn O’Donnell, who’s also a member of the […]
The new arena will be included in the town’s $4.4-million debenture even though it hasn’t been decided yet exactly where the project will go from here. With interest rates on the rise, Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan told the Committee of the Whole on Monday that it was best […]
It’s taken three years–and $9 million–but things are flowing well at the upgraded secondary water pollution control plant in the west end of Fort Frances. The new plant, which switched from a mechanical to hydraulic operation, is allowed a maximum 25 mg/litre each of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended […]
What began two years ago as a “little something on the side” is today trolling in new and challenging waters–and reeling in the business for Richard and Solly Garbowski. The Devlin couple is behind “Richard’s Rod & Reel Service,” a home-based venture which, by inventory alone, speaks volumes about their […]
He’s what some might call the fastest guitar player in North America. Oscar Lopez will be appearing at La Place Rendez-Vous tomorrow at 8 p.m. as a “tour de Fort” special concert attraction, sponsored by Rainy Lake Realty. Lopez played in Fort Frances once before, with folk singer James Keelaghan, […]
