Pilings are being driven and crews are working on interior demolition at Westfort as the much-delayed “multi-use” project has started making some progress. John McLeod, education director with the local public school board, said the project is back on schedule and now moving full speed ahead. “There will be two […]
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Northwest Ontario Recycling Association levies could jump as the board of directors commits to balance its budget in 1998. That’s the warning the 26-member municipalities, two First Nations and two local services boards have been given as the NORA board gears to make a decision at its Aug. 12 meeting […]
Members of the Ontario Public Servants Employees Union (OPSEU) may be back on the picket lines soon–but this time they won’t be alone. Unionized workers across Ontario–including the Ontario Teachers’ Federation–are vowing to have a “common front” and go out on an illegal strike if the Harris government pushes through […]
Tenders went out yesterday for a new double ice surface facility to be located next to the Sportsplex here, with Sept. 2 the deadline for proposals. Council agreed unanimously Monday to go ahead with the arena steering committee’s recommendation for the North American (with a 1,000 spectator capacity) and Olympic-size […]
The local Safeway store is sharing its catch from the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, donating $4,750 each to the bass committee and the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club. The money was raised from the sale of hamburgers, hot dogs and pop sold at the food booth Safeway ran during the […]
Children got a “reel” chance to hook on to some great fishing advice Friday morning during the first “Kids’ Pathway to Fishing” seminar under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. At least 10 informational stations, each manned by a volunteer educator, saw about 90 youngsters pass through, hearing […]
Twelve dogs vied for top honours in fetching in the second-annual Four Paws Retrieving Contest held Friday at the Sorting Gap Marina as part of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Entries were down seven from last year’s event but the calibre was still there, said organizer Dawnn Taylor, who […]
The 104 teams fishing in the third-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship here last weekend may have had the spotlight under the big tent during the weigh-ins but kids hooked on fishing had their share of the glory, too. The second-annual Kids’ Paddle Boat Tournament, a catch-and-release event sponsored by […]
Does the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have an impact on the local economy? The answer has been a resounding “yes”–and a positive one at that. Shirley Livingstone, a co-owner of Sunset Country Shell here, spent most of her mornings last week getting up early and making muffins for a […]
With 104 of the best angling teams entered in this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship–one thing was for certain. It would take three consecutive days of impressive catches to capture the title as the top team–and the $21,000 first-place prize that went along with that prestigious honour. Organizers had […]
Renée Desbiens (Daw), Miss J.A. Electric, is 17 years old and entering grade 12 at Fort Frances High School. She plans on being a registered nurse. Living in Emo with her parents and brother, Ryan, she is bilingual in French and English, which will be handy in years to come. […]
When Susan Affleck of Rainy River first heard about the Relief Fund for Chernobyl Victims in Belarus, she realized what a difference it could make in a child’s life to receive all the health benefits just from visiting this beautiful area. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which occurred April 26, 1986, […]
