Heather Latter Months of fundraising and grant writing by the Fort Frances High School First Responders has been successful, with the group nearly ready to purchase “METIman,” a $60,000 technologically-advanced simulator mannequin, to use for a variety of training purposes. Program co-ordinator and local paramedic John Beaton indicated the funds […]
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Duane Hicks As efforts continue to acquire the shuttered Ontario Tourist Information Centre here, the use of students to deliver information sheets to tourists crossing the border this summer saw positive results. The students began in the first part of June and worked through the first half of August, noted […]
Duane Hicks Ron MacKinnon and Mark Caron are the new owners of the “Loving Touch Car Wash.” The business partners purchased the car wash, located on the corner of Second Street East and Mowat Avenue, from Murray and Shelly Wepruk and Steve and Livia Lundon. Caron, who helped maintain the […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo Sports Field now has playground equipment, a swing set, a horseshoe pit, and a beach volleyball court, as well as the baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and driving range. There is no fee to use the above items. However, if you require rental of the washroom facility, […]
Duane Hicks The presence of bears in the district is up slightly so far this year as diminished berry crops have the bruins on the prowl for food. “There have been 71 reports to the bear reporting line for all of Fort Frances District, which includes Atikokan and Rainy River,” […]
Press Release Ontario is helping workers stay safe on the job by launching four targeted safety blitzes at workplaces across the province this fall. Between September and December, blitzes will focus on: •supervision at construction sites (September-October); •machine guarding hazards and repetitive strain injuries in manufacturing and industrial workplaces (October-November); […]
Brian Love Aug. 23-25 saw a delegation of Rainy River District trappers travel to Dryden to participate in the Provincial Fur Harvesting Convention and Rendezvous. The event was hosted by the Ontario Fur Managers Federation and the Dryden Trappers Council. The rendezvous was held at the Eagles Landing Convention Centre, […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome its new manager, Annely Armstrong, effective Sept. 4. Armstrong comes to the Chamber with experience in marketing, management, and training, an Ontario Management Development Certificate, as well as a Business Administration diploma from Confederation College. We are excited […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit has released its second-annual public health report card. “The report card tells the community and our funders about the work of the health unit in the past year,” noted board chairman John Albanese. The report includes information on 14 key areas of public health […]
Press Release Residents of Fort Frances will have the unique opportunity to meet with each other—and develop new friendships—when Fort Floral hosts the 18th-annual FTD Good Neighbour Day event next Wednesday (Sept. 5). Beginning at 8 a.m., Fort Floral will give away 3,000 flowers in bunches of a dozen absolutely […]
Duane Hicks The overpass on Colonization Road East will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 9 a.m. next Tuesday (Sept. 4) so needed repairs can be done to the south-side expansion joint. To repair it, workers must drill holes in the angle iron, put in grease nipple jerks, and […]
Press Release Two Wisconsin men have been fined $1,500 for unlawfully harvesting baitfish and leaving boats on Crown land. Dan and Charles Schafer, both of Chippewa Falls, pleaded guilty and were fined $500 each for unlawfully harvesting baitfish for commercial purposes. Charles Schafer was fined an additional $500 for leaving […]
