The Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing person. Catherine Van Heyst, age 43, of Fort Frances was last seen on Sunday, July 15, at approximately 2 a.m. at Tim Hortons. Van Heyst is described as […]
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Have you ever wondered what life is like inside the nest of a bald eagle? Join Voyageurs National Park guide Katey Salo to learn about the constant changes in the life of a bald eagle. You will also learn the basics of the bald eagle: its habitat, characteristics, […]
The Fort Frances Power Corporation is extremely pleased to welcome Jorg Ruppenstein as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 10. Ruppenstein will be replacing Jim Kibiuk, who has accepted a position with the Abitibi Consolidated biomass project. Ruppenstein holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree as […]
Pete Makarchuk, age 72, of 931 Victoria Ave. N., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dad was born on Sept. 8, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late William and Justyna Makarchuk and grew up […]
There were three new fires reported in the Northwest Region on Wednesday, but no new fires by early yesterday evening. One fire near Sachigo Lake in the Sioux Lookout District is “under control” at one hectare in size and two small fires in the Nipigon District posed no problems […]
Robin McCormick, far right, helped residents from Lambton County, Ont. make “omelettes-in-a-bag” for breakfast yesterday at Cornell Farms in La Vallee. The group of nearly 40 was visiting a selection of farms in Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Children enjoyed a swim after getting rained out of their canoe time at the Memorial Sports Centre-hosted sports camp last Friday afternoon and shared the pool with the Rec’n Crew. Attendees were stuck playing indoor baseball earlier in the day and had the weather interfere with their football and golf […]
Robin Reed was busy this morning tightening-up the bolts that hold together the big tent, which will be on location at the Sorting Gap Marina for the next week-and-a-half as part of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. A slew of FFCBC activities will be going on all week long, […]
The Rainy River detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police assisted by the Criminal Investigation Unit is seeking assistance from the public in solving a break, enter and theft from three local businesses. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on July 12, and 11:45 a.m. on July 13, suspects entered the […]
There were three new fires reported in the Northwest Region in the past two days, all three in the Sioux Lookout District. Two new fires were small and posed no problems Tuesday. A third fire was reported and responded to in the Sachigo Lake Area yesterday. With sunny weather […]
With downtown traffic being rerouted due to the construction on Central Avenue, the town is reminding motorists that parking is banned on the west side of Mowat Avenue between First Street East and Church Street. “We’ve put up the signs on the west side of Mowat Avenue, and […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship board reviewed its system for daytime admission last week and have decided to make a change for this year’s event. “We will be asking for a silver collection for people to come in during the day,” noted FFCBC chair Jim Cumming, citing that […]
