In conjunction with Rail Safety Week (April 23-29), CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew passed out information at the McIrvine Road crossing here yesterday, alerting motorists to the importance of safety at crossings and the dire consequences of trespassing on railway property. Cst. LeDrew said the message is more relevant than […]
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A prelude to their tour of Eastern Canada, the Fort Frances High School senior band and choir performed a concert for a crowd of about 300 people last night at the Townshend Theatre. A total of 68 band members, 10 chaperones, and four bus drivers will leave tomorrow on the […]
A tradition for 29 years and still going strong, Pinewood Sports & Marine’s annual boat show starts today, with plenty for everyone to do and see. The boat show runs until 6:30 p.m. today, then continues from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday at its location […]
With a successful first day under its belt, Canadian Blood Services is aiming to meet its two-day donor quota today as it wraps up its spring blood donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. “We had a good day yesterday,” CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said this morning, noting a total […]
There’s nothing like learning from someone who’s “been there” and “done that.” Grade 7/8 students in Mine Centre, Atikokan, and from J. W. Walker School here heard from two men on Friday—including one who used to be a drug user and a drug dealer. Don Young, program manager with Superior […]
Bill Limerick, director of environmental health with the Northwestern Health Unit, organized a meeting Tuesday morning at the Emo Legion to discuss interim solutions for processing uninspected domestic meat in Rainy River District. Local producers, committee members, and area municipal leaders met with several health unit members, as well as […]
It has been months since the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir board has seen progress on the establishment of a facility in the area. But it’s not at a stand-still. The board accepted a proposal last week from Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick, owned by Paul and Susan Peters, […]
“I take the pill and scrape the coating off, place it down on the plate and crush it, make it smooth with the card, and anxiously make it into a line, I pick up the dirty bill, and roll it up, put it to my nose, and sniff there it […]
Dear Mike: We would like to take this time to thank the Fort Frances Fire Department and the OPP for their prompt attention to our house fire on April 13. They were all extremely professional and thorough in the extinguishing of the fire and although there’s not much left to […]
The rain held off for most of the day Saturday, brining people from across the district to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” celebrations, which ran Thursday through Saturday. “It seems like it was really busy all over town,” noted Emo Chamber of Commerce president Colleen Vennechenko. “And the […]
The Ontario government is helping improve seasonal winter roads in Ontario’s Far North by investing $20,000 in a regional planning forum, Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci announced yesterday. “This forum will address issues related to the effective planning and design of winter roads linking our most remote and […]
All Hydro One customers west of Fort Frances, up to and including the Town of Rainy River, can expect a planned power interruption this Sunday (April 29). The power interruption will start at 11 a.m., with power being restored by 4 p.m., Hydro One reported yesterday afternoon. This will affect […]
