Word last week of a “suspicious” object in Sand Bay, which prompted police to cordon off an area of Pither’s Point and call in a provincial dive team, turned out to be a false alarm, Fort Frances OPP reported Friday afternoon. Last Wednesday evening, a pair of local residents fishing […]
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It’s not every day a Canadian mayor or reeve earns an audience with some of the top government officials in the United States, but that’s exactly the opportunity Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk had over the weekend. And he made the most of it. Sharing the table Saturday in International […]
Town residents will have an opportunity tonight to voice their opinions on a proposed 10 percent hike in their sewer and water rates, retroactive to July 1. Due to an increase in the cost of providing the service, both the residential and commercial sectors are slated to see the higher […]
Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman will be in International Falls on Saturday to meet with both elected officials and the general public about new passport regulations being proposed by the United States. Residents from both sides of the border are invited to attend the meeting, which is slated to get underway […]
It seems there are a lot of Fort Frances residents who aren’t afraid to get their knees dirty. And for five in particular, it paid off. The local “Communities in Bloom” committee yesterday singled out five who showed particular skill and flair as the winners of its garden contest. Each […]
Are you wild about wolves? If so, then join biologist Jen Fox of Voyageurs National Park this evening as she talks about the gray wolf monitoring she has conducted in the park. Find out how many packs use the park, where they travel, and how wild they really are. Come […]
A team of OPP divers was expected to arrive in Fort Frances late this morning to search an area of Sand Bay near the VanJura ball diamond at Pither’s Point. Police would not reveal what the divers were looking for, but did confirm the site is the subject of a […]
Ciara Mainville, 4, got a helping hand from Treaty 3 Cst Armand Jourdain as she navigated the obstacle course at the Bike Rodeo held at Couchiching First Nation on Tuesday. –Michael Hilborn photo
With a little help from an eye in the sky, members of a local conservancy group recently began experimenting with a cutting-edge technique for measuring water quality on Rainy Lake. Paul and Jesse Anderson, volunteers for the Rainy Lake Conservancy (RLC), were out on the lake Monday taking water samples […]
A trio of Fort Frances track and field athletes turned in stellar performances at the Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Summer Games in Niagara Falls over the weekend. Despite a gruelling trip that took them to Toronto’s Pearson Airport via Winnipeg, the local athletes brought home an impressive total of 10 […]
You have just met a nice friend on the Internet when he gives you a sob story about having difficulties transferring monies to clients. He asks you if you would be willing to cash some money orders and forward the money to various people, and of course you will be […]
Who says learning can’t be fun? Certainly not the kids who turned up for a bike rodeo at Couchiching on Tuesday. About 70 youngsters—some as young as four—turned out for the one-day skills and safety seminar conducted by the Treaty #3 Police on the outdoor hockey rink. In addition to […]
