Put those “blue boxes” back inside, they’re not going anywhere soon, Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of Operations and Facilities, said yesterday afternoon. “Because of the highway closures, we’re asking the residents of Fort Frances to pick up their recycling as the trucks won’t be getting through,” he remarked. “Hopefully, […]
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Canadians wanting to take part-time college courses in the United States are now out of luck due to the enforcement of regulations that prevent crossing the U.S. border for classes. “Commuter students seeking to enter the United States on a visitor’s visa to pursue a part-time course of study at […]
District children are encouraged to get their dancing shoes on, their voices warmed up, and their costumes ready for two weeks of musical and theatrical camp. Co-ordinator Reneé Martin said she’s pleased with the number of registrations so far but welcomes more youth to enroll in River Theatre’s summer musical […]
As district homeowners and businesses bail out basements from the two days of intense thunderstorms, many wonder just who’s going to pay for the flood damages. “No one has flood coverage,” said Larry Cousineau of Cousineau Brokers Inc. here. “I don’t know anyone in Fort Frances who has flood coverage.” […]
High school students may have been praying that flood waters would delay their final exams, but those prayers have gone unanswered. The Rainy River District School Board has decided exams would go on as scheduled starting Wednesday morning. Students unable to attend exams due to road closures or bus cancellations […]
With more than 100 mm of rain pounding the district in just 48 hours earlier this week, many district farmers are reporting complete seed washouts. Purity Seeds owner Larry Lamb said it’s hard to tell what the full extent of the damage might be, but he’s pessimistic. “It’s kind of […]
The municipal landfill will be the subject of an operational review in the near future, and Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said at Monday night’s council meeting that it’s about time. “We need to make some changes,” he stressed. “It’s terrible out there.” Mayor Witherspoon noted his concerns revolve around how many […]
Town council discarded an offer from the Northwestern Health Unit to help train local bylaw enforcement staff on a smoking bylaw by removing it from the agenda at Monday night’s regular meeting. “Given council’s current situation with this topic, we don’t have a particular answer for the health unit,” said […]
A challenge was issued last year to Emo council to a friendly game of carpet bowling at Wheels to Meals. Well, council was victorious, which was not overlooked by the seniors, so another set of games was arranged for last Thursday. Council had some new members added but almost the […]
In the wake of Walkerton, many district residents expressed concern about groundwater contamination due to this week’s flooding. John Steele, communications director with the Ministry of the Environment, said they are monitoring the situation closely. “The sewage treatment plant in Fort Frances has to bypass raw sewage into the river […]
Rising flood waters did more than dampen home basements, they also hampered business across town—causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Abitibi-Consolidated was able to keep running through a power outage that affected the whole district for almost about half-an-hour Monday afternoon. “The power outage did not affect the mill […]
After holding its annual inspection ceremony the previous week, the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held its windup barbecue last Wednesday evening at Lions Park in Emo. Parents, grandparents, and friends joined the Sea Cadets under clear and mild weather conditions. Volunteer Bill Whiting had cooked up hamburgers […]
