A new $500,000 abattoir is closer to reality in the district after the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s application for funding passed the first step with the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. The next step will be to raise $200,000 from community shareholders. The RRFDC will hold a meeting July 23 […]
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Mark Hopkins, 39, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, June 24, 2001. Mark was born in Iroquois Falls, Ont. on Aug. 11, 1961. He currently was working at Lakeland Personnel. He was an avid sports lover who enjoyed hockey, baseball, fishing, and golf. Mark was married to Sandy […]
Rachel Violet Ducharme, 95, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Monday, July 2, 2001. She was born Jan. 3, 1906 in Sleeman, Ont. to the late Lionel George and Rachel Jane Armstrong. Violet attended high school in Rainy River. […]
The forest fire situation has cooled down, at least temporarily, following Monday night’s downpour here. “It’s pretty hard to tell how widespread [the rainfall] was but except for the Quetico park area, the hazard is down to ‘moderate,’” Arlan Hahkala, sector response officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, […]
Atikokan residents can now safely drink their water again after the Northwestern Helath Unit lifted the boil-water advisory there this morning. The water had been declared “unsafe” Friday after a sample taken last Wednesday showed unacceptable levels of the E. coli bacteria, Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader with the […]
The Fort Frances Jail has been closed, with prisoners sent to facilities in Kenora and Thunder Bay, following last week’s standoff after two inmates took several correctional officers hostage. “They have been transferred to other correctional facilities in the province,” said Ministry of Correctional Services spokesperson Julie Rosenberg. Two of […]
Forget Game Seven of the Stanley Cup final or a game-winning touchdown drive at the Super Bowl. This is the real deal. The 14th-annual slo-pitch game between Fort Frances council and their International Falls counterparts is set for Monday at 5 p.m. at the St. Francis Sportsfield here. Mayor Glenn […]
The Northwestern Health Unit declared Hannam Park beach in Rainy River safe for swimmers today, after it was declared unsafe due to high levels of bacteria two weeks ago. “We just got the results back now and they’re all good,” public health inspector Brian Norris said this morning. It was […]
Due to the high water levels, the July 1 fireworks display will be launched from the grounds between the Hallett and Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point this year. “Normally we do it at the point docks. But we were down there just the other day and the water is just […]
UPDATE: The standoff at the courthouse ended at 4:00 on Friday afternoon. Check back Tuesday for full details on the story. About 15 inmates were still holed up in the Fort Frances Jail with an unconfirmed number of correctional officers by press time Friday. No injuries have been reported. Police […]
In loving memory of Dorothy Biggs, 71, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Bob; father; Cliff; son, Robbie; special friend, Jim Donovan; brother, Bud; brother-in-law, Barry; and nephew, Dana. She will […]
With great sadness and regret the family wishes to announce that local business man and legend George Armstrong passed away peacefully al LaVerendrye Hospital on Thursday, June 28, 2001, with his family at his side. George Ansley Armstrong was born to Sarah and Edward Armstrong on November 27, 1915, on […]
