The Fort Frances Public Library is not the same as it used to be. And head librarian Margaret Sedgwick is inviting everyone to come see how it’s changed during an open house there Thursday from 2-6 p.m. “We celebrating all our new furnishings, the new carpeting, and the circulation desk,” […]
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Dryden OPP have released the names of two of the victims killed in a fiery collision between two tractor-trailers early Wednesday morning on Highway 17 about 26 km east of Dryden. The accident, which occurred around 1:30 a.m., killed Jeff Merner, 25, and Allen Long, 57, both of Owen Sound, […]
The man charged with second-degree murder in connection with a woman’s death at the Norman Hotel in Kenora last week made a second court appearance earlier today. Crown Attorney Rupert Ross’ office did not return any phone calls before press time today. The 32-year-old male first appeared in court late […]
Environment Canada and the Ministry of the Environment have been notified after a pipe carrying waste water at the Abitibi-Consolidated kraft mill here broke early Monday morning. The pipe, carrying effluent water from the kraft mill, was found to be broken around 3 a.m., forcing the mill to close down […]
Construction of a new Canada Customs and Immigration Facility here could begin by the end of the month. “There’s no official ground-breaking ceremony date set but we’re very close to doing that,” said Jim Gartshore, general manager of the Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. mill here, which is funding the construction along with […]
Jean Kathleen Fisher (nee Dolan), 79, of Jameson Addition, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2001 at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls, Mn. She was born April 2, 1922 in Ely, Mn., and grew up in Ely and Superior, Wis. She graduated from Superior Central High School and later moved […]
Local businessman John McTaggart will be honoured in Atikokan on Tuesday night with a special provincial award for outstanding volunteerism. “When I got the phone call that I had won this award, I said ‘Oh my . . .,” McTaggart noted Friday. “It is very humbling to be honoured but […]
During a by-invitation only meeting here Thursday afternoon with local Internet service providers, businesspeople, and councillors, Bell Canada reps asked everyone to wait while they consider options for small communities in Northwestern Ontario. The meeting, called in response to concerns over recent upgrades by Bell and a lack of high-speed […]
The army is coming–army worms, that is–and there will be lots as we hit the peak of their 10-year cycle. “We expect there to be at least as many, if not more, than last year. This is their peak year,” Ministry of Natural Resources project biologist Darren Elder noted Friday. […]
The Trans-Canada Highway reopened to all traffic around 8:30 p.m. yesterday after being closed for 20 hours due to a fatal truck accident about 25 km east of Dryden. The two transport trucks collided head-on around 1:30 a.m. yesterday, killing four people–two from Owen Sound, Ont., one from Beausejour, Man., […]
The body of a man reported missing in November was located yesterday by Kenora OPP. Robert Storey, a Northwest Angle First Nation resident, was discovered by the police, with the assistance of a helicopter, in Lake of the Woods. They were conducting a follow-up search of the water where his […]
Registration for the Borderland men’s soccer league will be held tomorrow from 7-9 p.m. in Room 138 at Fort Frances High School. The league is open to players aged 15 and over, and cost per player is $85. Those interested also must bring along their health card. League organizer Mike […]
