A Fort Frances man charged with first-degree murder will be tried Sept. 24. But Crown Attorney Robert “Buster” Young admitted Thursday that pre-trial motions have to be worked through before the trial of Doug Maki, 28, begins. “On April 25, there will be assignment court here. There, we’ll try to […]
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Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Friday he’s going to write a letter to the president of Bell Canada inquiring about concerns voiced by some local businesses over the company’s recent upgrade. Specifically, he’s going to ask about the switch here which reportedly has been changed to a remote connected to a […]
Organ Donor Awareness Week kicks off Sunday and Patti-Jo Reid, local board member of Organ Donation Ontario, is hoping people will take the time to educate themselves about this life-saving decision. “I am living proof that it works and that it saves lives,” Reid said. “Six-and-a-half years ago, I received […]
Two men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 38-year-old Sandy Lake man. Jason Kakegamic, 28, and Theodore Knott, 20, are in custody after police connected them with the death of Mervin Meekis, whose body was found several kilometers from Sandy Lake on Sunday. […]
Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan were not ranked among the 568 Ontario high schools included in a report released Wednesday by the Fraser Institute. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, said Thursday morning he had no explanation for their omissions. He noted the […]
Pending a decision from the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, local radio station CFOB could be airing on the FM band by the end of the summer. CFOB owners, Fawcett Broadcasting Ltd., has applied to the CRTC for authority to convert the radio station from AM to FM, which would […]
Out of the 13 Muskies who competed in the NorWOSSA badminton finals Wednesday in Kenora, three will be heading back there next Tuesday (April 24) for the NWOSSAA showdown. Senior mixed doubles’ partners Jamie Booth and Siobhan Devlin, and senior girls’ singles competitor Tara Svoboda, advanced after placing in the […]
Two years ago, it was an exciting initiative–a step in the right direction in terms of development in the technological sector. But this year, the doors at the Sunset Country Call Centre in Atikokan will be quietly closing. With the latest in technology and the potential to provide services for […]
The Riverside Breast Education Clinic and Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program held an open house last Wednesday at La Verendrye hospital here to celebrate the two groups decision to come together and provide better services for women of all ages. The open house, which took place at 1 p.m. on […]
Stress is mounting in Ontario jails because of provincial policies, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said. The union is speaking out in reaction to the Harris government’s criticism of the amount of sick days taken by employees of Ontario’s correctional facilities. “The Harris government is deliberately making scapegoats of […]
St. Francis students Matthew Parent and Laura Busch are tops at speaking French. At least, that’s what the judges felt after the pair won the Core and French Immersion divisions at the annual district French speech contest last Tuesday at the Emo Inn. Parent won the judges over with his […]
About 30 people heard ideas on the way the Internet can have an impact on commerce after attending an e-business conference hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. over two days last week at the Red Dog. “I thought it was informative, and it gave us some ideas as […]
