Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Town of Fort Frances has not received any reports of waterline freeze ups this winter, but Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob said it is too early to speculate how the rest of the season will act. Rob said on average, the town receives about 12 reports of frozen […]
Despite COVID-19, the Fort Frances airport had a strong financial year due to the fire season and all the extra aircraft movement. Tom Batiuk, airport supervisor, said aircraft movement spiked the most during June and July when firefighters were deployed nationally and internationally to help extinguish fires. The airport fuel […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced 42 new active cases on Tuesday, just one day before the province entered a modified version of step two on the road map to reopening. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said these restrictions are in place due to […]
The Town of Fort Frances council is expected to approve a recommendation to amend the Shaw room rental fees at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. During the Community Services Executive Committee meeting Tuesday morning, Culture and Recreation manager Aaron Bisson said the library board decided to add a […]
Community spread seen throughout region Due to high COVID-19 case numbers, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is asking all residents in the region to avoid large gatherings and traveling outside of the region. The current gathering restrictions are 10 people indoors and 25 outdoors. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer […]
A few more address changes and Don Eldridge will no longer be living on a Colonization Road. Eldridge, 48, a Colonization Road West resident is looking forward to having Sunset Drive be the new address label for his residence. Eldridge has been a vocal supporter of the name change. He […]
Besides administering COVID-19 vaccinations, 2021 was a year of many milestones for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said 2021 was a challenging year that began with province-wide restrictions that shut down schools, many businesses and recreational centres. “As the […]
Callahan and Cassandra Armstrong’s Christmas Hallelujah has reached over 250,000 views on YouTube. The video was uploaded to Cassandra’s Star YouTube channel three weeks ago. The video was professionally recorded for them by MJ Interactive out of Emo. Nikki Armstrong said her daughters and son have always sung it at […]
Several positive COVID-19 case at St, Mary School in Fort Frances has forced the closure of several classes. Contact tracing is taking place to determine if an outbreak has occurred. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said individuals in the same class […]
The Town of Fort Frances council approved the payment of $36,250.50 for integrity commissioner services; the budget had reserved $5,000 for the service. This came in the form of two bills from Darrell Matson. The first bill, $18,636.53, was for legal services sought from Aird & Berlis LLP. The other […]
No sanctions will be imposed on Fort Frances Mayor June Caul for violating the Municipal Code of Conduct because she acted with no malice but with the best interests of the town in mind. The 24-page complaint, submitted by an anonymous person, accused Fort Frances Mayor June Caul of violating […]
Projects and initiatives in the community are often a result of partnerships between organizations dedicated to making improvements to the living conditions. The same could be applied to The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) and the Canadian Mental Health Association in Fort Frances. RRDSSAB and CMHA have […]
