District farmers will have the chance to share their concerns for the future as the Agricultural Odyssey Group seeks grassroots input this Friday night in Stratton. The Odyssey–a coalition of Ontario’s major farm organizations and commodity groups–is sweeping across the province to examine issues in the agriculture industry here and […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources was scheduled to ignite an 800-hectare prescribed burn in the North Basswood Lake area of Quetico Park today. The fire aims to burn off heavy blowdown timber that remains in the park from a severe windstorm that passed through that area in 1999, the MNR […]
After 124 days on the picket lines, staff at the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living will be back at work this week. ACL staff, all members of CUPE Local #65, voted 98 percent on Friday in favour of accepting a new contract. The deal, hammered out after […]
Dryden OPP have concluded their investigation into a fatal single-vehicle accident which occurred yesterday afternoon on Chaval Road in Sandford Township. John Brtko, 71, of Dryden, was the sole occupant of a Chevrolet pickup truck when his vehicle entered the south ditch and struck a tree, police said. A post-mortem […]
Two men were arrested and charged Thursday in Pinewood after the Tri-Force Drug Unit searched property there and found drugs. Police seized 18 mature marijuana plants, half-a-pound of dried marijuana, seven long guns, a crossbow, and a switchblade, as well as a quantity of cash. The potential street value of […]
After more than four months on the picket line, CUPE Local #65 workers at the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living are optimistic their strike soon may be over. After negotiating with ACL administration behind closed doors at La Place Rendez-Vous for more than 15 hours from Tuesday […]
A 10-year hobby is beginning to put district duck carver Alan Anderson among the best in the country. Anderson, a life-long resident of Devlin, gradually is collecting ribbons for his carvings of decorative ducks and decoys. He’s been entering them in carving competitions across Canada and the U.S., with more […]
Fort Frances High School will see a new group of parents and local residents sitting on the school council there after Monday night’s election. FFHS principal Ian Simpson said Tuesday that while there’s two council members still to be confirmed, those elected last night include chair Alan Tibbetts, secretary Sherry […]
As the process to possibly close three local elementary schools moves forward, the Rainy River District School Board is seeking community members to form school closure committees. Parents of students at Alexander MacKenzie, Sixth Street, and Alberton Central are encouraged to apply to sit on the committees, with the deadline […]
Dr. Peter Sarsfield, medical officer of health and CEO of the Northwestern Health Unit, will make a presentation at the monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board on Saturday morning in Stratton. “He’s going to be talking about community involvement in public health services,” Sarsfield’s secretary, Karen Sinclair, […]
Although the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on airline traffic this morning, most passenger flights will not take off until later today. “What I can tell you right now is we are anticipating beginning our flight schedule at 6 p.m. (CST),” said Elizabeth Costello, a spokesperson for Mesaba […]
While the growing season is all but over, the tabulations, tests, and result summaries are just beginning for staff at the Emo Research Station. After a summer of desolate crops due to the wrong weather hitting at the wrong time, research station manager Kim Jo Bliss is sorting through the […]
