At 79 years old, the Rainy River District’s oldest reeve was roasted and toasted by friends, family and fellow politicians Friday night. Wilson, a veteran of municipal politics, has been an employee of the Chapple municipal office for 25 years–first 14 years as a hired clerk and then 11 years […]
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With all the snow gone and lots of brown, dry grass around town, the Fort Frances Fire Department is ready to start burning controlled fires here next week. “There’s no exact time or dates set yet but you’ll see them [firefighters] out there next week,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said […]
A Dryden man escaped injury after a plane he was piloting broke through the ice on Wabigoon Lake near the Yacht Club yesterday. Dr. Clare Ernewein had landed the Piper Cub he was flying, and was in the process of taxiing back to the Flying Club, when the plane broke […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meals on Wheels has been serving the people of Fort Frances for 28 years and long-time member Marg Rousseau is hoping the tradition will continue. “It started back in 1973 when some people got together and decided to form Meals on Wheels,” Rousseau said Monday. “Our program was created to […]
Alberton residents will make an appeal to save their community school Wednesday night when they attend a public session for the collective design process of an expanded J.W. Walker School. “Our main goal is we’d like to see our school stay open,” said parent Danielle Robinson. “We’ll be presenting them […]
Chariot races have been selected as the main entertainment of this year’s Emo Fair in August. Following on the heels of last year’s horse rodeo, teams of horses–with chariots in tow–will gallop around the oval of the Emo speedway in both flat and Ben Hur races. “They’re teams of two […]
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is looking into the deaths of two Sandy Lake First Nation residents to see if there is a connection between them. The body of Delilah Meekis, 33, was discovered in her residence Friday morning following a report of a house fire there. Police and volunteer firefighters […]
After competing in the regional qualifier in Atikokan on Wednesday, more than half of the Muskie badminton squad will move on to the finals. “It went well, it went very well,” noted Fort High teacher Greg Ste. Croix, the badminton athletic director. “It was a different result from what I […]
