Heather Latter Work finally has begun on the Salvation Army’s new location at the former Movie Gallery on Scott Street, which will replace its aging Victoria Avenue property. Lt. Ryan MacDonald, who announced the purchase of the building back in September, had indicated many renovations were required to make the […]
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Cameron Penney A big tournament is set for this Friday night in Fort Frances—and it has nothing to do with fishing or hockey. La Place Rendez-Vous is hosting its first-annual “Beer Pong Tournament,” which will run from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. “Basically I wanted to do something fun, something different,” said […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. But one new fire was confirmed later in the day on Sunday. Fort Frances Fire #13, located on an island on Crooked Lake in Quetico Provincial Park, was reported as “being observed” at 0.1 hectares […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. The forest fire hazard is predominantly “low” to “moderate” across the region, with a few pockets of “high” hazard in the southwest portion. For more information about the current fire situation, and to view the […]
From MNRF While no new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, multiple fires recently have been declared “out.” Five were declared “out” in Sioux Lookout District on Wednesday. The lightning-caused blazes, located in the far north of the district, were “being observed” for some time. A recent flight […]
From the MNRF One new fire was reported yesterday in the Northwest Region. Nipigon Fire #34 was a human-caused blaze that ignited from industrial equipment. Located about 35 km northwest of Nipigon, it currently is listed as “under control” at 0.1 hectares in size. Meanwhile, two new human-caused blazes were […]
Cameron Penney Wayne Lundstrom, a member of the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club here, is spearheading efforts to organize a five kilometre “Eye Run” in an effort to raise money for community members to travel to the CNIB Lake Joseph Centre next summer. Lundstrom, who is visually impaired himself, recalled […]
Heather Latter Fourth year nursing student Jilayne Derksen, of Fort Frances, has a passion for promoting breast health and will be facilitating the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s (CBCF) “Living Well” workshop on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at Rainycrest here. “The purpose of the workshop is to promote lifestyle behaviours which […]
Staff The fire hazard is rising. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports the forest fire hazard is “moderate” to “high” in the western portions of the Northwest Region and “high” with pockets of “extreme” in the eastern portions of the region. There were two new fires confirmed in […]
Staff There’s been no new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region since Wednesday, as the number of blazes dwindle. Nipigon District fire #30 was declared “out” yesterday, while Kenora District fire #40 and Thunder Bay District fire #29 were “out” on Wednesday. There are currently nine active fires in the […]
From the OPP On Tuesday at approximately 2:05 p.m. the Marathon OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision east of Marathon at Highway 17. A flatbed industrial truck travelling west bound left the roadway and entered the south side ditch striking a rock cut. Emergency services including the Marathon […]
