Heather Latter McKenna Begin didn’t know much about diabetes until last August when her younger brother, Matthew, now 13, was diagnosed with Type 1. Now the Grade 12 student at Fort High is bringing awareness to the disease—and raising money for the cause—with an event she’s spearheading, with help from […]
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Heather Latter The “Friends of the Museum” held its fourth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum and deemed it the group’s most successful event to date, raising about $3,200. Called “Cut A Rug,” the event tied into the museum’s current exhibit, “The Artistry of Rug Hooking,” […]
Heather Latter Local parent Randy Thoms wants school buses to include cameras mounted on the outside to deter drivers from blowing past them when their signal signs are flashing. “What’s happening is, especially in front of our place, is people aren’t stopping for the school bus,” Thoms told trustees at […]
From the OPP The OPP has been receiving an increased number of complaints from local bus drivers and concerned citizens regarding vehicles not stopping for school buses that are stopped with their overhead red signal lights flashing. It is important for drivers to remember the Ontario Highway Traffic Act section […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a mischief on the 1200 block of Second Street East around 9:30 p.m. yesterday. Several residences and motor vehicles in the area were “egged.” Police obtained descriptions of those involved and located two youths in the area. Two 13-year-olds, […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is thanking the public for assistance in locating a missing Rainy River woman. Julie Tesarsky was located Friday in Rainy River. She had been last seen there Oct. 31.
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rainy River woman. Julie Tesarsky, 61, was last seen Saturday, Oct. 31 leaving the Rainy River liquor store on foot. She was wearing a blue coat with a grey hoodie underneath, and large, […]
Heather Latter Just three weeks after pitching the “Families for Families” initiative for Rainy River District to sponsor a Syrian refugee, the community already is one-third of the way to its goal. Kathy Mueller noted that as of Monday morning, the total amount raised was $12,485 of the $35,000 target. […]
Heather Latter Eleven people from across the district recently completed the Surface Miner Aboriginal training program and were recognized at a graduation ceremony last Wednesday at the Copper River Inn here. The program, created by New Gold in partnership with Big Grassy First Nation, the Métis Nation of Ontario, Naicatchewenin […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region from Oct. 27-29. Three active fires—located in the districts of Dryden, Kenora, and Thunder Bay—still are “being observed” in the region. A prescribed burn in the Sioux Lookout/Dryden districts also is being monitored by fire management headquarters staff. […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Winnipeg man. Reid Bricker, 33, was last seen in the downtown area of Winnipeg in the early-morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 24. It is believed he may have been in the Fort Frances […]
Press Release As we are entering into the holiday season soon, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office has been receiving numerous calls inquiring about the Christmas parade. To clarify any confusion, we would like to let the community know that we, the Chamber, have not been the organizers of […]
