Press Release Hydro One customers west of Fort Frances will experience a planned power interruption this Sunday (Sept. 7). Some 3,800 customers between Alberton Township and Rainy River and Morson will be without power from 1-2 p.m. Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will not be affected here in town. Hydro […]
District News
Heather Latter The Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team is inviting everyone to a community barbecue to celebrate safety this Saturday at Point Park. “We were discussing initiatives that the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team would like to do,” said chair Tiffany Clifford-Smith, noting one of the […]
Duane Hicks The late Shirley Mutz’s lifelong dream has come true. An illustrated collection of her stories, entitled “A Walk Down Fairytale Lane,” is hot off the press—fulfilling Mutz’s wish to pass her magical tales on to not just her grandchildren but to grandchildren everywhere. The story begins when Mutz’s […]
the MNRF Four new forest fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #15, located near Marmion Lake by Atikokan, was listed as “not under control” at 0.1 hectares. Meanwhile, Fort Frances Fire #16, located on an island on Marmion Lake, also was “not under control” at […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is investigating a mischief that occurred on Elmcrest Avenue here. Sometime between Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. and Aug. 28 at 3 a.m., culprit(s) smashed a van window parked at a residence. Anyone with information is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 […]
Staff A Fort Frances man has been identified as the victim of a murder that occurred in Thunder Bay on Sunday night. According to the Chronicle-Journal, Thunder Bay Police identified the victim as Leslie Ruben Perreault, 64, of Fort Frances. The cause of death is being withheld as the police […]
the OPP Early yesterday afternoon, the Rainy River District OPP responded to an emergency distress SPOT locator beacon in Quetico Provincial Park. The signal was received through the SPOT international emergency centre located in Texas, which, in turn, contacted the OPP’s Communication Centre. The area of the park where the […]
Staff Need something to do over the long weekend? How about cleaning out the basement and garage of all those old paint cans? You’ll get your chance to dispose of them, as well as any other hazardous materials, at the Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Day set for next Saturday […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Aug. 17-23 were Sharlene Clarke (Martinsburg, W. Va.), Susan Sampson (Atikokan), Jacques Gauthier (Rossport), Tim McDowall (Devlin), Danyelle Kora (Atikokan), Del Mooney (Jaspar, Alta.), and Sandy Haney (Fort Frances). Winning $30 […]
Staff Fort Frances will see a 2014 mini-king and mini-queen crowned yet. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said she’s determined to go ahead with the contest next month but needs one more piece of the puzzle before doing so—banners for the young royalty. Gushulak said she has all her prize sponsors in […]
Heather Latter Fort High students Julia Quast and Kate Parsons returned last week from a trip of a lifetime, where they not only helped members of a community in Nicaragua but also learned a lot about themselves. “It changed my perspective of how I want to live my life,” Quast […]
Heather Latter Like many others across North America, Casey Marchant accepted the ice bucket challenge—dumping freezing cold water on her head in support of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The ice bucket challenge recently swept social media, […]
