the OPP As a result of an investigation by officers of the Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), one male remains in custody facing several drug charges. On Oct. 11, James Paul Morriseau, 28, of Couchiching First Nation, was arrested and charged with three counts of possession for the […]
District News
Staff The number of fires in the Northwest Region continues to decrease, with the total dipping from 18 on Friday afternoon to 11 as of this morning. Three of these fires are located in Quetico Provincial Park, where they continue to be observed. Meanwhile, no new fires have been confirmed […]
Staff With the forest fire season winding down, and snow and rain having swept through the region, the fire hazard has been knocked down to “low” with little opportunity to rebound, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported yesterday. No new fires have been confirmed in the Northwest Region since Oct. […]
Heather Latter Get out your heels and grab a Cosmopolitan! This November, ladies in Fort Frances will be able to feel like that glamorous New Yorker, Carrie Bradshaw, as the Canadian Cancer Society brings in “Hope and the City”—a fun, flirty, and fabulous event to benefit women’s cancer research. “It’s […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School council members, along with help from the local Kiwanis Club, are planning a spaghetti dinner Oct. 25 to help fund the popular breakfast program that has been running there since 2005. The program, which is available to all 470 students in the school, sees trays […]
Heather Latter Damien McGinnis of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning Health Program has submitted an idea for an Art and Science Centre—Bawaajigan (Dream)—in this year’s Aviva Community Fund. Now he needs people to vote so the idea will move on to the next round of the competition. The idea is in the running […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are mourning the loss of one of their long-time players after former forward Jaret Leclair was killed Sunday. The 20-year-old from Pic River First Nation graduated from the junior ranks last year after three seasons with the Lakers, where he had 33 goals and 43 […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency reminds travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays during Thanksgiving weekend. Peak traffic volumes are anticipated at the Fort Frances port of entry on Monday (Oct. 8) between 2 and 7 p.m., when border wait times may exceed 30 minutes. Travellers […]
Press Release Mine Centre School staff and students soon will see the grounds of their new facility evolve into a resource for learning and well-being. At a special meeting Sept. 24, the Rainy River District School Board approved funding from Mine Centre School reserves to proceed with the school campus […]
Ken Johnston Cows in space? Well, not quite—but local beef producers did have their animals in cyberspace as the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association tried its first-ever cattle sale that included a live feed over the Internet from the Stratton sales barn! RRCA member Kim Jo Bliss is always busy at […]
Heather Latter The Cabin Country Quilt Guild is looking to grow, with prospective members encouraged to drop by an open house this evening in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre to see what the group is all about. “We understand it can be a little […]
Heather Latter The current health-care system in Ontario is not benefiting those living in the north—at least not according to those who attended the town hall-style meeting here Friday morning. The session, hosted by local MPP Sarah Campbell and NDP health critic France Gelinas, drew more than 20 residents, many […]
