the MNR Demobilization plans are underway for 101 Ontario fire staff to return from Alberta. That leaves 273 personnel there, who also will be returning soon, with no replacements scheduled for dispatch by Ontario. Since May 16, almost 8,000 person days of assistance have been provided to Alberta. Now, increasing […]
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Dave Ogilvie The Emo Hospital Auxiliary would like to thank everyone who attended their annual “Strawberry Social,” which was held on Friday in the cafeteria at the Emo Health Centre, and all those who assisted by baking, setting up and serving. About 140 people attended, including residents of the Golden […]
Robin McCormick The annual “Castin’ for Cash” finishing tournament, hosted by Lake Despair Lodge, is set to go July 8-9 this year. Some 58 teams already have registered for the tournament, which can take up to 65. Along with the excitement of the 4 p.m. weigh-ins both days, there also […]
Heather Latter With 220 project sites situated between Fort Frances and Rainy River, Azgard Solar is keeping busy across the district. The Calgary-based business, with more than 25 years’ experience in the energy industry, expanded here in January, setting up shop next to NorFab Building Components on Highway 11 just […]
Staff Bring out the family board games or a good book—Fort Frances will be in the dark for about seven hours on Sunday due to a planned power outage. The electricity is expected to be out from about 9 a.m.-4 p.m.. Meanwhile, 3,700 Hydro One customers west of town will […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening. But six fires, most caused by lightning, still remain active in the region, including one in Quetico Park here in Fort Frances District. Meanwhile, the weather forecast for the region is calling for a drying trend […]
Heather Latter She’s been compared to the likes of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald, but blues singer Sunday Wilde says she’s just a small-town girl working hard to share her music with the world. And she must be doing something right because the 42-year-old mom from […]
Peggy Revell With voices raised in song to celebrate and give thanks to water, the “2011 Mother Earth Water Walk” was welcomed to this area last week. More than 50 people joined in for one small leg of this walk as a copper bucket filled with water drawn from the […]
Heather Latter To help address the need of providing safe, affordable housing to aboriginal people living off-reserve, Wahkaihganun Futures Corp. yesterday held the “ground-breaking” for a 10-unit apartment complex, which will be located at 237 Eighth St. W. “We have long recognized that the urban aboriginal population is growing,” noted […]
Zoey Duncan After spending more than two years concerned about the level of contamination in their backyards, Couchiching residents who live on the site of the former J.A. Mathieu sawmill will move into new homes beginning this summer. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) had declared the land surrounding Harry’s […]
the OPP A member of the Fort Frances OPP’s Community Drug Action Team, along with a member of the OPP’s Drug Enforcement Unit, conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 11 in Fort Frances yesterday. The driver of the vehicle, Thomas Tresoor, and the passenger, Jason Desrochers, were arrested and found […]
Staff District residents are reminded to remain vigilant as various phone scams aimed at gaining access to personal computers and information continues to make the rounds throughout the area. Hoping to warn other residents about this scam, local resident Holly Gosselin said she received a call Wednesday from someone intent […]
