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 […]
District News
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 […]
the OPP A Fort Frances man has been charged with numerous sexual offences against children. On May 19, police executed a search warrant at a Fort Frances residence. As a result of the investigation, police seized computers, electronic data storage devices, video recording devices, and discs containing images of child […]
Robin McCormick The annual T.O.P.S. Salad Supper held Monday (May 30) once again was an enjoyable and successful evening. About 150 people attended, with four lucky ones taking home prizes. The adult door prize (a hanging basket donated by Greensides store) was won by Angele Robichaud while Darius Smith took […]
Dave Ogilvie This Saturday (June 4) has been declared ”Garage Sale Day” in Emo. Garage sales will be held at various locations around town, including one at 51 Walker St. from 8 a.m.-noon featuring golf clubs, hockey equipment, clothing, toys, lamp, end table, and much more. Come out on Saturday […]
Dave Ogilvie Putting a successful entertainment program together year after year can be difficult at the best of times. But Laurel Mose, director of entertainment for the Emo Walleye Classic, did it again this year with another excellent competition. Emcee Robin McCormick thanked everyone for coming out to support the […]
