Although attendance at the seventh-annual Chapple Heritage Days in Barwick this past weekend was down slightly from last year, the event still was everything organizers had hoped for. “We were quite happy,” enthused Heather Oltsher, a member of the Chapple Heritage Committee who helped plan the two-day festivity. “Everyone […]
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The big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina wasn’t the only busy area of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last week. Not far away from all the hustle and bustle, children of all ages were having fun participating in an array of “Daytime Land” activities. In fact, Helena […]
Although she had hoped for a better turnout at the Emo Agricultural Research Station open house last Tuesday evening (July 24), research technician Kim Jo Bliss still was happy to highlight several of the crop trials for the nearly two dozen people who did attend. Two of the […]
Fort Frances OPP officers responded to a disturbance at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship just after 1 a.m. on Saturday. As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old Fort Frances male was arrested for failing to leave when directed to do so. A subsequent investigation revealed the man to […]
Eight new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by 5 p.m. yesterday. Five of those fires were located in Red Lake District, two in Dryden District, and one in Nipigon District. As predicted, most of these new fires were lightning-caused and fire managers anticipate similar fires will appear […]
An Atikokan teen was killed and three other people were injured in a single-vehicle accident on Pine Crescent there early Sunday morning. Krysta Mosley, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene after a Pontiac Grand Prix struck a tree and telephone pole around 4:30 a.m. yesterday, causing the car […]
Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening, both near Kenora. Kenora Fire #30 is 35 km northwest of Kenora while Kenora Fire #31 is about 50 km to the northwest. Meanwhile, four new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by Saturday evening, including […]
There’s more than fishing going on in Rainy River District this weekend. Chapple Heritage Days at the Both Farm, located four miles north on Barwick Road, will be taking place this Friday evening and during the day on Saturday. “It will be pretty much the same as last year,” […]
As part of the Liberals’ new climate change plan, Premier Dalton McGuinty has vowed to close the province’s four remaining coal-burning stations by Dec. 31, 2014. But specifically for the sake of the plants in Atikokan and Thunder Bay, the Town of Fort Frances will be sending a letter to […]
The agricultural community in Rainy River District is in need of a large-animal veterinarian and a campaign recently was initiated to recruit one. Rural Agriculture co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston, with support from the local Vet Service Committee, developed a brochure and a recruitment package to showcase the district and lure the […]
Six new fires were reported in the Northwest Region over the weekend, occurring in the Red Lake, Dryden, Nipigon, and Sioux Lookout Districts. Through the quick response and determined action of forest firefighters, all the blazes were contained to sizes of less than 1.5 hectares. The new fires were […]
The Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing person. Catherine Van Heyst, age 43, of Fort Frances was last seen on Sunday, July 15, at approximately 2 a.m. at Tim Hortons. Van Heyst is described as […]
