Fort Frances OPP is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing youth. Jade Hammer, 13, of Fort Frances was last seen yesterday (March 30) around 8:30 a.m. in town. Hammer is described as a white female, 5’4”, and weighing 120 pounds with a slim build. She has long […]
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Those needing to contact the town’s parks and cemeteries office are asked to call the Public Works office instead since the former has been consolidated with the latter. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning the parks and cemetery business has been handled through the Public Works building […]
Fort Frances OPP investigated a motor vehicle collision on the 1100 block of First Street East here Sunday around 5:30 p.m. that resulted in the laying of seven charges against a Jamaican man. Officers initially observed the accused driving in a suspicious manner on the 1100 block of Mill Road. […]
The Town of Fort Frances got a financial shot-in-the-arm Monday night when Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff handed Mayor Dan Onichuk a cheque for $162,137.22—its first instalment of funds from the “New Deal for Cities and Communities.” “I am so pleased to see these funds flowing to our communities,” […]
Last Thursday’s provincial budget included big money for Toronto but little for Northwestern Ontario, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton charged. “This budget is all about the McGuinty government trying to purchase two by-elections in the Greater Toronto Area in the next 10 days,” Hampton said Friday. “There’s very […]
A Devlin couple was in Louisiana earlier this month lending their hand to help victims of Hurricane Rita—a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast back on Sept. 24. Rita caused $10 billion in damage and all but destroyed parts of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. […]
EMO—Give the steady rise in obesity and health problems, long-time Emo resident Gaydonna Baker decided it was essential to have an easily-accessible fitness centre in the community. After lightly tossing the idea around for years, Baker jumped on it full force in recent months and now is in the process […]
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday, Fort Frances OPP arrested a male driver on the 300 block of Scott Street. The 26-year-old Northwest Angle man was charged with impaired driving and failing to provide a breath sample. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court April […]
With spring quickly approaching, the OPP would like to remind people that ice conditions are very unpredictable at this time of year. Snowmobiling is fun, but did you know that drowning is the leading cause of snowmobile deaths? If it’s necessary to ride on the ice, always check the conditions […]
Fort Frances OPP officers investigated a disturbance on the 1300 block of Emo Road around 9 p.m. yesterday. As a result of that investigation, police arrested and charged a 32-year-old Fort Frances man with assault, possession of a controlled substance, mischief under $5,000, and assault with intent to resist arrest. […]
Metalcorp Ltd., based in Thunder Bay, has discovered high-grade platinum mineralization over 3.7 m on its North Rock property near Bear’s Pass, about 25 km east of Fort Frances. A total of 21 holes totalling nearly 4,000 m have been drilled during the Phase 2 drill program, with results available […]
Alberton council is concerned about the condition of Frog Creek Road and spent the beginning of its regular meeting last Wednesday night discussing funding with Fred Davies and Myles Kinnear of the Ministry of Transportation. “It’s quite a unique road with a lot of heavy travel,” noted Alberton Reeve Mike […]
