Ministry of Natural Resources staff from Thunder Bay District have been preparing for a woodland caribou collaring project later this winter. Training took place this past Tuesday at Squaw Bay. “This was great practice for caribou collaring, which will take place on the west shore of Lake Nipigon near Vooges […]
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The Town of Fort Frances has extended the deadline for Couchiching First Nation to settle the arrears on its sewer and water account, stated a press release late yesterday from the desk of Mayor Dan Onichuk. On Dec. 17, Mayor Onichuk received correspondence from the Department of Justice Canada outlining […]
“Everything was funny this year,” observed Dale LaBelle as he summed up the 2004 hunting season. The owner/operator of LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Northwest Bay also was referring to the summer fishing season, which he said was full of surprises and disappointment for some. But by and large, LaBelle […]
A group of school bus drivers, including Emo Coun. Ken Fisher, intends to send a petition to the Ministry of Transportation to have a stoplight installed at the intersection of Colonization Road and Queen Street there. Coun. Fisher informed council at its regular meeting last Thursday night that there is […]
“Everything was funny this year,” observed Dale LaBelle as he summed up the 2004 hunting season. The owner/operator of LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Northwest Bay also was referring to the summer fishing season, which he said was full of surprises and disappointment for some. But by and large, LaBelle […]
It’s not to late to make a donation to the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner coming up this Saturday. “The dinner planning is going along well,” Karen Haney, assistant co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, noted yesterday. “But we still need donations. Whatever anyone wants to […]
District OPP charged two male drivers with drinking and driving Friday night. Shortly before 9 p.m., officers from the Fort Frances detachment arrested a male driver on the 800 block of Colonization Rd. West. The 27-year-old Fort Frances resident was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol […]
With the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner now less than two weeks away, organizers are seeing more and more donations coming in for the popular event. “The support’s been great. It’s really picked up in the past week,” Karen Haney, assistant co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
Community groups now will be able to use more school facilities in Northwestern Ontario at no charge, thanks to a special agreement signed by the Northwest Catholic District School Board and the Ontario government. “Our schools should be community hubs where people can gather to learn, participate in community-based activities, […]
The Town of Fort Frances will be applying to the Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) for money to repair the Portage Avenue underpass next spring. Council directed this Monday night after receiving a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown, who noted the project will consist of replacing 180 […]
Last Wednesday’s decisions by Rainycrest’s board of management to pursue negotiations towards an amalgamation with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., and to seek help from the province on running the home, have been greeted with positive remarks from local citizens. “I think it’s the right decision. I think they need […]
After more than 40 years of keeping district motorists on the road, Fred Klug has decided to hang up his lug wrench. Last week, Klug and his wife, Judy, who have been providing cars and service from their familiar location in Emo since 1964, officially handed over the keys to […]
