What a difference a year can make. Last summer, one-year-old Alicia Delbridge was fighting for her life in an Alberta hospital after contracting a rare and mysterious heart ailment that threatened her life. Her parents, Cory and Christine, left their jobs here in Fort Frances to be at their daughter’s […]
District News
Residents of the Rainy River District will have an opportunity this Saturday to properly dispose of household hazardous waste that has accumulated within area homes. The Rainy River First Nation Watershed Program, in conjunction with numerous area partners, is organizing the fifth-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day. The depot for drop-off […]
During system testing procedures at the Fort Frances Power Corporation’s MTS Substation yesterday, a faulty relay trip occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m., which remotely tripped Hydro One’s Fort Frances TS Substation. The outage last approximately 47 minutes until power was restored at 6:37 p.m. The system testing procedures were being […]
A decision made Monday by Fort Frances town council to eliminate a full-time firefighting position vacant since a retirement in March has ignited concern amongst current fire hall staffers. The Fort Frances Professional Fire Fighters Association yesterday expressed its fear the move would have a negative impact on both its […]
Now that spring has arrived the Fort Frances OPP would like to remind the public about some bike safety tips. Bicycles are governed by the rules of the road as outlined in the Highway Traffic Act. As such, bicyclists are required to travel on the roadway, with the flow of […]
Shortly before 8:30 a.m. yesterday, officers from the Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a motor vehicle collision in the 500 block of King’s Highway. An eastbound vehicle collided with a vehicle entering the roadway from a parking lot. The drivers sustained minor injuries and were taken […]
NCDS Career Works and Confederation College are pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Northwest Training and Adjustment Board, Fort Frances High School and the Apprenticeship Services unit of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, they will be offering a free forum for skilled trades employers to attend […]
A malfunction in a Hydro One transformer station in Fort Frances left the town and approximately 3,600 additional district residents without power for about 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon. “It was a Hydro One cause,” said Fort Frances Power Corporation CEO Jim Kibiuk yesterday. At the time, FFPC did not yet […]
Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is jeopardizing employment stability in the forestry industry by closing its eyes to a growing crisis of supply. “MNR has a track record of looking through the wrong end of the telescope when dealing with fibre supply issues,” said Cec Makowski, Ontario Region Vice President […]
It has been said the longest journey begins with a single step and for Christian Lado, that first step was taken 11 years ago when he fled his war-torn native Sudan for an uncertain future in a Kenyan refugee camp. It could have been worse for it was in that […]
A recent bullying conference in Ottawa was an emotional and educational experience for two local members of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition. Crystal Godbout and OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer both attended the three-day conference in late March. “Our job was to bring back info to help tackle bullying,” Cst. […]
They bravely stood in front of the crowd, talking about topics as wide-ranging as the NHL strike, the Loch Ness monster, racism, shopping, and a cat named Tango, but it was an address about bats that won the night. Simeon Firth, a student at Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program, took first […]
