Ken Boshcoff, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Rainy River, announced last Wednesday FedNor support of $129,750 to the Township of Atikokan for two projects. Of the total, $73,500 will be applied to market the 40th Anniversary and Reunion of the Outers Adventure Program as a tourist draw. An additional $56,250 […]
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The CN Safe Community Fund has awarded the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition a $1,900 grant to support three rail safety initiatives the coalition is undertaking this year. The fund is administered by the Safe Communities Foundation on behalf of CN. Two of the initiatives target motorists and focus specifically […]
The annual Manitou Rapids fish fry is set to go Friday, May 20 and this year’s feast promises to be something special. In addition to this being the 35th anniversary of the popular late-spring festival, there is additional reason to celebrate as the focus of activities will concern the signing […]
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 […]
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 […]
