If the measure of a man is in the company he keeps, then Sam Visser of Emo is quite a man. On Saturday night, family and friends packed the Emo Legion in what turned out to be a rather unique tribute to a man who has served his community for […]
District News
It’s possible Fort Frances and other district municipalities may leave Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. as their 9-1-1 dispatch provider in the future. “There is a report into council right now recommending looking at another service provider,” said Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson, who chairs the 9-1-1 Partners board. […]
The Township of Emo is considering taking bold new steps to reduce the amount of waste being sent to its landfill site, it was revealed at council’s regular meeting last Thursday. Reeve Russ Fortier expressed concern and alarm at the rate at which Emo’s landfill site is being filled by […]
What is “Good Neighbours?” Well, the answer is that it is a campaign being carried on locally by the Good Neighbours Council, which is comprised of a cross-section of representatives from the community, such as the Royal Bank, Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, United Native Friendship Centre, and concerned private citizens. […]
A group of six “gypsies” are in jail here after being nabbed through a joint effort by the Atikokan Police Service and Fort Frances OPP. Sgt. Tim Fairbairn of the Atikokan Police Service said this morning that on Friday afternoon, a group of six people entered a store on Main […]
Join Voyageurs National Park in recognizing U.S. National Wolf Awareness Week on Oct. 17-23. The 2004 Wolf Awareness Week posters are available at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center, located just east of International Falls, while supplies last. The visitor center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. These […]
A total of 32 local individuals and organizations—looking to get a share of the $50,000 the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund—filed their applications last month. Now, 12 of those have been chosen by the local Moffat Family Fund committee and forwarded to the Winnipeg Foundation for […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department, CN, and Ministry of the Environment are investigating a possible diesel fuel leak which was reported here Saturday. Fire Chief Steve Richardson said yesterday afternoon that somebody at the mill contacted the fire department after seeing fuel coming out of the town’s storm sewer pipe […]
“This was not a good year for the friends of St. Michael’s,” Rae-Anne Wood said as she struggled to control her emotions. Wood, a Grade 1 teacher at St. Michael’s School here, was addressing an assembly of staff, family, and friends who had gathered in the gymnasium last Friday for […]
Sometimes, just stepping out of your own backyard can give you a whole new perspective on life. At least that’s what Tiffany Bombay discovered when she did it. Of course, she has a big backyard—and took a big step, as well. Bombay, 20, has spent her entire life at Rainy […]
Living on Prospect Bay, Pat and Harlan Faragher are used to watching float planes land and take off on the lake on a daily basis. But neither of them were expecting what happened a week ago Monday (Oct. 4) when Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout clipped a wire, sending […]
A series of home visits by the Fort Frances Fire Department, in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-9), found local residents seem to be getting the message that having a working smoke alarm is the law. “It went pretty well,” said firefighter Wayne Riches. “We made contact with 121 […]
