While Manitoulin Transport Inc. is undergoing some company restructuring, it will not be closing its Fort Frances location anytime soon. Contrary to a comment at the July 14 town council meeting that the local terminal of the trucking company would be closing, Manitoulin manager Tony Smith said during a phone […]
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The Fort Frances OPP is looking for a male suspected of robbing the Mid-Town Motel and assaulting the owner around 7 p.m. yesterday. Police described the suspect as a First Nations male, approximately 5’9” with a slender build, and wearing a “G Unit” white over blue hooded sweatshirt. Police were […]
The Fort Frances Horticultural Society had a brilliant display of bouquets at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here on Saturday. They were creations by members of the horticultural society made of blooms and foliage grown in their own gardens. It was a delightful blend of creativity and the natural beauty […]
In conjunction with the local Model Railroad Club, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is co-ordinating it first-annual 100-km bike ride from here to Orr, Mn. and back Designed as a fundraiser, proceeds from the ride will go towards costs accrued by the programs run by the Volunteer Bureau, with some […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Public Library “Building for the Future” campaign got a major shot-in-the-arm Tuesday with a $175,000 donation from Shaw Communications. The donation to the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre boosts the campaign’s fundraising total to $706,000—a big step closer to its goal of $750,000. Equally […]
With summer well underway but without the typical dry heat to show for it, Bill Laidlaw, consulting meteorologist and owner of Signal Weather Services, said while this is a cooler year compared to others, this is not a first nor will it be the last. The most recent set of […]
Fort Frances may be too far south to bear the brunt of the Ontario government’s announcement last week to preserve large areas of northern wilderness and reopen the mining act, but the impact of these changes remain unclear for local industry. “I can’t speak for all of industry, but certainly […]
“Faber Drive” is coming back by popular demand—and bringing a rock show sure to satisfy returning fans and blow the socks off newcomers. Adam Armit and his company, WildFire, opted to bring the popular rock band back to Fort Frances on Aug. 7 after Faber Drive’s stellar first show at […]
FORT FRANCES—The Town of Fort Frances will be holding a meeting this fall to gauge interest from potential property developers and unit buyers to see if building another condominium here is a feasible venture down the road. Local economic development officer Geoff Gillon said the meeting is a follow-up from […]
FORT FRANCES—A 75-hectare area of Goose Island officially has been designated as a provincial park by the Ontario government. “It’s fabulous. It’s been a long-time coming,” said James Duncan, associate regional vice-president for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Ontario region. “This was always the intent of acquiring the island, to […]
FORT FRANCES—Whether its escorting police officers on marine patrol or promoting the “Lock It or Lose It” campaign, the local detachment of the OPP has four students lending it extra hands this summer. Cody Van Drunen, Dayton Brown, Mitch Cain, and Jenna Nowak have been working with the OPP under […]
FORT FRANCES—Moving newborns who require specialized care just got much easier for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. with the addition of a new neonatal transport incubator. The Voyager transport incubator was delivered to La Verendrye Hospital here last week, arriving with Phil Fish of Airborne Life Support Systems, a division […]
