FORT FRANCES—The Ministry of Transportation is poised to start rehabilitation work on the Noden Causeway here this winter, marking the beginning of a large-scale project that will take several years to complete. “We are planning to install a new precast concrete deck which is wider than the present one, new […]
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Fifteen people from seven different countries officially became Canadian citizens last Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse. And this ceremony was exceptionally special as 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of Canadian citizenship. The Canadian Citizenship Act came into force on Jan. 1, 1947. Prior to that, […]
FORT FRANCES—The proposed youth justice facility announced by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services earlier this summer came another step closer to reality here following a public information session Tuesday night. The Ontario Realty Corp. (ORC) hosted an open house at Fort Frances High School as part of the […]
Fort Frances OPP and North West Region Crime Unit are investigating an attempted armed robbery that took place at the Mohawk gas station here early this morning. Around 1:40 a.m., a lone subject entered the station brandishing a knife while demanding cash from the clerk, police said. The subject left […]
Treaty #3 Police are continuing an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 18-year-old female Naicatchewenin First Nation resident over the weekend. A post-mortem examination was conducted yesterday at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora on the body, which was found in a bush area near […]
While “Gate Night” has seen increasingly fewer reports of vandalism and mischief in recent years, “Operation Pumpkin” will be underway tonight to once again keep watch in town. The annual operation, carried out by the Fort Frances OPP, Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, Rainy Lake Amateur Radio Club, Rainy River District […]
A judicial recount Friday of votes cast in the Oct. 10 election ended up showing Liberal incumbent Bill Mauro defeating NDP candidate John Rafferty in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding. The recount put Mauro ahead of Rafferty by 50 votes, according to the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, although the official tally isn’t […]
FORT FRANCES—Local motorists can breathe a sigh of relief as all of the roadwork related to the Central Avenue water and sewer rehabilitation project should be completed by the end of the day Friday. Central Avenue, from First Street East to the international bridge, has been re-opened for traffic. Crews […]
BARWICK—A majority of members of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. who attended a meeting in Barwick on Thursday night agreed to move ahead with the plans proposed by its board of directors. After prospective operator Sunrise Meats and Sausage was unable to proceed with the project, the board […]
With the deadline for applications coming up next Wednesday (Oct. 31), the town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking people to hand in their nominations for the award, which is being given out for the 20th time this year. Just three applications had been turned in at the […]
VANCOUVER—Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. says it will temporarily shut down operations at four of its oriented strandboard mills before the end of the year, and two of those mills also will operate on a reduced production schedule indefinitely. Vancouver-based Ainsworth cited operating losses, log supply shortages, and a decline in […]
FORT FRANCES—Fifteen people from seven different countries officially became Canadian citizens during a ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. These new citizens originally hailed from El Salvador, England, Germany, Kenya, Philippines, Scotland, and United States, but now reside in communities west of Thunder Bay. Citizenship Judge Arthur […]
