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 […]
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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 […]
FORT FRANCES—Participating in a Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission pilot project, the Bonnie Blue on Scott Street is the only business with a high-speed lotto terminal in Northwestern Ontario. But Bonnie Blue owner Barb Stainke admitted Thursday morning that getting to this point had has its “hiccups.” “A little while […]
While it won’t happen overnight, Fort Frances has what it takes to develop a community trail system. It just needs more of the community to get on board with the idea of active transportation. That’s the main message contained in a draft report on an active transportation plan that was […]
The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances so far has raised close to $404,000—more than halfway to its $750,000 goal. Now organizers are ready to kick into high gear with more events and a raffle with lots of prizes in the coming months. […]
