During a quarterly police services activity report to town council last night, local OPP detachment commander Insp. Dave Lucas said the district now has a district-wide full-time traffic enforcement unit. Insp. Lucas said that as of the beginning of this month, two officers—Csts. Paul Davis and Pete Drouin—are dedicated to […]
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Town council is scheduled to receive a presentation by Anthony Kadikoff of the Northern Cancer Research Foundation during its regular meeting tonight. Kadikoff, who recently was appointed to the Foundation’s board of directors, will inform council on the “education and awareness, research and patient care” it is involved in. In […]
With the provincial election just a month away, campaign signs are expected to start appearing around town anytime now. And voters in the Kenora-Rainy River riding will have four candidates to choose from when they fill out their ballots. On Saturday, incumbent MPP and party leader Howard Hampton was acclaimed […]
Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by early evening yesterday—one in Fort Frances District and one in Sioux Lookout District. The first was located about 45 km northeast of Fort Frances in the Vista Lake area, but has since been put “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. […]
After performing a sold-out show here back in March, 2006, pianist Billy Andrusco will be returning for a fundraiser concert on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. And concert organizer Bill Gushulak noted yesterday that people had better not wait until the last minute to get their tickets. “Ticket sales […]
Whether airplanes are your thing, or you just want to have a bite to eat and support the local Air Cadets, the eighth-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport will be the place to be tomorrow (Sept. 8). From 9 a.m. until about 3 p.m., the event will […]
OTTAWA —A Fort Frances man convicted of murdering his parents has failed in a bid to carry his case to the country’s top court. In a decision released without comment, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an appeal from James Perlett, who was found guilty of the 1996 […]
With the pledges flowing in and a contingent of fellow walkers eager to join him on his 20-mile trek, Tom Bruyere is all ready to make the annual “Walk for Dialysis” tomorrow. Bruyere said yesterday afternoon his pledges look to be “much in line with last year.” “Last year, we […]
While students and teachers may have enjoyed a restful summer, the Rainy River District School Board had maintenance staff hard at work at district schools, according to a report from Raymond Roy, manager of plants operations. At F.H. Huffman School, work included: •replacing building envelope weather stripping; •painting the gym, […]
FORT FRANCES—As a follow-up to testing done in May, the Ministry of Environment is requiring the Town of Fort Frances to again test residential properties for lead. Now Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is looking for 40 individual properties to volunteer for testing if they’re located between Central Avenue […]
FORT FRANCES—Motorcyclists will be taking to area highways this Saturday (Sept. 8) for the local Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Ride for Memories,” with this year’s ride ending here that evening. “We are going to have a fantastic turnout,” enthused Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society for the Kenora/Rainy River […]
FORT FRANCES—Kaayla Fox made the first major haircut of her life one that counted. After deciding she needed a haircut, the 11-year-old had a conundrum: “Should all my hair just go to waste?” But after getting an idea from the older sister of her friend, Alyce Ewald, Fox decided to […]
