The Town of Fort Frances put up a temporary stop sign today at the corner of First Street East and Mowat Avenue to alleviate traffic congestion over the weekend while U.S. tourists head home. The new sign will come down Tuesday after the holiday weekend has concluded and bridge […]
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will make special presentations at schools across the district this fall thanks to funding from the Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention Team and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, in conjunction with the Ontario Chiefs of Police Association. Each presentation will be geared to the […]
The fourth and final phase of the first research project of the Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust got underway during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last week. Part four of “Investigations in Applied Smallmouth Bass Biology in Northwestern Ontario” will include recompression, or “fizzing,” of barotrauma bass, then […]
The Atikokan Crisis Centre will get much-needed funding after the announcement last Thursday that the Ministry of Community and Social Services is increasing core funding for Violence Against Women service providers. For the ACC, this will mean an annualized two percent budget increase (equalling $15,099), as well as a […]
Despite blazing temperatures, another sell-out crowd was on hand for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 12th-annual “Quest for the Best” last Tuesday night (July 24) under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The big night—once again held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—saw […]
A benefit is being planned for the Rod and Nikki Sinninghe family of Rainy River to help with expenses connected to their newborn baby, Kenna, who hadmajor medical problems when she arrived June 30. It all began when Nikki’s water broke unexpectedly on the night of June 29. She […]
Jim Moynagh returned to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and did what he typically does at the tournament—win. He and partner Joe Thrun grabbed first place on Day 1 last Thursday and stayed there en route to their third title at the FFCBC in the first year Moynagh […]
Although she had hoped for a better turnout at the Emo Agricultural Research Station open house last Tuesday evening (July 24), research technician Kim Jo Bliss still was happy to highlight several of the crop trials for the nearly two dozen people who did attend. Two of the crops she […]
Most of us can relate to the swell of pride we experience when a loved one gets up on stage before hundreds of people to give a performance that has been anticipated for months. Imagine when the big day arrives, sitting in the audience, and not being able to […]
Last Wednesday, a Fort Frances financial institute received fraudulent American Express travellers cheques in $500 denominations. The institute was aware these cheques were fake prior to dispersing any cash and notified the Fort Frances OPP. An investigation revealed a local resident received the cheques in the mail from an […]
At its regular meeting Monday night, town council: •awarded the tender for museum landscaping to Darryl’s Custom Landscaping for $69,954.50 and directed the necessary bylaw be prepared; •approved the renewal of the town’s agreement with Rainycrest Long Term Care Facility for the provision of transportation services for the disabled […]
As throngs of people who watched the boats launch at Sand Bay this morning already know, the town re-opened the government dock at Pither’s Point to pedestrian traffic today. Back in late April, the Town of Fort Frances had closed the dock and strictly forbade swimmers to use […]
