Fort Frances OPP officers conducted a snowmobile patrol within town yesterday evening, checking a total of eight snowmobiles and observing a number of infractions. A 22-year-old Fort Frances man was charged with careless driving and driving with no insurance under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act. He also was issued a […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will deal with a number of financial matters at tonight’s regular monthly meeting here, including making a decision on how to finance the Honeywell Retrofit and Renewal Project. Based on a recommendation from the board’s financial committee, trustees will vote on whether to fund […]
Town council will hear a presentation tonight from Rainy River Future Development Corp. chair Russ Fortier regarding enhancing the RRFDC’s economic development activities with Fort Frances. Fortier will submit to council a short proposal outlining a working relationship with the RRFDC, as well as an initial action plan addressing investment […]
Be sure to mark Sunday, Feb. 25 on your calendar as plans already are underway for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Oscar Party 2007,” with tickets expected to go on sale the week of Jan. 15. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said the special events committee has been working hard […]
A 66-year-old Fort Frances man escaped injury yesterday when the snowmachine he was operating went through the ice on Rainy Lake, the OPP reported late this morning. Emo OPP said the man was returning from ice fishing in the area of the Ottertail River around 5 p.m. when the mishap […]
With a record high being set here yesterday, the lack of snow is affecting local businesses as well as activity for winter clubs and outdoor enthusiasts. Jim Badiuk of Badiuk Equipment said snowmachine sales have been impacted by the lack of snow, but is hopeful the district will see a […]
An accident involving three tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle near Kenora early this morning forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway. Traffic was being re-routed to Highway 502 and Highway 71 as of last report this morning. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. near Richard Lake. Initial investigation by the […]
FORT FRANCES—The voice of fishing tournaments across Northwestern Ontario has fallen silent. Lionel Robert, a long-time master of ceremonies at numerous fishing tournaments around the region, passed away suddenly last Wednesday in Winnipeg at age 54. As word of Robert’s death spread throughout Rainy River District, both fishing tournament organizers […]
FORT FRANCES—Now that CBC has put out a call for towns and cities across the country to submit proposals to be on the second season of the Kraft “Hockeyville” reality TV series, Fort Frances may end up tossing its name into the ring. CAO Mark McCaig, a well-known avid hockey […]
The local community made the latest “Polar Plunge” the most successful ever—with a little help from Mother Nature. “It was the best ever,” enthused Jim Martindale, one of the organizers and a member of the local Voyageur Lions Club, which stages the event every New Year’s Day on Sand Bay. […]
FORT FRANCES—With renovations wrapping up at the Fort Frances Museum, staff will be moving from its temporary site at 334 Scott St. later this month. “We’re still on target to be moving the weekend of the 26th,” museum curator Pam Hawley noted Tuesday. “The contractor is supposed to be done […]
FORT FRANCES—After hearing both Abitibi-Consolidated and local appellant Allan T. Bedard argue their cases here in late November, the Ontario Municipal Board granted Abitibi’s motion to dismiss Bedard’s appeal of the company’s proposal to spin off the power dam here. The ruling from OMB chair Norman Jackson indicated not only […]
