Samantha Loveday used to dream of being a queen. Last Thursday night, that dream came true as she was crowned the 2006 Emo Fair queen. “I used to come to the fair and see the contestants wearing their crowns,” the Fort Frances resident remarked. “I looked up to them and […]
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The Operations and Facilities division will be turning valves, flushing watermains, and pumping hydrants throughout the town’s distribution system this month through October. In the event of discolouration of the water supply, the town is advising residents to turn on their cold water taps until the water runs clear. Please […]
Canada Safeway is very close to finalizing plans to begin a major renovation at its Fort Frances location, a company spokesperson said last week. “We’re really thrilled,” John Graham, public affairs manager for Canada Safeway, said from Winnipeg. “We have every expectation that we’ll be proceeding.” As first reported in […]
FORT FRANCES—Delegates from Fort Frances got a chance to give their input to the provincial government on issues ranging from the international bridge to child care funding at the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario last week in Ottawa. Following the theme “Creating a New Municipal […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Power Corp.’s energy use survey is wrapping up this month, with the deadline to enter coming up Thursday, Aug. 31. Those FFPC customers who haven’t yet participated in it are highly encouraged to do so, FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Monday. “We’re almost there. […]
Eight new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario yesterday, all of which were started by lightning—including some from strikes that occurred up to 10 days ago. Two of these were in Fort Frances District, where the fire hazard is creeping back to “medium-high” levels. One of these was a 0.3 […]
Sixteen new fires reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend, including six yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Three of these fires were located north of Red Lake. A fourth was north of Kenora, with one east of Fort Frances and another north of Nakina. But all […]
A portion of Highway 11 near Emo did not re-open until 2 a.m. on Saturday after a fuel truck overturned shortly before noon on Friday. Emo OPP said the accident occurred when an eastbound tractor-trailer unit hauling gasoline and diesel fuel tried to pass a road-painting vehicle on the south […]
FORT FRANCES—Extensive renovations are in the works for the Canada Safeway store here, provided plans are finalized in the next couple of weeks. “We have every expectation that we’ll be proceeding with the renovations,” John Graham, public affairs manager for Canada Safeway in Winnipeg, said this week. The local store […]
FORT FRANCES—With bear season in full swing early this year, the Town of Fort Frances bylaw department continues to receive a high number of reports of bear activity within town limits. “Right now, we’ve got 44 sightings reported to us,” bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said Thursday. “It’s going to […]
Six new fires were reported in the area as of this morning, including two in Dryden District, two in Kenora District, one in Red Lake District, and one in Fort Frances District, the Ministry of Natural Resources said today. No problems were anticipated with these fires, the MNR added. Fort […]
FORT FRANCES—After going strong for 10 years, the “tour de Fort” concert series may not live to see its 11th season if more passports aren’t sold in the next couple of weeks. “We’re very close this year to having to cancel ‘tour de Fort’ and maybe stop the whole ‘tour […]
