The fie hazard throughout the North West Fire Region has been downgraded despite 28 fires being reported over the past two days. The hazard, which was “high” to “extreme,” is now “low” to “high” throughout the region with exception of Dryden and Thunder Bay which is “medium” to “high.” Eight […]
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Time is quickly running out to register for youth events at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Event organizers June Caul and Diane Maxey stressed that Monday, July 17 is the absolute last day to register. The list of events in which organizers are looking for more participants includes; 3-on-3 […]
The forest fire hazard throughout the West Fire Region has risen to “high” to “extreme” this week. All crews and aircraft are remaining on red alert in the anticipation of new fires. Although some rain is in the forecast, lighting could cause an increase in fires over the next 24 […]
Boise Cascade announced today that the company has reached a definitive agreement to sell the stock of its Minnesota, Dakota & Western (MD&W) railway in International Falls, Minnesota, to Watco Companies, Inc. The sale of the railway will include MD&W’s portion of the International Bridge, a rail and toll bridge […]
The Kiwanis skate park committee got a helping hand from the Town of Fort Frances on Monday evening, after council voted in favour of a bridge financing agreement with them. Under the agreement, the town will pay the outstanding invoices, in the amount of $107,473.82, to contractors, and the Kiwanis […]
Northridge Funeral Home, an endeavour which has been in the works for some time now, is finally ready, licensed, and open for business. The new establishment, which is located on highway 11 just west of Emo, is owned by experienced funeral director, Jason Lilley. “I began working in the funeral […]
Two weeks before their departure from Fort Frances, 14-year-old Rebecca Geense and her 13-year-old-sister Jessica can barely speak about moving, leaving their friends and the home they grew up in, without tearing up. The two youngest daughters of Tony and Gloria Geense have spent most of their childhood in Fort […]
With renovations underway at the Fort Frances Museum on Scott Street, an interpretive development intern has been hired to get a new exhibit ready for when it re-opens next year. Emily Carr, from Whitby, Ont., just started the job last week but already is aware she has a lot of […]
Les Helliar has been there from the beginning. Literally. Helliar was born in 1936, the same year his father started Helliar’s Resort in Nester Falls. On July 1, the business celebrated 70 years of operation. Helliar said that there have been good times and bad, but in the end their […]
District youth and stakeholders are generally headed in the same direction when it comes to creating opportunities for Northern Ontario youth, with both groups agreeing on the same three of four top objectives identified in dialogues initiated Monday by the Northern Development Council (NDC). But the two groups differed as […]
On Tuesday evenings for the next four weeks, the Rendezvous Yacht Club will offer its annual Community Sailing event. The public is invited to the Rendez-Vous docks in Fort Frances and Woody’s dock in Ranier for free sailboat rides. Alll ages are welcome; however, children should be accompanied by an […]
Voyageurs National Park invites the public to learn about the results of the Community Trust Survey conducted among area residents last fall. University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Dorothy Anderson will summarize the findings with a short presentation and poster display next Tuesday (July 18) in International Falls from 2-4 p.m. […]
