Shortly after 3 a.m. today, the Fort Frances OPP received a report of a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner on Scott Street. The vehicle was located by police and a 37-year-old Alberton Township man subsequently was arrested and charged with operation of a motor vehicle with a blood […]
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There were five new fires in the region yesterday, including one each in the Dryden and Red Lake districts and three in Thunder Bay District, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire management program reported this morning. Although some of the fires proved challenging, burning in storm-damaged timber and showing some […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a report of a garage fire on the 300 block of Fourth Street West on Thursday evening. Seventeen firefighters arrived on the scene just before 6:50 p.m. to find the blaze well underway, but got it under control less than five minutes […]
Youngsters aged 10-14 who want to take part in this year’s Kid-Pro fishing tournament must register tomorrow (July 7) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Confederation College here. Event co-organizer Diane Maxey said tomorrow’s registration day is firm because the draw for the 25-30 spots up for grabs this […]
FORT FRANCES—Local residents have come to recognize the big tent with white and yellow stripes at the Sorting Gap Marina each July as a sure-fire sign that the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is underway. But while it may look this year to be the same tent as the one […]
As a result of recent changes to provincial funding for education, the Northwest Catholic District School Board will face a shortfall for the coming school year—and likely much larger than the $1-million deficit the Rainy River District School Board has to deal with. “It’s a little bit disheartening for us,” […]
What is the primary heating system in your house? What type of water heater do you have? What type of air conditioning do you have and how old is it? These are just a few of the questions the Fort Frances Power Corp. wants its customers to answer during a […]
Many youths, parents, and community members attended a presentation at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here Thursday afternoon by Dawna Speers on making positive choices for healthy youth relationships. Speers shared the personal experience of losing her daughter, Monica, who was murdered by her boyfriend when she was 19 years […]
The sixth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass tournament is slated for this Friday and Saturday (July 7-8) on Lake Despair north of Devlin. Sixty teams will compete in the hopes of netting the heaviest two-day total weight—and the $5,000 cheque awarded to the first-place team. Tournament organizer Bill Godin […]
If you happen to hear a bugle-like call on area lakes this summer, take note. Trumpeter swans are the likely source—and their presence in the Fort Frances area is a big deal. The trumpeter was hunted nearly to extinction early in the 20th century and, until the 1980s, hadn’t been […]
Yvette Lauzon of Fort Frances was the lucky winner of the “Community Chest’s” Canada Day draw made July 1 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Lauzon won a 2006 Chevrolet Aveo Lt Sedan (valued at $20,100). Linda Hamilton, a member of the “Community Chest” committee, said yesterday that organizers sold about 1,500 […]
After weeks of activities and competition, Allyssa Holliday was crowned Miss Fun in the Sun 2006 on Saturday at Pither’s Point Park. Just hours before the crowning moment, Holliday had explained that when she entered the annual pageant, she wasn’t really sure if it was the right kind of competition […]
