Three people from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Dryden District, known as the “I-Team,” have been trained to immobilize animals that pose a threat to public safety or themselves. As part of the training, the staff practised their marksmanship skills at the Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club’s range last Wednesday […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline for nominations for its annual business awards, which will be presented at a banquet later this month. The original deadline was last Friday (Oct. 1), but Chamber manager Dawn Booth said that’s now been extended to this Friday (Oct. 8). […]
It was an historic night for the students and families of J.W. Walker School last Wednesday night when the Rainy River District School Board celebrated the grand opening of the newly-renovated school. About 700-800 people packed into the school for the official opening ceremonies. Parents and children who could not […]
The president of the Ontario Public School Board Association paid a visit to Fort Frances on Tuesday on a short tour of Northwestern Ontario. Rick Johnson, who was named president back in June, said he hoped to make relations between the association and school boards more personal. “We’re trying to […]
While members of Locals 92 and 306 of the Communications, Energy and Papermakers Union of Canada ratified a new five-year deal with Abitibi-Consolidated back in July, some workers at the mill here still are working without one. Len Robinson, Human Resources manager and negotiator for the local mill, said Monday […]
At its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the Rainy River District School Board heard a presentation on the various programs and partnerships it is involved in to ensure the academic success of First Nations students. Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay talked to the board about his experiences […]
The pilot of a float plane that crashed yesterday afternoon on Prospect Bay of Rainy Lake suffered only minor injuries, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout was approaching Lakeland Aviation around 3:15 p.m. when he encountered power lines, police said. The Beech Craft model […]
The inaugural meeting of the “Communities in Bloom” committee is slated for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre and anyone interested in helping beautify Fort Frances is welcome to attend. Helen Crook, secretary of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, said yesterday afternoon there’s no formal agenda. But some […]
Three teens will appear in court Oct. 12 to face charges related to a series of damaged mailboxes in Alberton back in July, the OPP reported this morning. An 18-year-old Couchiching male was charged with five counts of mischief under $5,000 while a Fort Frances male, also 18, faces four […]
A Couchiching man was killed and two others were injured in a roll-over accident Saturday around 6 p.m. on Pipe Lake Road, the OPP reported this morning. The driver, Sandford Bruyere, 38, of Couchiching, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Passenger Blake Mainville […]
The Town of Fort Frances is applying to the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation for a grant to train Memorial Sports Centre staff in areas such as yoga, tai chi, and related fitness programs for older adults. “Given our current demographics and past experience, these are high-growth program areas where […]
The Valley Adult Learning Association is holding its first-ever “Laps for Literacy” five-km race this Saturday to raise both funds for—and awareness of—the local non-profit organization. But so far, it looks like not too many runners will be participating. “We’ve really had only one person call us and tell us […]
