It’s that time of year again when residents should be wary of big, furry visitors in their yards as there’s been a rash of reports of black bears prowling neighbourhoods around town. “We’ve had a total of nine reported bear sightings in the past week,” bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan […]
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Little Alicia Delbridge appears to have taken a significant step towards recovery as she battles a rare heart ailment, says her family who is with her in a Calgary hospital. Her father, Cory, the assistant manager at Canada Safeway here, has informed friends here that the breathing tube that’s been […]
Roughly 3,600 Hydro One customers in Rainy River District had their power interrupted Wednesday afternoon due to strong northwest winds and heavy rain caused by a passing cold front, Hydro One reported. “It was all caused by the storm that hit the northwest [Wednesday] afternoon. When you get winds of […]
With construction on King’s Highway here set to begin Monday, Bay City Contractors Inc. of Thunder Bay last week assured the public that every effort is being made to minimize any inconvenience. Still, local business owners have mixed reactions. “It’s hard to say. It doesn’t help in the short term, […]
A new office of the Nature Conservancy of Canada officially opened here Monday, making history as the first time in the NCC’s existence that a second office has been opened in the same province. The official opening was held at the new office on Scott Street, attended by Rainy River […]
Girls and young women in the Fort Frances area are invited to participate in the first-ever Girl Power Camp at the UMAYC here next week. Organizers have been working on setting up the camp over the last several months and are excited to be offering the program to girls aged […]
Ed Katona is no stranger to fundraising. As the tax collector for the Town of Fort Frances, Katona has a great deal of experience in raising money, but next month, he’ll be doing it in a different way—and for a different cause. On Sept. 19, Katona will head to Duluth, […]
After receiving notice last month it will be getting $50,000 from the Moffat Family Fund this year, the local committee now is looking for some ideas as to how to divvy up the money. But those individuals and groups that have ideas as to how that money should be used […]
While the target date for completion originally was this month, it’s looking like work on Phase One of the “gateway” project on the international bridge here will take place this fall instead. Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, who has worked on the “gateway” project as a consultant, said Tuesday that […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk, Coun. Tannis Drysdale, and CAO Mark McCaig will be off to Ottawa next week for the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which runs Aug. 22-25. Following the theme, “Renewing Our Communities: From the Municipal Front Door to Parliament Hill,” the delegates will […]
Two judges from Canada’s “Communities in Bloom” project were in town Friday and Saturday to take a look at what Fort Frances has to offer as well as to provide guidance to help beautify the town. “Communities in Bloom” is a national contest “committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility, […]
The Northwestern Health Unit reported Monday that three crows found dead in Rainy River District have tested positive for West Nile virus. Two were sent in from Atikokan while the third was from Devlin, environmental health officer Al Mathers said. This makes for a total of six this summer in […]
