The Office of the Fire Marshal and Ministry of Natural Resources, for the first time, have declared this week (April 18-24) as “Wildfire Prevention Week” in Ontario. While the fire season here has been quiet so far, with only four fires reported in the entire West Fire region since April […]
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A house fire at 1012 Armit Ave. N. on Sunday afternoon was caused by a child playing with matches, Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning. Chief Richardson said firefighters were called to the house at 3:28 p.m. on Sunday, where they discovered a small blaze contained to […]
Fort Frances has won its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ ‘AAA’/‘AAAA’ hockey championship in 2006. The bid committee in Toronto made the decision quickly Friday morning after the bidding was completed. Fort High principal Ian Simpson, who will serve as the banquet chairman for the tournament, was the first […]
Canadian Tire has confirmed it will begin construction on a new store here shortly, with an expected opening in 2005. “Construction should start in the next week or two,” Canadian Tire spokesperson Lisa Gibson said Friday morning. She also confirmed the new store would include a Mark’s Work Wearhouse. “That’s […]
Boise Cascade Corp. and its partners in Voyageur Panel Ltd. this morning announced they have reached an agreement with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. for the purchase of the oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Barwick. Voyageur Panel is being purchased for about $193 million (U.S.), plus as much as $10 million […]
“Bag tags” took another step towards becoming a reality for local residents last week after town council approved a report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown and motioned for a bylaw to be prepared. As previously reported, Brown is aiming to have the “bag tag” system up and running […]
While she’s drawn, painted, created stained-glass, and fired ceramics over the years, local resident Penny Logan’s newest artistic interest—carving whimsical faces in wood—has brought her to a new level of exposure as the most recent member of the Fine Line Art Gallery co-op. “I mostly sold my work through people […]
Instead of paying up to $112,000 a year for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s services, from now on Fort Frances will be paying the RRFDC just like all other district municipalities—strictly on a per capita basis. What this means is the town will be paying about $58,000 annually for […]
A group of teens from Rainy River District had the experience of a lifetime during March Break when they spent 13 days in Costa Rica doing volunteer work as well as soaking up both the sun and the culture. Four of the students who went on the trip—Ashley Nordin, Tashina […]
With a “Bail or Jail” fundraiser coming up May 7-8 in conjunction with the annual Chamber of Commerce trade show, the Fort Frances branch of Crime Stoppers is trying to raise public awareness of the role the program plays here. “We want people to be aware of crime on the […]
After receiving a letter from a group called Northwestern Slots for Charity, town council was prompted Monday night to further discuss the possibility of video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Fort Frances. Clerk Glenn Treftlin immediately noted to council that it may not want to even bother discussing the gambling machines […]
Even though the town has agreed it would not be cost-effective to man the check-in building at Pither’s Point this summer, Mayor Dan Onichuk said the empty structure still could be put to good use. “Understanding we will not be opening the kiosk there, I think there should be some […]
