Eight people from Thunder Bay and Vancouver face various drugrelated charges in the wake of an 18-month investigation into a cocaine trafficking ring, the RCMP reported yesterday. The project resulted in the execution of more than 30 search warrants in Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, and Vancouver. The investigation was able […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit has declared Pither’s Point beach here “unsafe for swimming” due to the high bacteria counts. The health unit announced the closure yesterday afternoon after routine sampling showed unsafe levels of E. coli. This is a precautionary measure in order to protect the health, wellbeing, and safety […]
With the deadline to file nomination papers for the position of mayor and councillor in November’s municipal election still more than a month away, only a couple people have stepped forward so far. The most recent is Todd Hamilton, who officially threw his hat in the ring Monday to run […]
As a follow-up to a trip to Paris, Tenn. last year (and a subsequent visit here by Paris Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder this past May), the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is planning another trip down south this fall. Geoff Gillon, economic development officer with the […]
Following the first organizational meeting last week for next month’s Terry Fox Run here, details already are falling into place. And with most the bases covered, and some dedicated pledge-getters known to be out and about right now, organizer Vanessa Hebert is focusing on making the event the spectacle she […]
An enormous sigh of relief echoed across Northern Ontario on Friday when the United States partially lifted its ban on beef imports from Canada. Although live cattle still cannot be shipped across the border yet, area tourist outfitters have dodged a bullet as the U.S. now will allow hunters to […]
Well over 100 delegates will converge here Sept. 25-27 for the 10th-annual Northern Networks Trade Conference, which this year will run concurrently with the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce annual general meeting. “We’re expecting 160 delegates at the conference,” said NOACC president Tannis Drysdale, who’s thrilled to see the […]
Two Fort High students and their teacher recently returned from the annual Summer Conference at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Mn., where they were the first Canadians ever to participate. The conference is designed to expose high school students and teachers to various aspects of live theatre. This year, Willa […]
Last week, the Salvation Army of Fort Frances welcomed its new pastors, Capts. Angel and Marlene Sandoval. The husband-and-wife team have taken over the ministry from Capt. Eric Alcock and his wife, Capt. Sylvia, who recently left Fort Frances after being transferred by the Salvation Army to Bridgewater, N.S. The […]
The Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s centennial garden tour competition attracted 19 entries in five categories. The winners in each one received $100. The results are as follows: •Best Whole Yard—Dana Helder; •Best Pool or Pond—Edwina Frenette; •Best Front Yard—Rick and Joanne Bliss; •Best Vegetable Garden—Laurie Miller and Ray Scott; and […]
A local program that teaches students how to incorporate renewable energy into the home is the subject of a paper to be published at a solar energy conference at Queen’s University in Kingston later this month. William Perrault, a post-secondary education program co-ordinator at Seven Generations Education Institute here, will […]
Intersections at both Church Street and Victoria Avenue and Church Street and Mowat Avenue will see various changes in the near future, town council deiced at Monday night’s regular meeting here. After several accidents and numerous words of concern from the public, the traffic flow at Church and Victoria, as […]
