Town council discarded an offer from the Northwestern Health Unit to help train local bylaw enforcement staff on a smoking bylaw by removing it from the agenda at Monday night’s regular meeting. “Given council’s current situation with this topic, we don’t have a particular answer for the health unit,” said […]
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In the wake of Walkerton, many district residents expressed concern about groundwater contamination due to this week’s flooding. John Steele, communications director with the Ministry of the Environment, said they are monitoring the situation closely. “The sewage treatment plant in Fort Frances has to bypass raw sewage into the river […]
The fight to save Backus Auditorium in International Falls takes center stage tomorrow night at a benefit concert to preserve it. An “artists’ showcase,” featuring Paul Severson and Friends, will be held there starting at 7:30 p.m. For a suggested donation of $10 per person or $20 per family, the […]
Determining the feasibility of establishing an Area Services Board (ASB) here will take a step forward next month after the working group learned Friday that district municipalities are in favour of hiring a consultant. “With the exception of two unorganized areas, all voted in favour,” said Fort Frances Coun. Dave […]
Flooding in the aftermath of torrential rainfall Sunday night and all day Monday all but cut off Rainy River District off from the rest of the province—causing millions of dollars in damage. Late Tuesday, Emo was the latest community to declare a state of emergency, joining Rainy River, Atikokan, Dawson, […]
Three district communities have declared a state of emergency in the wake of intense thunderstorms and torrential downpours over the past two nights that closed highways, caused flooding, and sparked power outages. “Lake of the Woods Township and Rainy River have declared states of emergency,” Fort Frances OPP Sgt. Dave […]
The Town of Fort Frances Municipal Control Group was officially on standby as of 11 a.m. today after evaluating the impact of severe storms that have ravaged the area over the past few days. “There is no emergency being declared at this time. But we’ll be meeting tomorrow morning and […]
About 100 local Safeway employees voted 92 percent here Sunday night on the tentative deal reached with the company late Thursday after about nine hours of bargaining. “It went very well,” said Dan Belluz, who had been in Kenora negotiating with the company and union teams from Safeway’s Dryden and […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will propose the use of special tokens to commemorate next year’s centennial celebrations here in a presentation at Monday night’s town council meeting. “They’re a $3 high-quality coin that we’re having made to celebrate the Fort Frances centennial,” said Tannis Drysdale, president of the […]
Intense thunderstorms bringing torrential rains overnight washed out roads and caused power outages across the district. And work crews are bracing for even more flooding as up to 100 mm more rain is expected by Monday night. As of press time at noon Monday, motorists hoping to get to Atikokan, […]
With all the sponsors now in place for this year’s “Quest for the Best” singing competition, contestants now can pick up entry forms for the popular event. “I’ve already had a number of people come in,” Dawn Booth, co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said this morning. Contestants […]
Canada Safeway and union reps from its Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora stores, helped by a Ministry of Labour-appointed mediator, reached a tentative agreement around 11 p.m. yesterday after about nine hours of bargaining in Kenora. Details of the agreement won’t be revealed until union members vote to ratify it. […]
