Fort Frances OPP said the investigation into the disappearance of Melani Sutton is continuing pending positive identification of a body located yesterday morning in the bush about 80 km east of here. A post-mortem examination on the body is scheduled for tomorrow in Kenora. “The Melani Sutton case is a […]
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Melani Sutton’s friends are afraid. The 18-year-old has been missing for 12 days now and they’re worried something horrible has happened. “I know something is wrong with her. If she left even for a day, she’d call her friends or parents. She didn’t hold anything from them, they had a […]
Two years ago, Doug MacDo-nald of Fort Frances was bitten by a bug. And if he never recovers from the effect it’s had on him, it’ll be too soon. The “bite” sent MacDonald headlong into the world of old cars. Living proof of that sits inside his garage, where the […]
Getting enough flying hours has taken on a whole new meaning for local pilot Gord Melville after his recent purchase of the amphibious turbo Beaver aircraft from Abitibi-Consolidated here. Melville, who spent the last 15 years as chief pilot and engineer of the aircraft under the mill’s Woodlands Division, now […]
Following a winter with little snow run-off into Rainy Lake, those depending on the lake and river may be in trouble if April showers don’t start happening here soon. “It all depends on the rain we get in the next few months,” said Gary Rogozinski, environmental director at the Abitibi-Consolidated […]
Melani Sutton’s friends are afraid. The 18-year-old has been missing for 12 days now and they’re worried something horrible has happened. “I know something is wrong with her. If she left even for a day, she’d call her friends or parents. She didn’t hold anything from them, they had a […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is waiting for letters of approval from surrounding municipalities before municipal levies can be set. The apportionment formula, which is used to decide how each municipality will be levied according to its population and demographics, was selected during a DSSAB meeting last […]
“It’s time to party Celtic style.” That’s how tour de Fort organizers are describing the mood expected at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night when Celtic band “Scruj” of Winnipeg takes to the stage. The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is sold out to passport holders. “‘Scruj’ is a […]
The Town of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board have sent competing proposals to the Ministry of Health to provide the district’s land ambulance service. The service currently is provided by the province through Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. here. “I don’t think there are […]
Although there may be a little snow on the ground again this week, the Ministry of Natural Resources already has posted some firefighters at four of its area bases in anticipation of another early fire season this spring. As of last Monday, headquarters here, in Dryden, Kenora, and Thunder Bay […]
If Jane Johnstone of Fort Frances didn’t know any better, she’d swear the Royal Canadian Mint deliberately made the November, 1999 25-cent piece of the “Millennium Canada” collection in memory of her late son, Brad. Designed by Brian R. Bacon, the coin salutes the bush plane which helped open Northern […]
Split-second thinking–combined with a huge adrenaline rush and long, fake fingernails–helped Billy-Jean McKee, 18, nab a thief last week, bringing him to the ground at the Kildonan Place Mall where she worked before onlookers and mall security took over. McKee, a former Fort Frances resident now living in Winnipeg, stands […]
