Duane Hicks Those staying at local hotels and motels will be paying a little more in the future after town council voted Monday night to adopt a new four percent municipal accommodation tax (MAT), effective Jan. 1, 2019. The new tax is to help fund community development and tourism marketing, […]
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Guthrie United Church will host its annual “Harvest Supper” this Sunday (Sept. 30) beginning at 5 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. The menu will feature turkey, ham, and all the fixings–plus all those wonderful pies! Admission is $18 for adults and $12 for kids aged six-12 (those […]
Sam Odrowski The Fort Frances Legion Br. #29 and Ladies Auxiliary filled the Legion Hall on Saturday afternoon to honour and recognize members who reached a milestone in their service. The awards were held differently than in years past, with them being done jointly instead of individually for the branch […]
Duane Hicks Get ready to laugh. “Monday at the Manor”–a comedy in two acts written and directed by Tracy Gibson–will be performed Oct. 18-20 at La Place Rendez-Vous. It’s been six years since Gibson and company staged the dinner theatre performance, “Bridie & Company,” and the local playwright felt it […]
From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP would like to encourage the public to help prevent child sexual abuse and risk of victimization in our communities. The OPP has partnered with the Canadian Centre of Child Exploitation (Canadian Centre) to protect children from those who would do […]
From the MNRF A British Columbia man has been fined for an offence under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Wayne Jensen, of Vancouver, pleaded guilty and was fined $3,250 for possessing an over-limit of walleye. Court heard that on May 27, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers contacted Jensen, […]
Sam Odrowski A group of 65 girls from across Northwestern Ontario attended Sunny Cove Camp from Sept. 20-23 for a weekend of empowerment, building positive self-esteem, and leadership skills. The annual “I Am Awesome (And I Know It)” self-esteem retreat for young women brought in girls aged 11-16 from Rainy […]
Sam Odrowski The Fort Frances Homelessness initiative is in search of brave souls willing to participate in a sidewalk “sleep-out” to raise money and awareness for a good cause. About two dozen individuals so far have signed up for “The Longest Night of the Year” event, which is slated to […]
Sam Odrowski The Chapple, Emo, La Vallee & Alberton Fire & Emergency Service is running its annual recruitment drive up until this Sunday (Sept. 30). The service currently is looking to fill five vacant positions in Alberton, two in Chapple, two in Emo, and two in La Vallee. Chief Josh […]
Sam Odrowski The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recorded more than 6,000 deaths of residential school students out of the estimated 150,000 children who attended. Statistics show the odds of a child dying in the residential school system was higher than that of a Canadian soldier dying in World War […]
Duane HicksStaff writer Fort Frances council will take a look at a request from the Township of Emo to use the town’s recycling depot. “As you may know, the plant that recycles paper and cardboard in International Falls shut down earlier this spring,” Emo CAO/clerk-treasurer Bridget Foster wrote in a […]
Sam Odrowski Creating a fire safety plan, and having all the proper alarms in place, has become more important now than ever before. “Thirty years ago, you had approximately 15-17 minutes to escape a house fire,” noted Chapple, Emo, La Vallee & Alberton Fire Chief Josh Colling. “But in today’s […]
