Staff Just in time for the Labour Day long weekend, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted the Restricted Fire Zone that had been in place in parts of the Northwest Region. The municipal fire bans for the Town of Fort Frances, as well as the townships of […]
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From the OPP The OPP has investigated 5,619 collisions that involved an inattentive driver so far this year. Tragically, 31 people lost their lives in the collisions while 1,051 of the incidents left people with injuries. Inattentive drivers continue to pose a threat to road users and are linked to […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars New changes have come to the Fort Frances Family Health Team (FHT), bringing more access for local and surrounding residents at a time that is seeing a shortage of doctors and overall health support. FHT executive director Gerri Yerxa is very excited as the clinic has just […]
Sam Odrowski Life could soon be made easier for the town’s Crown attorney. Local MPP Greg Rickford is hoping to secure more Crown attorney resources, after having a series of positive meetings and discussions at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa early last week. “I met […]
Sam Odrowski Good news was recently announced relating to the town’s public safety. On Friday, local MPP Greg Rickford visited a packed Council Chambers to share his government’s recent investment in a new $18-million OPP detachment that is expected to be built here by the fall of 2020. “I can’t […]
Sam Odrowski The Watten Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fish fry returned to Sunny Cove Camp on Friday to raise money for a good cause. Number are up this year and better than ever before with roughly 540 people coming out to enjoy a fish dinner. Roughly $7,000 was raised at […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Emma Kunkel always had enjoyed the arts, assuming she would have a career as a writer or novelist, but a Grade 11 chemistry class changed how she felt about science. Now, after graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in biopsychology from the University of Winnipeg […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Hailing from a big city, about 18 hours west, I seldom have to deal with wildlife beyond birds and squirrels (except for the bobcat that one time, but that’s a whole other thing). Over the course of my time here, I’ve often been asked how I even […]
Press Release The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has shared with the federal government its recommendations to enhance Canadian competitiveness, accelerate innovation, and ensure future forests remain healthy in its 2019 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. To support family-supporting jobs in rural and […]
Sam Odrowski A storm wreaked havoc here last night causing thousands of district and town residents to lose their power. “Mother Nature did a number on us,” said Joerg Ruppenstein, president and CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corp. (FFPC). High winds brought several trees crashing down, resulting in damaged […]
From the OPP Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located human remains in the Dryden area. The Office of the Chief Coroner has been engaged and a post mortem examination began in Toronto last week. The remains have been positively identified as Henry Stone-Arnold, 28 years-old, of Dryden who […]
Staff There were 15 new fires confirmed in the region by yesterday afternoon, including one new blaze in the district. Fort Frances fire #70 is “not under control” at 0.1 hectares and is located near Entwine Lake, approximately 88 kilometres northeast of Fort Frances. It was started by lightning. There […]
