Press Release The West Rainy River District Fire Service was formed in 2011, merging three fire departments (Rainy River, Dawson Township, and Lake of the Woods) into one combined department. This joined force shares resources and provides a wide range of programs and services, including fire suppression, auto extrication, fire […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be increasing its volunteer firefighter roster to 30, with 10 of them be put on an auxiliary reserve list. Town council authorized Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt to do so after receiving a recommendation at its regular meeting Monday night. “The […]
Press Release The PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise will receive $280,061 in federal funding for its project, “Collaborating for Transformation: Advancing Women’s Economic Security.” In this 36-month project, the organization will focus on understanding the gaps to the growth experienced by women-led businesses in Northern Ontario, and will help better […]
Sam Odrowski The “Little Free Library” has been serving Fort Frances’ reading community for exactly one year now, having started up last August. The community library acts as a book exchange, where people can drop off and pick up gently-used books that interest them. “Little Free Library” owner JoAnne Formanek […]
Duane Hicks The purchase of the former Shevlin wood yard represents “boundless” possibilities for future development in Fort Frances. Mayor Roy Avis announced at Monday night’s council meeting that the town has struck an agreement with Resolute FP Canada Inc. to purchase the 22.6 acres of land right in the […]
Press Release With more than 40,000 km of track, the rail system connects Canadians by moving people and goods across the country every day. That’s why the Government of Canada supports projects that improve safety, the economy, and the movement of goods and people. The federal government is continuing its […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Members of the Rainy Lake Conservancy gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous here Sunday afternoon for the group’s annual general meeting. They also heard from two speakers about wolves in Voyageurs National Park across the river and water levels on Rainy Lake. Dr. Wayne Jenkinson is an engineering […]
Staff After a spate of recent problems, the Memorial Sports Centre will be getting a new fire alarm panel. In a report, Community Services manager Jason Kabel noted the one that currently monitors the facility has been acting up. “It has frequently been going into ‘trouble’ mode with various monitoring […]
Duane Hicks Town council last night passed a bylaw to enter into an agreement with Resolute FP Canada Inc. to purchase the Shevlin wood yard and the former nurses’ station on Mowat Avenue for a nominal fee. “Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and I must say Resolute has been […]
From the MNRF Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by early yesterday evening. One was located in Kenora District, near Cedar Lake and Camp Robinson, about 50 km northwest of Dryden. It was listed as “not under control” at 0.5 hectares in size at last report. The […]
From the OPP Shortly after 9 a.m., yesterday, members of the Rainy River District OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check. Officers engaged a male and conducted an investigation at the roadside. As a result of this investigation, a 46-year-old Atikokan man was charged with operating a […]
Staff The town has done its annual stock-taking and will be selling off surplus materials, equipment, and vehicles. All town departments recently were contacted to provide a list of redundant items to be included in the sale, resulting in various items being identified as surplus. These assets range from two […]
