From the OPP In the early-morning hours of Saturday, the Rainy River District OPP was called to investigate three suspicious fires in Fort Frances. A 22-year-old man from Fort Frances subsequently was charged with four counts of arson. The Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit and the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services […]
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Staff The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed starting tomorrow at 7 a.m. for sewer service work at the former site of the Rainy Lake Hotel. It will be reopen by 8 p.m. on Sunday. During this time, Makkinga Contracting, a subcontractor of JMX Contracting, will be installing […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Many cancer treatments have a dark side ‚Äî they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if they take a heart drug as a preventive measure during their cancer care. If confirmed […]
Duane Hicks The local Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee is keeping its fingers crossed that Fort Frances will have a couple of more doctors in the new year. Coun. Wendy Brunetta, the council representative on the committee, said the town continues to be underserviced and needs five more family practice […]
Duane Hicks The Northwestern Health Unit is asking the town to consider a “Healthy Food Choices in Public Places” policy within the corporation and at community events. Julie Slack, a registered dietitian with the Northwestern Health Unit, said less one percent of Canadians are eating according to Canada’s Food Guide […]
Duane Hicks You could call it the “House that Joyce Built.” After 15 years of planning and hard work, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre opened its doors in 2010. Five years later it is a standing legacy to librarian and educator Joyce Cunningham, who passed away Saturday, Nov. […]
Duane Hicks The town will be forming a new Rainy Lake Market Square Advisory Committee to provide input on the project to take place next year at the site in downtown Fort Frances. The Economic Development Advisory Committee recommended council appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to work alongside the […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA—The RCMP believes it has “come to a dead end” in its probe of where Parliament Hill shooter Michael Zehaf Bibeau got his gun—one of the most vexing questions about the events of Oct. 22, 2014. The Mounties continue to investigate several threads of what happened […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances is taking part in a comprehensive background and position paper development to make sure municipalities with dams get their fair share under the provincial Power Dam Special Payment Program. Council agreed last night to contribute its share ($858) to the Power Dam Project Group, as requested […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that it will receive an estimated $11.9 million dollars for the construction of a new school in Fort Frances. The new school will be built on the current St. Francis School site and will consolidate St. Michael’s and […]
Staff The OPP is investigating a series of suspicious fires that took place here early Saturday morning. In both occurrences, vehicles were lit on fire. One of the incidents took place at the Rainy River District School Board office on the Second Street East, where a trio of board vehicles […]
Staff The Fort Frances Museum is hoping town council will allocate extra dollars for another staff member in its 2016 budget. The museum currently has a collections management co-ordinator, Bethany Waite, who is being employed through a grant until the end of next July. The Museum Advisory Committee has requested […]
