Duane Hicks The old Rainy Lake Hotel will start coming down Oct. 1. A tentative schedule for demolition and removal of the derelict building was laid out during a pre-construction meeting with property owners and tenants of the 200 block of Scott Street on Monday evening at the Civic Centre. […]
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Staff Voter information cards for the Oct. 19 federal election are going out this week. Elections Canada said the cards are printed and will be mailed to some 25 million registered electors. The card will tell them when and where to vote, and shows the accessibility of their polling site. […]
The Associated Press LONDON The British government said Monday it will underwrite 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) in Chinese financing for a new nuclear power plant in southwest England, as it encourages major Chinese investment in the U.K. nuclear sector. Treasury chief George Osborne, on a trip to China, said […]
Staff The local TD branch is looking for tree planters to help out with its “TD Tree Days” tomorrow in Barwick. “It’s a Canada-wide thing where TD picks certain areas to provide funding,” explained Kayla Millar, manager of customer service at the local branch and lead for the project. She […]
Duane Hicks The annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast,” hosted by the local Voyageur Lions Club, has been postponed due to the ongoing reconstruction of King’s Highway. The fundraiser had been scheduled to be held next Thursday (Sept. 24) from 6-9 a.m. in the parking lot at Tim Hortons, but now will take […]
Staff Residents in Fort Frances and surrounding area will experience a scheduled power outage this Sunday (Sept. 20). Fort Frances Power Corp. customers, as well as Hydro One customers in Rainy Lake 18C FN, Halkirk, Watten, Farrington, Couchiching 16A FN, and Red Gut FN, will be without power from about […]
Staff The town will be requesting an extension to its existing Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program agreement from April 29, 2016-Dec. 31, 2017. Town officials met with a Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing representative on Aug. 25, at which time it was apparent that all of the infrastructure damaged […]
Staff The congregation of the Church of the Holy Spirit is hoping people will come out and help make the 35th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run a success. The local “Marathon of Hope” is set to go this Sunday (Sept. 20) starting at the Sorting Gap Marina, with registration […]
Duane Hicks With the demolition of the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel to go ahead this fall, the town has vowed to make sure the work stays on schedule and does not interfere with the Christmas shopping season. At its regular meeting Monday evening, council approved awarding the tender to JMX […]
Duane Hicks Alberton residents no longer will have to pay up front for a library card in Fort Frances. The Fort Frances Public Library Board and Township of Alberton officially inked a new library service agreement last Wednesday (Sept. 9) that will be beneficial to both parties. For the past […]
Duane Hicks The tourist information centre here had a good summer. Tannis Drysdale, consultant with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., told town council Monday night that visits to the centre were up 20 percent over last year. The centre also was enhanced with the addition of a taxidermied moose […]
Staff Westbound traffic will be able to resume using King’s Highway at Central Avenue starting late this afternoon. The detour has been modified now that the first stage of the reconstruction from York Avenue to Wright Avenue has been paved. Traffic will flow as normal up to the Webster Avenue […]
