Duane Hicks Don’t have much planned this weekend? Why not take a few minutes to round up some of those books you haven’t read in a while and donate them to a good cause? The “Friends of the Library” will hold its annual book sale next Saturday (May 30) from […]
Local News
Staff The closure of King’s Highway for construction has been delayed until Tuesday afternoon. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Bay City Contractors Inc. still is busy setting up the temporary watermain to service the residential and commercial properties within the construction zone. King’s Highway is scheduled to be […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-one C (31 F). Expect northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h., gusting up to 15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 21(70) and low around eight (47). Look for light northwest winds to become westerly by evening. […]
the OPP Two people are facing charges stemming from the spray-painting of various graffiti “tags” over numerous buildings, signs, doors, and other objects in Fort Frances. The actions of these individuals date back to the beginning of April. A total of 11 charges of mischief under $5,000 have been laid […]
Heather Latter Though some work already has been underway at New Gold’s Rainy River Project site north of Barwick, an official ground-breaking ceremony was held Friday atop the land where the open pit mine is set to be developed. Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the New Gold personnel, community […]
Lindsay Campbell When Emo native Bob Cooke passed away last September, it had an enormous impact on the lives of others in the community. This was especially true for eight-year-old Teagan Wrolstad of Fort Frances. Wrolstad, a close family friend who knew him as “Uncle Bob,” decided at the beginning […]
Duane Hicks The Noden Causeway is turning 50 this year—a milestone the Fort Frances Museum is marking with its newest exhibit. “The Story of the Noden Causeway” opened on the main floor gallery this week and will be there through August. An opening reception is slated for June 24. The […]
Staff The “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It)” self-esteem retreat for young women has done it again. After being named a grand-prize winner in the Aviva Community Fund competition in January, 2014, earning a total of $45,000, the retreat has claimed another one. It was announced last week that […]
the OPP On Friday around 5 p.m., Thunder Bay OPP officers responded to a report of a male missing at Two Island Lake in Jacques Township. The man had been kayaking there. Upon officers’ arrival, the kayak was located and the male was recovered in the water a short distance […]
the OPP A man has been charged following an investigation into a snowmachine collision that claimed the lives of two Kenora men in March. On Friday, March 27 shortly before 7:30 p.m., Kenora OPP received a report that two snowmachines were involved in a collision in the area of Hillock […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (26 F). Look for northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h., becoming light after midnight. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 18 (66) and low around two (36). Expect west winds at five-10 m.p.h., gusting up to […]
Press Release A Rainy River District apprenticeship forum will be held next Thursday (May 21) from 4-9 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #145 in Atikokan. Supper will be provided. We know highly-skilled workers (“baby-boomers”) will retire in great numbers. As such, employers are challenged to recruit (and compete) […]
