Press Release With the May long weekend just around the corner, many people are looking forward to some fun outdoor activities. Whether you are visiting family and friends, camping, getting active, dining out, boating, heading to the cottage, or swimming, the Northwestern Health Unit would like to remind the public […]
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Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency is anticipating heavy traffic volumes at ports of entry in Northern Ontario this Victoria Day weekend. As such, travellers are advised to plan their border crossing outside of peak traffic periods if possible. They can check border wait times on the CBSA’s website […]
Staff Local NDP MP John Rafferty announced today he will seek a third term in the upcoming federal election. Rafferty was first elected as MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in 2008. The first of three nomination meetings will be held here on Tuesday (May 19) at 6:30 p.m. at From […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of six C (43 F). Look for light west winds becoming calm. There is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, with a high of 22 (73) and low around 14 (58). Expect southeast winds gusting up […]
Duane Hicks This summer’s major road construction project here will get underway late next week. Bay City Contractors Inc. will begin phase one of the project (from just east of York Avenue to Webster Avenue), which will involve re-routing traffic at Central Avenue to go down Fourth Street West instead […]
Staff Anyone in need of a prom or special occasion dress might want to stop by “Curvy Chick” here Saturday. Owner Jennifer Horton said she still has dresses left over from last year’s prom dress drive and thought people might be looking for some at this time of year. “I […]
the OPP The search for a missing elderly man has been expanded to include members of the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), as well as the K-9 unit and the OPP helicopter. Also assisting in the search for Florent Trottier, a.k.a. “Flo,” is the Lakehead Search and Rescue Team. Trottier […]
Staff The local riverfront will be open for business just in time for the May long weekend. The “Hallett” and lookout tower along the La Verendrye Parkway open for the season tomorrow, as will the Sorting Gap Marina. The “Hallett” took on some water last year due to the high-water […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum would like help in identifying who painted a mural located in the dining room of the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel. Museum curator Sherry George and Chief Building Official Travis Rob visited the old hotel last week to see what items may be salvageable as […]
Duane Hicks The Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club wants the public’s help to name its team mascot. As reported last month, the club adopted a 10-metre long, fiery orange, red, gold, and purple “dragon” made of fabric and other materials special from Beijing, China. Now it is asking the public […]
Duane Hicks Bay City Contracting is getting ready start work on the stretch of King’s Highway from just east of York Avenue to Wright Avenue. The town will meet with the contractor Thursday afternoon for a pre-construction meeting, at which time details will be worked out, Operations and Facilities manager […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George will have an extra set of helping hands later this year. Town council is expected to approve a report tonight to authorize the Fort Frances Museum to proceed with a Northern Ontario Internship Program agreement to hire an intern for one year. […]
