It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-33 C (27 below zero F) but feeling more like minus-40 to minus-46 (40-50 below) thanks to northwest winds gusting up 25 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny but cold, with a high of minus-21 (six below) that will […]
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Staff Fort Frances Power Corp. customers, as well as Hydro One customers east of town, experienced a temporary power outage yesterday afternoon due to an emergency equipment repair. A Hydro One representative said this morning that crews had to replace a switch at its transmission station on Eighth Street here. […]
Staff Crossroads School in Devlin will earn the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly “Recognition of Excellence”—for student leadership—during its regular meeting tonight. A survey taken by Grades 4-8 students during the 2013-14 school year found that those at Crossroads felt “connected” to their school, but there definitely was room […]
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The Fort Frances Power Corp. just received notice that due to an emergency situation, Hydro One Networks has to interrupt the supply of electricity to FFPC’s service territory the Town of Fort Frances, as well as to the surrounding area. The emergency outage is to occur for one hour—from 3:30 […]
Duane Hicks The Voyageur Lions’ annual “Polar Plunge” made a big splash yesterday on Sand Bay, raising more than double what it did last year while also ranking as the second-best in the event’s history. A crowd of people lined the dock behind La Place Rendez-Vous at 1 p.m. to […]
Staff The Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” is set to go for tomorrow (Jan. 1) and the public is urged to brave the cold and cheer on the brave souls who have come out to take a dip in Sand Bay. The fun will start at 1 p.m. behind […]
Duane Hicks 2014 was a year of challenges for Fort Frances but Mayor Roy Avis is optimistic the town will “get back on track” in 2015. “Our first priority right now, and it has been for the last year-and-a-half to two years, is to make sure we get our mill […]
Press Release Bayfield Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that shareholders, at a special meeting yesterday, approved the previously-announced acquisition by New Gold Inc. of all of the outstanding common shares of Bayfield by way of a plan of arrangement. The arrangement was approved by the affirmative vote of roughly […]
Duane Hicks The local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” once again is set for New Year’s Day on Sand Bay, and organizers feel it will be better than last year. “We’ve got about 25, close to 30, confirmed and that’s not bad,” said club member Bill Michl. “A lot […]
Duane Hicks Local food banks and hamper programs are seeing a greater need in the community—and an equally greater support from the public—this holiday season. Jill Pernsky, community ministries manager for the local Salvation Army, said at least 200 hampers were given out to district families in need this Christmas, […]
Staff The table is set for the community Christmas dinner, which will take place on Thursday (Dec. 25) from noon-2 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau co-ordinator Tori Hebert, who is spearheading the event with her grandmother, Karen Mitchell, said all aspects of the event […]
Heather Latter Residents of Fort Frances are thrilled Tim Hortons sent warm wishes their way. A two-minute video, which was launched online on Friday on the company’s YouTube channel, features local residents reacting to “yarn bombings” around town and ultimately at the Tim Hortons’ restaurant here, which was covered from […]
