Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances has turned down an offer to dispose potash at the local landfill after deeming it a potential hazard to the environment. In the aftermath of the 35-car train derailment that occurred May 23 in Alberton Township, CN has had to clean up spilled […]
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Staff The recent successes at both the district speech contest and regional science fair will be presented tonight during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting. “It is the intention of the contest to promote oral and written communication,” the report to the board notes. “Speeches not only […]
the OPP The two victims of a fatal motor-vehicle collision Sunday morning on Highway 17 near Dryden have been identified. Police said a westbound Mustang convertible collided with an eastbound tractor-trailer unit around 6 a.m. in Mutrie Township. The driver of the Mustang, Adrian Chapados, 37, of Saskatchewan, was pronounced […]
Duane Hicks Garage sale season is in full swing, and that means signs and posters advertising these sales are everywhere. But sometimes these notices are left up long after the garage and yard sales have happened. And during a time of year when Fort Frances is adorned with flowers and […]
Staff The town once again will host a household hazard waste day this year. Set for Saturday, Sept. 6, council awarded Tender No. 14-OF-06 to the Miller Group of Winnipeg (at an estimated cost of $23,170.57) at its meeting Monday night. Miller Group will hold the waste day at the […]
Press Release The 16th-annual Arts and Cultural Heritage Arrowhead Arts Awards celebration will take place tomorrow (May 30) from 6-8 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. During this ceremony, the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council will present the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award to regional musician and teacher […]
Heather Latter Hanna LeDrew hadn’t expected to bring home a medal from the Canada-Wide Science Fair held in Windsor earlier this month. “It took a minute to realize they called my name,” admitted the Grade 8 student from J.W. Walker School. With her project entitled “Catch of the Day,” LeDrew […]
Haley Anderson Like most of the graduating class of 2014, John Piotrowski is preparing for a change of pace come fall. But instead of spending his summer months anticipating another year of study, Piotrowski will be preparing to embark on a mission serving the National Evangelization Team (NET) Ministries of […]
Duane Hicks Town council Monday night approved a draft copy of a new asset management plan that outlines future infrastructure needs. But councillors were quick to note a recommendation in the plan to implement a 2.3 percent tax increase every year for the next 10 years is merely that. The […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will be working with Agency 1 bands to rename the area known as Pither’s Point Park. As a first step, the land now will be referred to simply as “The Point” on an interim basis until a new name is determined. Fort Frances […]
Staff With warmer temperatures here to stay, it’s finally okay for residents to stop running their taps. “You can stop ‘bleeding,’” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown announced at last night’s council meeting. “The weather’s changed and the frost is just about out of the ground,” he noted. Since January, […]
Duane Hicks A raccoon is to blame for a brief power outage locally shortly after 3 a.m. today. Fort Frances Power Corp. superintendent Brian Mueller said a ringed-tail bandit entered the FFPC’s substation at Eighth Street and Walker Avenue, climbed one of the towers, and made contact with a 115,000-volt […]
