Tonight temperatures will drop to minus-36 C (33 below zero F) under patchy clouds. Light west winds around five-10 km/h will be felt. Tomorrow will be just as cold, and while there will be some sun, the high will only reach minus-25 (13 below), with the low dropping to a […]
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Press Release The Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service along with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council and hundreds of fire departments across Ontario, this week launched the third annual campaign to help prevent fire and carbon monoxide tragedies over the holidays. This year, at the heart of the program, […]
the OPP Members of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti Rackets Branch are warning computer users of a variation on so-called “ransomware” that is hitting close to home. “Ransomware” is a fraudulent threat to online security has been around since 2006 but only surfaced in Canada in late-2011. This malware is […]
the OPP OPP Aviation Services has accepted delivery of a replacement fixed-wing aircraft—a 2013 Pilatus PC-12/NG. Based in Thunder Bay, the Pilatus is a single-engine, turbo-prop airplane that is used to transport OPP and other personnel to the site of criminal investigations or emergency situations. Additionally, the OPP Pilatus assists […]
the OPP On Dec. 19, the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported officers were seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing 15-year-old Fort Frances youth, Adrianna Copenace. Police can confirm that Copenace was located safe and sound in Mitaanjigaming First Nation on […]
the OPP Officers from the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver at a local service station parking lot around 10 p.m. on Sunday. A a male was observed outside a vehicle, attempting to stop a female driver, […]
Santa and his reindeer will have to fly through some snow tonight, with an accumulation of less than one inch possible. He’ll see a low around minus-18 C (one below zero F) and southwest winds five to 10 m.p.h. After Santa heads back to the North Pole, we can expect […]
Heather Latter With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” once again set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping the fundraiser will be a successful one. But in order to do that, they’re urging more “jumpers” to sign up. “We have about 21 confirmed so far,” noted Bill […]
Staff The LED lights along the riverfront no longer are “on the blink.” Last week, the Fort Frances Power Corp. repaired and re-installed the series of lights stretching from La Verendrye Hospital to just before the Sorting Gap Marina. The lights had been experiencing a malfunction in which they periodically […]
Duane Hicks Getting fingerprinted for background checks will be a lot easier in future once the local OPP detachment gets new technology here. OPP detachment commander Insp. Steve Shouldice told the Police Services Board on Friday that he’s hoping to get “live scan” fingerprinting here. It’s been announced the OPP […]
Sarah Pruys The Grade 11 woodworking class at Fort Frances High School has been busy with an extra-curricular project this term in conjunction with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Gerri Yerxa, psychogeriatric resource consultant at the CMHA here, said the project is designed for seniors experiencing […]
Joey Payeur It went farther than he planned, but in the end Ethan Armit’s shot at national music glory missed the net. The Fort Frances native, who now lives in Dryden, and his band Ethan Armit Project got their song, “This Game Called Hockey,” through the first round of voting […]
