the OPP An arrest has been made in connection to the death of Christopher Lee Jack, 38, of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation that occurred there July 10. Micheline Nicole Chiefson, 24, of Naicatchewenin First Nation was arrested July 16 and charged with second-degree murder. The accused was scheduled […]
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Sarah Pruys On June 27, Lt.-Col. Daniel Blanc accepted his new post as the commanding officer (CO) of 2 Area Support Group (ASG) Personnel Services in Petawawa, Ont. The son of Fort Frances residents George and Linda Blanc, he has spent the past 27 years in uniform and has travelled […]
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances OPP’s high school summer students just started their jobs at the beginning of July but they’ve already been quite busy. Sierra Cousineau and Jessica Coran, both 16, are enjoying their eight-week long contract so far. The pair took a few minutes Monday to talk about […]
Heather Latter With a modernized, inclusive forest tenure model in the works, the process is continuing along at the pre-engagement stage. “I’m still trying to reach out to groups to talk about forest tenure,” noted Jeff Wiume of the Forest Tenure Implementation Team for the Northwest Region. “The first time […]
Lucas Punkari The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur for Fort Frances Curling Club member Patrick Briere since he and Ron Silver’s bid was announced as one of the 20 finalists for this year’s “Kraft Celebration Tour.” But as Friday’s head-to-head showdown against a bid […]
Staff With “Quest for the Best” rapidly approaching, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Annely Armstrong has revealed the 20 acts that will be vying for the grand prize. Quest, which is providing entertainment for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Friday night under the big tent down at the […]
Staff After announcing last week it would be shutting down the Treaty Three Police Service and laying off all of its officers within 45 days, the Treaty Three Police Services Board executive seems to be giving employees a second chance to agree to their requests. “We are very pleased with […]
Staff The “Forest of Reading” program, specifically the “Evergreen” stream, is coming to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this summer. Geared towards adults, the program encourages people to explore different Canadian authors and their works. “The books are chosen by librarians across Ontario and they choose 10 novels,” […]
Duane Hicks A new opiate addiction treatment program being run at Rainy River First Nations is helping some community members there get their lives back on track. The suboxone treatment program started in late January, and currently has eight clients seeing success. “All of our clients right now are doing […]
Sarah Pruys Pulling into the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds June 29, the gravel parking lot lined with boulders featured licence plates from Ontario, Manitoba, Minnesota, and numerous other provinces and states. The Anishinaabe have come from all over—following the “Pow-Wow Trail” and camping in a different place each […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances town council has jumped on board to support the local curling club’s bid in the “Kraft Celebration Tour”—and they are urging the public to vote for the cause as well. “It’s a real honour to be chosen as one of the communities across Canada,” said Mayor […]
Staff The traffic lights at Central Avenue were shut off at 1 p.m. on Monday and will remain that way for the next month-and-a-half while construction takes place on Second Street between Central Avenue and Mowat Avenue. “There’s not going to be any stopping [at the Central Avenue intersection],” explained […]
