Duane Hicks Hydro One is planning to spend $25 million building a new transformer station in Barwick, which will improve the reliability and provide more capacity for communities between Rainy River and Fort Frances. Construction on the new station is slated to start early this month, with the station to […]
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Duane Hicks A whopping 30,000 books soon will be distributed to children across the 10 area First Nations and points in-between—thanks to a donation from Scholastic Canada and the Save The Children Foundation. Calvin Morrisseau, executive director of Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services, said he was contacted this past […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP conducted marine patrols on Rainy Lake over the long weekend, which resulted in several charges. On Sunday at 5 p.m., a vessel was stopped at the Bear Passage channel on Rainy Lake. As a result of an inspection, the operator was charged with […]
Staff The long weekend was fairly quiet with regards to forest fires, with only one new blaze reported in the past 24 hours. Red Lake Fire #62 is a 0.6-hectare blaze classified as “not under control.” Meanwhile, one new fire reported Sunday while two were reported on Saturday. They were […]
It will be partly cloudy and cool tonight, with an overnight low of seven C (45 F) and northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny but cool, with a high of 18 (64) and low again of seven (45). Expect continued northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Thunderstorms are […]
the OPP At 8 a.m. yesterday, Sand Bar Provincial Park officials confirmed they caught the black bear responsible for an unprovoked attack on a Thunder Bay man on Saturday. The bear was caught in a live trap. On Saturday around 12:35 p.m., Ignace OPP officers had received a report of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Library Technology Centre is hosting a “Royal Tea Party” for princes and princesses aged four and up next Wednesday (Aug. 7). It will be held at 11 a.m. in the children’s department. But with only 15 spots available, you must pre-register your child by calling 274-9879 […]
Staff Canadian Blood Services (CBS) wants you to give the gift of life this summer. Rainy River District residents are urged to book an appointment for its annual blood donor clinic Aug. 19-20 at Fort Frances High School. CBS needs to collect 240 blood donations at the two-day clinic here, […]
Sarah Pruys The new “Discover Borderland” coupon book aims to promote local spending. Travis Glowasky, graphic designer and illustrator at his visual marketing company, “Studio Gibbous,” began brainstorming the project with his partner, who runs a similar business called “Merge 2,” this past spring. While the idea took some time […]
Sarah Pruys Local centenarian Fran Shelfantook recently published the second book in her trilogy and to celebrate and promote this, she will be holding a book-signing tomorrow (Aug. 1) at the Fort Frances Museum. The signing will occur during the museum’s weekly “tea and scones” event, which is held every […]
Sarah Pruys There are many stories of people leaving Fort Frances to go out in the world, but far fewer of those who come back—and bring their staff with them to experience Northwestern Ontario. North Strategic, a public relations agency co-founded by Mia Pearson, travelled from Toronto to experience the […]
Heather Latter The work being done at J.W. Walker School and Robert Moore School in preparation for the new “Kiss ’n Ride” program there this fall is running on schedule. “It’s on schedule right now—we’re not too worried about anything,” said Travis Enge, a member of the Traffic Safety Committee […]
