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 […]
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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 […]
Heather Latter Despite the fact that local Treaty Three police officers received word last week that the Treaty Three Police Service board will be shutting down and laying off all of their officers within 45 days, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, which represents the officers, and public supporters are […]
CEP The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has donated from its Humanity Fund to assist victims` families and the communities affected by the tragic accident in Lac-Mégantic this past weekend. CEP’s Quebec Regional office has also made a donation. CEP represents several hundred members in the region and […]
Staff Fort Frances town council approved two additional rental options for Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp at last night’s regular meeting, in the hopes that it will generate more revenue for the facility. The Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp Advisory Committee told council that it should consider a reduced rate for the […]
Staff With the aim to make the local community garden a permanent feature in Fort Frances, a public meeting regarding a re-zoning of the garden property is on council’s agenda tonight. The Fort Frances Community Garden Planning Committee has requested to re-zone the municipally-owned property fronting Lillie Avenue between Fifth […]
the OPP At approximately 5 a.m. today, the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at a residence located on the 1000 block of First Street East. When the officers arrived at the scene, a male barricaded himself inside the residence. For the […]
Thunderstorms are possible tonight, with an overnight low of 16 C (61 F) and north winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow also brings a risk of thunderstorms, along with a high of 28 (82) and low around 17 (63). Look for southeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. Sunday will see showers, with […]
Press Release Resolute Fort Frances Division and CEP Locals 92 and 306 reached an agreement yesterday for manning the #7 paper machine here for eight-12 weeks starting July 17. Resolute had laid off almost 240 staff and unionized employees in Fort Frances due to the curtailment of the kraft mill […]
the MNR Multiple forest fire starts caused by lightning are putting pressure on the firefighting resources in the Northwest Region. More than 40 new fires have started up in the past three days, including five by yesterday evening. By day’s end on Wednesday, a total of 13 new fires had […]
Sarah Pruys FORT FRANCES—All “Caramel” needs is to have his passport photo taken—then the guinea pig will be all set for his summer travels around the district. “The idea is that Caramel is going to visit all of the libraries in our surrounding area,” explained Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, CEO of […]
Sarah Pruys All “Caramel” needs is to have his passport photo taken—then the guinea pig will be all set for his summer travels around the district. “The idea is that Caramel is going to visit all of the libraries in our surrounding area,” explained Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, CEO of the […]
