Press Release The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is very happy to be bringing Kendra Fisher, a former member of the national women’s hockey program and mental health advocate, to our community. Fisher grew up in Kincardine, Ont. and succeeded in earning a goaltending position for […]
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the OPP Highway 502 between Fort Frances and Dryden is now open to traffic. The highway had been closed as a result of a wash-out about 11 km north of the Highway 11 junction. Repairs have been made and both lanes are passable.
Staff Looking to get rid of some books as part of your spring cleaning? Or hoping to get more books to bring up the lake for your summer reading? Then you’ll be happy to know the “Friends of the Library” will hold its annual book sale tomorrow (May 25) from […]
Press Release Due to recent heavy rainfall, Highway 587 near Thunder Bay is closed at Joe Creek, 17 km south of Highway 11/17 (three km in from the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park entrance), due to washout. Repairs are underway. A timeline is dependent on the water level dropping. Meanwhile, Highway […]
It will be clear but cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and north winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 18 (64) and low around six (43). Expect southeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. Saturday also will be mainly sunny, with […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen. Madisyn DeGagne left her residence at 8 p.m. yesterday. She advised family members she was going for a walk with a friend and did not return. The last communication family members had was […]
Staff Hydro One customers in Halkirk, Watten, and Fairnington Townships, as well as Red Gut First Nation, can expect a planned power interruption tomorrow (May 24). The outage will start at 10:30 a.m., with power being restored by noon. Hydro One said the interruption, which will affect 527 customers, is […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is conducting a telephone survey with a random sample of area residents. The survey, which began yesterday, will be conducted by independent research firm Oraclepoll Research, based out of Sudbury, Ont. The short, anonymous survey is seeking information from those 18 and older about […]
Duane Hicks The community garden here isn’t just for growing vegetables and producing healthy, inexpensive food anymore—it’s going to provide a learning experience for local children. For the 2013 growing season, the Fort Frances Community Garden committee is planning a “Kids’ Garden Club,” which will start on Thursday, June 6. […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of zero C (32 F) and northeast winds at five-10 m.p.h., gusting up to 15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny but cool, with a high of just 16 (61) and low around minus-one (30). Expect continued northeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. […]
Staff The Rainy River District OPP would like to advise the public that Highway 502 remains closed to all traffic due to a road washout. The heavy rainfall over the long weekend washed out a section about 11 km north of the Highway 11 junction. The MTO has been advised […]
Staff This Saturday (May 25), activists around the world, including the Fort Frances area, will unite to take back their food. JoAnna Richards is among the district residents organizing a “March Against Monsanto,” targeting the American multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation which is a leading producer in genetically-engineered seed. “Basically, it’s […]
