Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded a blaze reported at a residence on the 900 block of Shevlin Avenue yesterday. Fire safety specialist Wayne Riches said the tenant had gone out for a short while, returned home to find their smoke alarm going off and the kitchen […]
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TORONTO—The New Democrats have unveiled their shadow cabinet, promising each of the critics will hold the minority Liberals to account. But NDP leader Andrea Horwath is not issuing any kind of call for her critics to antagonize the government, saying her focus is on co-operation, not power or egos. All […]
Staff Plans for a district art collective are well underway. “We’d love to have more people coming out,” said local musician Carson Webber, noting the collective isn’t just for visual artists or musicians but anyone with an interest in supporting the arts. “There’s so much work to be done,” he […]
Staff Town council will be asked tonight to provide funding and potential use of community facilities for the “Uniquely Me” program. Co-ordinator Heather Jarvis will speak to council about the program, which is being offered within the public school system. Created by Girl Scouts of America and Unilever, the program […]
Duane Hicks A video clip featuring a Fort Frances man will be among those aired this Sunday (Oct. 23) on the long-running TV program, “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Josh Henry, 24, recently was contacted by the show, which airs at 6 p.m. (CDT) on ABC (Channel 11 for local Shaw […]
Staff Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. announced earlier this week that impressive gold assays have been discovered from its ongoing exploratory drilling campaign in the Pine Centre area of its Straw Lake project, located about 50 km north of Fort Frances. But given the company only is in the early stages […]
Duane Hicks Time-of-use (TOU) hydro rates for residential and small business consumers, including those of the Fort Frances Power Corp., are going up as of Nov. 1, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) reported Monday. In a press release, the OEB said the TOU prices are changing as follows: •On-peak (weekdays […]
Staff With three months under their belt at their new downtown location, the Northwest Community Legal Clinic here is inviting the public to an official grand-opening celebration this Friday (Oct. 21). “We’ve definitely seen a change,” executive director Trudy McCormick said about the move from the second floor of the […]
the NDP “Voters in Kenora-Rainy River decided on election day to ask me to help deliver the change they want to see in Ontario, and I’m ready to take on that challenge,” vowed Sarah Campbell, the NDP’s new MPP for Kenora-Rainy River. “I’ve spent this election campaign focused on the […]
VNP The Tooth Lake Fire in Voyageurs National Park remains at roughly 300 acres in size. The fire continues to burn in mixed pine and hardwood forest, two miles south of Namakan Lake and 1.5 miles east of Junction Bay. Recent rainfall and colder temperatures have stopped the spread of […]
Laurel Beager – International Falls Journal A proposal for a new facility for the International Falls port-of-entry has moved a step forward with the completion of an environmental document. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received a final environmental impact statement (Doc. #20110333) on the International Falls Land Port of […]
Press Release “A terrific response by women in Northwestern Ontario” is how organizers of Friday’s Breast Screening Challenge described the day. As of 8 p.m. on Friday, 122 women received a mammogram and became new clients with the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP). “We are absolutely delighted by the number […]
