the OPP On March 16, the Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, Thunder Bay Joint Forces Drug Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Rainy River OPP officers, and the OPP Northwest Region K-9 Unit executed a search warrant in Rainy River. As a result of an investigation, police seized a substantial […]
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A cure cannot be forthcoming unless there is an awareness of the problem. Right now, most commentators refer to the current economic contraction as “a recession,” and some say “a great recession.” Let’s face it: we are not in any kind of recession, but a depression. Acknowledgement of that will […]
Staff Local candidates already have hit the campaign trail following Friday afternoon’s historic vote that toppled the minority Conservative government. With voters heading to the polls May 2, incumbent MP John Rafferty will be looking to keep Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP orange after first winning the seat in the 2008 […]
Staff Town council is sporting a full agenda this evening, with a trio of presentations slated. First off will be a presentation by Business Improvement Area chairperson Connie Cuthbertson, who will give an update on BIA activities and future plans. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships Inc. then will return […]
Staff How everyone can help end violence against women is the goal of a Kanawayhitowin community awareness event set Thursday (March 31) from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Circle of Life Centre (616 Mowat Ave.) Everyone—from individuals to local leaders, as well as representatives of local organizations—is encouraged to come out […]
Duane Hicks Town council may reconsider the option it had chosen for a new OPP contract, and take a look at more information regarding how it might impact police services here. Back on Dec. 20, council had decided on a new five-year contract with the Fort Frances OPP, choosing the […]
Press Release A new Integrated Cancer Screening Program is being launched at Regional Cancer Care Northwest to reach adults living in northern urban, rural, and remote communities, with an emphasis on reaching First Nations’ adults. The northwest is one of only four cancer programs selected by Cancer Care Ontario (out […]
Press Release The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force will hold public meetings next month at three locations to receive comments on its interim report. They will be held Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Warroad Area Community Center, on Wednesday, April 6 […]
Press Release When your job is to share information with as many people as possible, that sometimes can be a daunting task. But for Amy Saunders, it was a job she’d been trained for since graduating high school. The newest member of Community Living Fort Frances and District since mid-February, […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty used his member’s statement in the House of Commons to slam the Conservative government’s budget leaks and warn that the RCMP may be called in to investigate the practice. “Mr. Speaker, the contents of the federal budget are secret for good reason–because knowing where […]
Press Release What are the objectives of the “Seniors and Law Enforcement Together” (S.A.L.T.) group? The following gives a brief summary: •to provide community-based programs designed to help services meet the needs of seniors; •to mobilize seniors within their communities to take a proactive approach to helping other seniors; •to […]
the NDP Local MPP Howard Hampton says the McGuinty Liberals’ decision to scrap the “Grow Bonds” program they created is proof they have no plan to help families in Northern Ontario. In 2003, the McGuinty Liberals said grow bonds would help the north. “We will support the Grow Bonds North […]
