Staff An OPP Emergency Response Team, with assistance from the Dryden and Fort Frances OPP, are investigating a missing person’s incident on the Manitou chain of lakes. Dryden OPP Sgt. Michelle Teeple reported this morning that police received a report of the missing person early yesterday evening and have been […]
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Duane Hicks While no decisions have been made yet, town council has broached the topic of water rates in its 2011 budget discussions is considering an increase. At a budget meeting Tuesday afternoon, council directed Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown to come up with rate scenarios, with the aim […]
Staff Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese was re-elected chair of the Northwestern Health Unit’s board of health for a seventh-consecutive year during a meeting Monday in Dryden. Coun. Albanese, who has sat on the board of health since 1989, said Monday that he’s looking forward to another year working with […]
Press Release The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here has a number of activities lined up to chase away the winter blues—and help you dream and plan the upcoming garden season. Feb. 12 will be “Seedy Saturday” at the farmers’ market, which is located on McIrvine Road just north of Canadian […]
Staff About 425 district residents east of Fort Frances will see a power interruption tomorrow (Feb. 3) so Hydro One can perform maintenance and upgrades to its system. Customers fed from the Crilly delivery system, including those in Mine Centre, Seine River FN, and Lac La Croix FN, will see […]
Duane Hicks With the annual international tug-of-war and dedication of the new James Oberstar Riverfront Complex both slated for July 2, International Falls is hoping to get U.S. President Barack Obama to visit Borderland. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, International Falls CAO Rod Otterness said last week that […]
Peggy Revell Love watching YouTube? Downloading the latest songs from iTunes? Watching news reports from around the world? Videoconferencing with relatives thousands of miles away? Have you signed up for Netflix? Avid Internet users in the district could be paying a lot more for access starting March 1 thanks to […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is keeping up its battle against the mountains of snow that have accumulated here since the holidays—and fast on its way to spending more than it budgeted for. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said yesterday that the town is now in Week […]
Duane Hicks With an eye to look at energy cost-savings, as well as possibly generating revenue from solar energy, the Town of Fort Frances is developing a community sustainability plan. Heading up the development of that plan will be sustainability co-ordinator intern Travis Rob, who was hired two weeks ago. […]
Staff A fire last week that gutted Kitchen and Bath Plus has been determined to be accidental, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service reported yesterday afternoon. The department responded to a structure fire at the business, located at 650 Fifth St. W., around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday. Most of […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has rallied district support for the concept of having the municipal airport here deemed a regional one. At the annual meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association on Saturday in Stratton, membership approved a resolution put forth by the Town of Fort Frances, […]
Duane Hicks With the nomination deadline for the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards having closed Wednesday, a selection committee now faces the task of choosing the winners in 11 categories. Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Anthony Mason said he’s received 68 nominations and now is in the process contacting those […]
