Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will continue to try and get funding under the provincial “Connecting Link” program after the Ministry of Transportation asked the town to submit a five-year plan for road projects it would like to see done. “Although we have not received any ‘Connecting Link’ […]
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Duane Hicks Town council will begin its 2011 budget process tonight with an open meeting to get input from the public. Two speakers are on the agenda to share their ideas as to what they’d like to see in the budget, including Coun. Sharon Tibbs, who will ask for a […]
Staff After the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town” contest website experienced some technical glitches late last week, organizers were forced to extend the deadline for votes yet again. After originally being set for Tuesday, Sept. 28, the deadline initially was extended 24 hours to Wednesday, Sept. 29. The deadline […]
Staff Confederation College president Pat Lang has announced her retirement, effective next July. “The college is an incredibly exciting place to learn and work, and the employees are highly-committed to meeting the needs of the students and contributing to their success,” Lang said in a statement released by the college. […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the past week. No fires are burning in Ontario, with the fire hazard remaining “low” across the province. Nonetheless, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services program is urging the public to remain […]
Duane Hicks With the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre having been open for almost four months now, a sale will be held Monday (Sept. 27) to sell off furnishings from the old one. The sale will run from 6-8 p.m. at the old library (363 Church St.), with […]
Staff Victoria Maxwell is set to perform her one-woman show, “Crazy for Life,” tonight at La Place Rendez-Vous, and a limited number of seats are available for members of the public interested in attending. The show is part of the entertainment being provided for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Consumer […]
Press Release Preparations for the Voyageur Lions’ annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” are proceeding well. Next Thursday (Sept. 30), 250 breakfast-to-go bags will be up for grabs—and some very exciting prizes will be offered. Each bag, which this year is a reusable shopping bag donated by Wal-Mart, will contain packages of gum, […]
Staff The Treaty #3 Police Service is continuing to investigate an aggravated assault with a weapon that occurred Tuesday night at Seine River First Nation. Deputy Chief Larry Indian said yesterday afternoon that few details could be revealed since the matter is under investigation. But he could confirm police are […]
VNP Learn about the legends and the science of fall’s changing colours tomorrow (Sept. 25). Join Voyageurs National Park naturalist Jenna Anderson on an easy half-mile walk along the Oberholtzer Trail and let the beauty of fall surround you. Meet at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center at 11 a.m. The program […]
Staff A “technical glitch” on the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town” website has caused the voting page to be taken off-line temporarily. Voting has been suspended until 4 p.m. today (local time) as the network performs maintenance on the site (www.wfn.tv/ultimate-fishing-town) However, to make up for the lost 24 […]
Staff A GMC pickup truck that was reported stolen from Watten Township earlier this week has been recovered, police reported this morning. Yesterday around 2:10 p.m., OPP officers received a report of a pickup truck driving erratically about 80 km south of Wawa. OPP officers patrolled the area and located […]
