Press Release Stephen Boon, CEP national rep in Dryden, confirmed conciliated negotiations were held last week in Fort Frances and a final offer put forward by Ainsworth Engineered LP in Barwick was overwhelmingly rejected by more than 97 percent of CEP members at meetings held this past Tuesday (July 20). […]
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Press Release Members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 65 on Tuesday ratified a tentative agreement reached with the Town of Fort Frances. Under the deal, the 80 members of CUPE Local 65 will receive wage increases totalling 3.5 percent over the life of the two-year agreement, along […]
Staff Kenora OPP re-opened Highway 17A late yesterday afternoon after completing the scene investigation of a fatal accident near Jones Road. Police said a westbound Dodge Caravan left the road for an undetermined reason yesterday around 8 a.m. The van struck a rock cut, causing the vehicle to catch fire. […]
Staff Anyone who has volunteered with this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is reminded to make sure they enter draws for volunteer appreciation prizes tomorrow at the Memorial Sports Centre. FFCBC director Lynda Richardson, who is in charge of “Daytime Land” as well as volunteer appreciation, said she will […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in Fort Frances District late Tuesday evening. Fort Frances Fire #39 was a lightning-caused blaze located on Highway 622, north of Atikokan. The fire was 0.1 ha in size and originally actioned by the public. It is now listed as “out.” Aside from […]
Staff Continuing with Phase II of the so-called biomass roads project, Bay City Contracting began work at the intersection of First Street East and Portage Avenue at noon today. As a result, First Street East will be closed to through traffic from Victoria Avenue to Mowat Avenue while Portage Avenue […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP Crime Unit, with the support of the Northwest Region Crime Unit and the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, have charged a male with several sexual offences against three men who were in their early teen years at the time. Garry Donald Mathewson, 43, was charged […]
Bryce Forbes Following the latest trend of healthy eating, the Seven Generations Educational Institute here is running a series of two-day workshops targeting aboriginal people. With 10 stops at reserves across Northwestern Ontario, Ryan Parisien will teach people about the benefits of eating healthy. “We are hosting a two-day cooking […]
Peggy Revell Laid-off workers looking to go back to school to pursue a new career can find help through the province’s “Second Career” program run locally by Northern Community Development Services (NCDS). Funded by Employment Ontario, “Second Career” provides laid-off workers with skills training to help them find jobs in […]
Duane Hicks For a second-straight year, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is among the more than one-third (38 percent) of Ontario hospitals which reported a deficit in the last fiscal year that ended March 31. Riverside, which includes La Verendrye Hospital here as well as the health centres in Emo […]
Dan Falloon The weather has been prime for fishing in recent days but the consensus among anglers preparing for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is that the bass haven’t been overly co-operative on Rainy Lake so far. Some anglers admitted Monday night that they still were needing to hammer […]
Bryce Forbes Despite not cracking the top 20 at the Miss Teen Canada World pageant over the weekend in Toronto, Emo resident Felicia Schmutz still is proud of the one title that can’t be taken away from her: Miss Teen Northwestern Ontario. “It wasn’t that [disappointing] because after a while […]
