Staff Motorists should be aware that a section of Fifth Street will be closed to through traffic until 8 a.m. tomorrow. MSO Construction Ltd. will be completing the double application of surface treatment from Portage Avenue to Wright Avenue around 1 p.m. today. But in order to allow it to […]
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Duane Hicks A fourth council incumbent has filed papers to run in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft submitted his nomination to run for a seat on council yesterday, following Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. John Albanese on Tuesday. They join Coun. Sharon Tibbs, who filed in late […]
Staff Rainy River Resources announced last week it is increasing its 2010 exploration budget for its Northwestern Ontario properties by $6.1 million. The board of directors approved an increase from $18.7 million to $24.8 million at its Aug. 11 meeting. “We are extremely pleased that the board has provided our […]
Press Release Starting this year, college and university students will spend less time filling out loan and grant applications and standing in back-to-school line-ups. They also will receive their financial support faster. The province is streamlining student aid by making the application process easier and cutting red tape. This will […]
Press Release Lisa Strom, a life-long resident of Fort Frances, recently was honoured by the local branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 15 years of dedicated service in its family history centre. Strom’s enthusiasm for researching her own genealogy first brought her to the centre […]
Staff Time to clean out the garage and basement. Anyone with oil, paint, batteries, and other junk they can’t normally dispose of should mark Saturday, Sept. 11 on their calendar since it will be the annual Fort Frances and Rainy River District Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Day. Residents will […]
Press Release It is with great excitement that Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) has started yet another project to help benefit the community. 2010 marked the first year that graduating students from Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan high schools were able to apply for a $1,000 bursary to help […]
Press Release The “Garden of Life,” situated in front of La Verendrye Hospital, was created to symbolize the chance of new life through the kindness and selflessness of those who chose to donate their organs. It is a visual reminder of the importance of the need for registered organ and […]
Staff Federal Industry minister Tony Clement is slated to make a special announcement at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre when he visits town next Tuesday (Aug. 31). Clement also will speak about bringing new business to Northern Ontario at a luncheon from noon-1:20 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. […]
Press Release More than 300 Métis citizens from communities across Ontario attended the Métis Nation of Ontario’s 17th-annual general assembly. It was held at Old Fort William in Thunder Bay—a site of important historical significance to Ontario Métis as one of the key posts along the fur trade routes their […]
Staff The results for the 2010 4-H beef show, held Saturday in conjunction with the Emo Fair, are as follows: 4-H Beef Club Open Show •Grand Champion market steer—Justin Bujold •Reserve Champion market steer—Kelsey McLean •Champion (first weight division)—Kelsey McLean •Reserve Champion (first weight division—Nick Teeple •Champion (second weight division)—Justin […]
Press Release A Kenora man has been fined $250 and also was ordered to pay the $2,475 cost of putting out a fire he started near a wooded area in Kenora District. William Renner pleaded guilty to dropping hot ash within 300 metres of a forest or woodland. Court heard […]
