Press Release Carl Fontaine and Ashley Fontaine, both of Fort Alexander, Man., were each fined $59,780 for possession of 160,000 unmarked cigarettes. They were convicted March 10 in Marathon for possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale. Carl Fontaine also was sentenced to six months in jail. The […]
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Press Release Ontario Power Generation (OPG) last week issued a call to potential suppliers of wood-based biomass fuel for the Atikokan Generating Station. OPG will continue to use costs of fuels, required plant modifications, and construction of fuel storage and handling facilities to develop the business case for safe and […]
Peggy Revell An unchecked Lotto 6/49 ticket bought months ago has turned into a million dollars. “It’s all surreal, it just really is,” Paul Bock, owner of North Air Services here, said yesterday about the $1-million win which will be split between 10 employees at the business. “It’s just bizarre. […]
Duane Hicks Not wanting to take on too much too soon with the newly-purchased Sunny Cove Camp, council has reconsidered its previous decision to allow catered weddings there. For this year, at least, it agreed to only honour the four bookings the town already has agreed to and then will […]
Duane Hicks As its name indicates, a major part of the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre will be focused on computers and other technology. But that change is expected to be made much easier thanks to the fact the library has landed funding to hire a technology […]
Duane Hicks With the old Rainy Lake Hotel sitting vacant for the past five years, an area businessman is pitching an idea to save the building and create a small business complex. In a letter received by council Monday night, Mario Galluzzo, president of Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd., said […]
Duane Hicks At a time when it’s tough for many businesses to keep going, one local downtown mainstay, Howarth’s Home Centre, is celebrating its 60th year this week. While the location, size, and merchandise has changed over the past six decades, owner Mark Howarth said the business has stayed the […]
Duane Hicks While nominations to run for town council or trustee positions on the local school boards opened Jan. 4, no one has yet put their name forth. While it is not uncommon for candidates to file their papers only weeks before the nomination deadline, Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin […]
Duane Hicks Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is on the lookout for as many people as possible, including 90-100 new donors, to come out to its spring clinic April 21-22 at Fort Frances High School. Spokesperson Harvey Heather said CBS has set a two-day goal of 350 donors for the local […]
Duane Hicks With funding for the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team (SAPT) coming to an end March 31, about 70 people gathered to wish SAPT co-ordinator Hugh Dennis farewell yesterday evening. “The last three years and two months have been a life experience that has been unbelievably positive […]
Duane Hicks Will evaluate how it goes After reconsidering the decision to allow catered weddings at Sunny Cove Camp, council agreed last night to honour the four bookings the town already has agreed to and then evaluate the practice before it accepts any more. “I am very glad we are […]
Staff A 14-year-old First Nation girl still was missing from the Training and Learning Centre (TLC) in Watten Township as of press time today. Sarah Smith and two other teens ran away from staff on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. while on a visit to the Lions Park on Second Street […]
