Staff A Fort Frances man is dead following a head-on collision involving two snowmobiles last night. Aaron Hyatt, 33, was killed when his snowmachine collided with a second snowmachine around 8:30 p.m. on a trail north of School Road and south of Highway 11 at Couchiching First Nation, Fort Frances […]
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Staff While the number of nominations are not as high as some past years, judging soon will begin to decide the winners at the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up here on Saturday, Feb. 13. Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Anthony Mason said roughly 35 nominations came in by […]
the OPP With cold weather conditions always threatening to put our district into a deep freeze, the OPP would like drivers to “Lock It or Lose It!” Police want drivers to take a few simple precautions to help protect themselves and their vehicles from opportunistic criminals. Property crime is everyone’s […]
Duane Hicks Always a popular event to raise funds to help district individuals and families with medical bills, the 12th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is slated for Sunday, March 7 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Linda Hamilton, a member of the organizing committee, said yesterday that plans are in the early […]
Press Release Aboriginal post-secondary students across the province will benefit from new bursaries and enhanced programs and services. The Ontario government has created a bursary program to help aboriginal students in financial need attend college, university, or aboriginal post-secondary institutions in the province. The government also is funding a range […]
Pastor Sean Ward By Pastor S.V. Ward The Apostolic Way United Pentecostal Church To a world ravaged by death and deceit, a common man came with an uncommon message and uncommon power! The religious people despised him and the common people adored him. His message was pure, but rejected by […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP Traffic Unit was out on the snowmobile trails last Thursday. Officers stopped several sleds and reminded riders about the importance of having their current legal documentation, as well as safe driving habits while on the trails and lakes. Police noticed most operators were […]
the OPP This year, the Fort Frances OPP detachment took part in the co-op student experience through Fort Frances High School. Through the local high school curriculum, we have two students who take the program over the year. The first student began the program in the fall semester, and was […]
Press Release Schools of the Rainy River District School Board are hosting a variety of events to celebrate Family Literacy Week (Jan. 25-29). Jan. 27 is National Family Literacy Day, which was created by the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada in 1999 to promote the importance of reading […]
Staff Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese was re-elected chair of the Northwestern Health Unit’s board of health for a sixth-consecutive year during a meeting Friday 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 Whether it’s helping out the Fort Frances Lakers or the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Haitian earthquake relief, Boston Pizza has a few different charity events happening in the next couple of weeks. Tonight (Jan. 27) is Lakers Celebrity Night at BP until 8 p.m., when your favourite […]
Staff After losing their home to a fire just days after Christmas, a young Couchiching First Nation family in grateful for a donation from the local Elks Lodge. “We’re just really thankful for the help,” said Hillary Morrisseau, the mother of the family that includes three young children. The cheque […]
