Press Release Ontario is continuing its efforts to reduce workplace injuries by focusing on hazards related to the design, erection and dismantling of forms used in the placement of concrete on building sites. Throughout August, Ministry of Labour occupational health and safety inspectors will concentrate on a wide range of […]
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Heather Latter Even though it’s now August, residents of the Rainy River District are still waiting for the warm weather of summer to arrive. According to Bill Laidlaw of Signal Weather Services, the overall temperature for the month of July saw an average of 3.5 degrees below normal. “So if […]
Elisabeth Heslop Alberton council met on Wednesday to study the planning documents and the zoning bylaw in preparation for their final decision on a controversial zoning change application that could see a Training and Learning Centre (TLC) for youth built there. The application made by Alberton resident Gayle Arpin has […]
Peggy Revell There were plenty of salutes as Fort Frances native Marin Kaczmar was appointed to lead the U.S. Coast Guard’s LORAN Station in Baudette earlier this month. “It’s not very often in the coast guard that you are able to be so close to home,” remarked Kaczmar, who along […]
Duane Hicks Doing everything from conducting traffic studies to patrolling area waters, three local students are getting a much better idea of what policing entails with their summer jobs. Crystal Lambertson, Tirzah Keffer, and Dayton Brown have been working with the local OPP under the Ministry of Community Safety and […]
the OPP Around 8 p.m. on Saturday, an employee of a Minnesota houseboat company overheard a “may-day” call on Marine Channel #68. The may day call indicated there was a stranded vessel in Bleak Bay, Rainy Lake for the past two days. The employee of the American houseboat company immediately […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) will close for the season this Friday (Aug. 7). “This summer was extremely successful,” said Youth Services Officer Dayna DeBenedet. “We helped many young people with their job searches, résumé and cover letter writing, and information on employment standards, […]
the OPP At approximately 7:45 a.m. today, Fort Frances OPP officers responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Scott Street and Central Avenue in Fort Frances. The collision involved a small red car and a tractor trailer unit. There were no injuries as a result of the […]
Staff The Portage Avenue underpass was reopened to one lane access today, but will be completely shut down to all through traffic, including emergency vehicles, starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 4) and remaining that way until 4 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 7). This complete road closure, which will […]
Mitch Calvert The stars of the Rainy River District Fastball League will be out in full force next Tuesday (Aug. 4) at VanJura Field here for the league’s annual all-star game. The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with an old-timers’ showdown featuring retired RRDFL players. Any former players interested in […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Conservancy’s planned nature outing, which was set to go yesterday, has been postponed due to weather. The rain date for the event was today, but since that forecast didn’t looking promising either, they’ve decided to wait and hold the outing in August. While the Conservancy holds […]
Duane Hicks With the forest fire situation continuing to rage in British Columbia, the Ministry of Natural Resources has sent a third wave of assistance to aid efforts there, including personnel from the Fort Frances fire management headquarters. Local MNR fire operations supervisor Marnie Brown said this morning that three […]
