Duane Hicks The intersection at Scott Street and Portage Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting at noon next Tuesday (Aug. 4) for about one week to complete the installation of pipes there, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told town council last night. Transport trucks will be re-routed […]
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The Canadian Press A woman who spent six days lost and alone in the woods of Northwestern Ontario said she never gave up hope. Valerie Cain got lost July 12 when she left her car to go look at some rapids near Red Lake. The 45-year-old lost her way in […]
Staff With word earlier this summer that the Youth Action Alliance will be terminated as of Aug. 31, the Northwestern Health Unit’s board of health is asking town council to support a plea to Premier Dalton McGuinty to keep the anti-tobacco program alive at least a little longer. The board […]
the OPP As a result of a drug investigation by the Fort Frances OPP’s Drug Enforcement Section, police have seized more than four pounds of cannabis marijuana, a substantial amount of cash, and several firearms from a residence in La Vallee Township. The marijuana seized has an estimated street value […]
Staff Ontario has sent another group of FireRangers to British Columbia to aid firefighting efforts there. After sending 122 FireRangers and support staff out west on Thursday, an additional 172 personnel were dispatched yesterday. Among these were two four-person crews from Fort Frances, as well as a technician. They join […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP officers were called to the 700 block of Stewart Avenue just after midnight on Thursday night to investigate a vehicle-pedestrian accident. A taxi cab was westbound in front of the Adventure Inn when it collided with a male walking along the roadway. The man was […]
the OPP The OPP Emergency Response Team and canine unit, with assistance from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ air service and conservation officers, last night located a Kenora man missing since about 1 p.m. yesterday. Dan Burgelis, 22, a Ministry of Natural Resources firefighter, was on a break during a […]
Staff The town is advising that the Portage Avenue underpass will be completely closed to through traffic next Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and again Friday (July 31) from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Motorists will have to use McIrvine Road to gain access to and from the north end […]
Staff Phone service at several district health care facilities is back to normal after being knocked out of commission for a few hours yesterday. Road reconstruction work in the area of La Verendrye Hospital here resulted in a main phone line being accidently severed around noon. Due to the fact […]
Staff With central British Columbia experiencing a rash of major forest fires, Ministry of Natural Resources FireRangers and support staff were dispatched today to help out. A total of 122 firefighting personnel and support staff, including 15 FireRanger crews from bases across each of the West and East Fire Regions, […]
Mitch Calvert FORT FRANCES—A field of 124 teams took to the waters of Rainy Lake early Thursday morning to kick off the 15th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Four-time winners Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun led the first flight at 7 a.m., and the rest of the teams followed suit […]
Press Release The H1N1 influenza A virus remains a concern for the region. As such, testing those who are in hospital, those who are seriously ill, and other individuals at risk of complications from this new virus enables scientists to learn how H1N1 might be different from the seasonal influenza, […]
