Peggy Revell Rainy Lake is one of two places in Canada where the Small-flowered Lipocarpha can be found. Now thanks to a provincial grant, Mitaanjigamiing (Stanjikoming) First Nation will be conducting an inventory of this endangered species. The $18,000 grant came as part of the Ministry of Natural Resource’s “Species […]
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Duane Hicks In another good news story for the proposed Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre, the town received official word yesterday it will be getting funding from FedNor it had applied for more than a year ago. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig confirmed the project will be getting […]
Duane Hicks Local musician and business owner Dave Ashworth is looking for bands of yesterday to help celebrate this year’s Canada Day with “a blast from the past.” Ashworth said he’d like to get two or three bands from decades past back together and play for the public at Pither’s […]
Press Release The World Health Organization last week raised the H1N1 pandemic alert to Phase 6. However, as the severity of the H1N1 influenza remains mild in Ontario, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will maintain the current precautionary measures already in place, as recommended by the Ministry of Health and […]
Press Release Due to the nearby road construction project, the emergency ramp at La Verendrye Hospital only will be accessible from Sinclair Street off of Armit Avenue, starting tomorrow (June 16). Please follow the signage. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. For further information, contact Ed […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances got a shot-in-the-arm from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund with money to help pay for the water and sanitary sewer portion of the reconstruction work going on at Nelson Street, Portage Avenue, and Victoria Avenue (commonly referred to as the biomass roads project). The federal and provincial […]
Duane Hicks The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre likely will be going ahead after all thanks to a funding announcement from the provincial and federal governments for more than $1.967 million came through Friday afternoon. More than $2.85 million in “Building Canada” funding for district projects were […]
By Duane Hicks Staff writer The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre will likely be going ahead, after a much-anticipated funding announcement from the provincial and federal government for over $1.967 million came through this afternoon. Kenora MP Greg Rickford and Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP and Minister of […]
the OPP Following an investigation into missing revenue from a Fort Frances business, a district woman has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000. In November, members of the Fort Frances OPP detachment began an investigation into the disappearance of a large amount of money from the daily […]
Duane Hicks The sixth-annual “Scott Street Show & Shine,” presented by the Business Improvement Association and International Early Iron Car Club, is planned for this Saturday (June 13). From 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the public is welcome to check out the classic cars—or bring down one of their own “hot rods” […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—For the second year in a row, the Miss Fun in the Sun queen pageant won’t be running due to a lack of contestants. While nine girls had expressed interest in participating in the pageant, only four had committed themselves by Monday night’s deadline, Jackie Lampi-Hughes of Energy […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Compliance testing on the biomass boiler at the AbitibiBowater mill here is underway this week, and will continue next week. “We’re testing the boiler at 50 percent of it rating capacity, and 100 percent of its rating capacity to make sure we pass all our testing,” mill […]
