Dawn Hayes Former Alberton reeve Michael Hammond, left, was presented with Alberton’s 2019 Senior of the Year Award by current reeve Mike Ford during the July 10 Alberton council meeting.
News
FASD community partners Robyn Dennis, left, and Miranda Sigurdson handed out non-alcoholic beverages and “mocktails” at the Rainy Lake Square on Thursday during the Scott Street Summer Celebration. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the 200 block of Scott Street was blocked off and lined with vendors, artisans, activities for […]
Marc Stuempfle Tyler Gagne (lead guitar), Dave Byrnes (vocals, rhythm guitar), Todd Wrolstad (drums), and Ted DeBenetti (bass) from Kings of None played in front of a full crowd Thursday evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The band played a mix of classic songs such as “Sweet Home Alabama” by […]
Sam Odrowski
Resolute Forest Products has sold the properties comprising the Fort Frances mill to a subsidiary of Riversedge Development that is held in partnership with a local entity. Fort Frances councillor Douglas Judson said the announcement is a “milestone” in their effort to reopen the idle paper mill but time will […]
Sam Odrowski
The Town of Fort Frances has put an increased focus on the future planning of its assets and infrastructure since 2012 when it first started to develop its asset management plan. Nonetheless, town council is being urged to implement a 1.4 percent tax increase each year for the next 20 […]
Staff
It’s official–the mill has been sold. In a statement late yesterday from the Town of Fort Frances, the town confirmed for all of its citizens, stakeholders, and regional partners that the properties comprising the pulp and paper mill in Fort Frances have been sold by Resolute Forest Products. “These properties […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA–A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the first such case in the province since 2003. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the man was in contact with a bat in mid-May and developed symptoms compatible with rabies six weeks later. […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–The grand slam was nice. What Red Sox rookie Michael Chavis really wanted to talk about was his batting eye against the Toronto Blue Jays last night. “Personally, weirdly, I was more excited about the two walks,” he said after Boston beat the Blue Jays 10-8 […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Seven weeks ago, Simon Pagenaud was racing to victory on the wide-open speedway of the Indianapolis 500. On Sunday, he captured the Honda Indy Toronto title, manoeuvring through the tricky hairpins turns on Toronto’s notoriously bumpy road course. If it takes a complete driver to capture […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a missing person complaint in Quetico Provincial Park. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2019 officers responded to the complaint of a missing canoeist on the interior of Quetico Provincial Park. The missing male failed […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Spending too much time on social media or watching television is linked to increased symptoms of depression among teens, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted a four-year study of more than 3,800 adolescents between Grades 7 and 11 in the Montreal area. The findings, published in JAMA […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–New research from the University of Montreal links diets high in ultra-processed foods including carbonated drinks, mass-produced cookies and ice cream, and sweetened yogurts to chronic disease. The research was based on Statistics Canada data from a 2015 survey that found ultra-processed foods accounted for an average […]
