the MNRF Lightning strikes were the cause of three new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday afternoon. Red Lake Fire #22, located near Little Vermilion Lake, was listed as “not under control” at two hectares in size. Red Lake Fire #21, located near Sparling Lake, was reported as “under […]
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Duane Hicks The Great Canadian Main Street looks more beautiful thanks to the Downtown BIA. As of late last week, flower baskets purchased by the BIA adorn the 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street. The flowers, which were purchased from Hammond’s Nursery here, were hung up by the Fort […]
the OPP On Saturday around 8:50 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a traffic complainant of an erratic driver in Fort Frances. Officers located the driver, a 62-year-old Fort Frances male, in the west end of town. After speaking with the driver, it was determined he had been […]
Staff Highway 17, west of Vermilion Bay, has re-opened to traffic in both directions. A fatal collision forced the closure of the highway yesterday evening. OPP have released few details but did confirm two vehicles were involved and there was at least one fatality. Traffic was being detoured west of […]
Staff Robert Moore School is celebrating its centennial graduation this Wednesday and the public is invited to attend. Grade 8 teacher Sonja Bodnarchuk said former students and staff may be interested in checking out the gym to see the timeline they’ve created around it. “If people want to come and […]
Heather Latter Tom Ward, left, and George Elliott worked together to replace blank bricks with those engraved with names around the fountain at Lions Park here yesterday during the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual “Dandy Lion Festival.” The event also included kids’ activities and a barbecue to celebrate the club’s […]
Duane Hicks With only one lot having been sold at the new Huffman Court subdivision, town council may form a sub-committee to review the procedures for lot sales there. Discussions regarding conditions of sale of lots, lot prices, and procedures to sell the lots at the then-future subdivision began in […]
Heather Latter Sophie Thomson, three, drew a picture of herself during an Early Years “play date” at J.W. Walker School last Friday. Parents and their children, who will be entering the Early Years program in the fall, were invited to get a taste of what school will be like and […]
Staff Windey’s Warriors left more runners on base than they made defensive miscues, but both totals were way too high to translate into a victory. The Couchiching Raiders got a strong pitching performance from Mike Jourdain, and plenty of help from the Warriors, en route to a 6-2 win last […]
Joey Payeur Reo Walton had to get his bat around in a hurry on this fastball during the Couchiching Raiders’ 6-2 win over Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday evening.
Staff Cam Gobeil decided the Borderland Soccer League men’s division was only big enough for one undefeated team. He netted both goals as International Travel Services edged Manitou Forest Products 2-1 last night. The win pulled second-place ITS (2-0-2) within one point of Manitou (3-1-1) for top spot. Tyler Hamm […]
Lindsay Campbell Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George, left, took a break yesterday afternoon with summer students Jill Berry and Savannah Woods to enjoy specialty tea and scones. Yesterday marked the first tea-and-scones event at the museum, which will continue every Thursday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for the rest of […]
