MNR The resource sharing continues as Ontario deployed more personnel to Prince George in British Columbia. Included in yesterday’s deployment are a total of 72 FireRangers and four overhead staff. To date, there are 464 personnel from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry on assignment in the Northwest […]
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Haley Anderson The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to go this week, but organizers are still looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s event. “If you had fun at the bass tournament last year and you want it to continue we need help to make it […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances is suggesting that homeowners with protective measures in place to battle recent high waters should not remove them just yet. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told the local Emergency Management Control Group this morning that some residents along Idylwild Drive are anxious to […]
Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Look for an overnight low around 17 C (63 F) and northeast winds around five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be cloudy through mid-morning, then gradually clearing, with a high near 24 (76) and a […]
Heather Latter Joel Douglas of Dryden handed over a cup of pink lemonade to his grandmother, Fern, yesterday at a lemonade stand at the corner of Sixth Street and Portage Avenue. The youngster set up the stand, which also sold water and pop, along with his sister, Grace, and friend, […]
Heather Latter Award-winning musician Sierra Noble kicked off the “Harmony of Nations” workshop series this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, showing off her fiddling skills and sharing how she overcame bullying to follow her heart and create a rewarding career in music. The main site under […]
the OPP At 11:54 a.m. yesterday, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Communications Centre (PCC) received a call advising of a 185 Cessna Float Plane that had gone down about 50 km southeast of Ignace, between Sand Lake and Seseganaga Lake. The pilot of the plane contacted the PCC by […]
Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight, with an overnight low around 16 C (61 F). Look for south winds 10-15 m.p.h., gusting as high as 30 m.p.h. Showers and thunderstorms are likely before 7 a.m., followed by mostly sunny skies, with a high near 26 (78) and a low around […]
Staff As part of the Northwestern Health Unit’s “Do One Thing” campaign, health educator Jolene Quast is planning a family bike ride for next Thursday (July 24). Called “Spoke and Mirrors: Celebrating Dads and Kids,” the event will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Tess’ Kitchen (1030 Scott Street). “The objectives […]
the MNR The fire hazard is building and is forecast to be “moderate” to “high” in the southern sectors and “high” to” extreme” in the north. Today, a weather system over the Prairies will bring clouds, rainshowers, and thunderstorms into the border regions with Manitoba, while mainly sunny skies will […]
Heather Latter Piper Cross, left and her sister, Blaire, visited with their great-grandmother, Meryle Ogden, yesterday at Rainycrest in the courtyard sponsored by the United Native Friendship Centre. The annual garden party was held yesterday, with many residents and their families viewing the four courtyards, sampling refreshments, and enjoying the […]
Haley Anderson Nine-year-old Andrew Hardy and his brother, Sean, six, were eager to take home their ripe strawberries from the Clover Valley Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning. Organizers invited five local growers to sell their berries in spirit of last week’s “strawberry” theme.
