courtesy of Patrick Hyatt This section of Highway 11, which washed out yesterday morning just west of Van Drunen Road in La Vallee Township, was one of the more dramatic examples of the effects of the torrential rain that fell on the district earlier this week. Traffic had to be […]
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Press Release The Town of Fort Frances has declared a state of emergency with regards to the large accumulation of rainfall over the last couple of days. The current saturation of the ground, along with the forecast over the next few days showing more precipitation, prompted Mayor Roy Avis to […]
Duane Hicks Kaitlyn Chiasson, left, and David Loney are on the job handing out information to visitors outside the former tourist information centre here. Hopefully, they’ll soon be able to occupy the building instead of being set up under a tent.
Staff In other business at Monday night’s regular meeting, town council: •referred a request from Fred Brown Equipment (1987) Ltd., re: a water bill account, to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for its recommendation; •referred a request from Summit Telecom Services, re: Tbaytel’s request for concurrence for a proposed […]
Staff The organizer of the annual mini-king and mini-queen contest is looking at holding the event a little later this year. But whether it happens at all will depend on getting more sponsors. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said this morning that she’s in the process of contacting past sponsors right now, […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources (Fort Frances District) is advising area residents that a flood watch is in effect for the Atikokan, Fort Frances, and Rainy River areas. Recent rainfall has resulted in very high inflow conditions throughout all watersheds within the district, including the Seine River, Atikokan […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances is asking residents to ensure their sump pumps for their weeping tile systems are not connected to the sanitary sewer system. If they are, they must disconnect them immediately. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told the Times this morning that as a result […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers came upon a wash-out section of Highway 11 this morning, located just west of Van Drunen Road in La Vallee Township. Heavy amounts of rain falling overnight have resulted in both lanes of the highway being completely washed out. Traffic travelling between Fort […]
Heather Latter With 16 teams already signed up for this year’s “Relay For Life” here, committee co-chair Jennifer Anderson said there’s still time to join in. “We always have room for more,” she stressed. “It’s not too late to put a team in. “If anybody is sitting around thinking that […]
the OPP At 9 a.m., officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police came upon a washout section of Highway 11 just west of Van Drunen Road in LaVallee Township. Heavy amounts of rain falling overnight have resulted in both lanes of the highway being completely […]
Joey Payeur There were no sour grapes from Ron MacKinnon—even without “Grapes” being around. The Fort Frances resident recently returned from being one of 18 minor hockey coaches from across the country who were selected to attend the Old Dutch Coaching Academy in London from May 23-26. The highlight of […]
Joey Payeur Shane Beckett’s troops are too proud to be happy with simply staying even with their opponent. Under Beckett’s guidance, the Muskies managed a 0-0 draw against the seventh-seeded St. Joseph’s Rams (St. Thomas) in their final game at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ soccer championships in Leamington—giving them a […]
