Heather Latter Lt. Dennis Maybury was left to clean up a charred mess on the front lawn of the Salvation Army this morning after someone set to fire to bags of donations left outside the Thrift Store. A neighbour contacted police shortly after the incident occurred sometime between 8-8:30 p.m. […]
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Heather Latter Kaleb Woods, 10, took advantage of the nice fall weather yesterday by practising some tricks on his scooter at the local skate park.
Duane Hicks Town council will begin its 2013 budget process tonight with an open meeting to get input from the public, and citizens are encouraged to come out and give their two cents. Only Fort Frances Meals on Wheels is on the agenda to share its ideas as to what […]
Lucas Punkari The first trip to Winnipeg for the Muskie football team this season is one they’ll quickly want to forget after falling 20-7 to the Daniel McIntyre Maroons on Friday. Trailing 14-1 at halftime, with their lone point coming off a missed field goal attempt early in the second […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend as the forest fire hazard remains “low.” There are 22 active fires in the region, including five still being monitored in Quetico Provincial Park. Provincial and regional resources remain at an adequate level to handle the […]
the OPP The Kenora OPP was advised Saturday of a missing boater on Gun Lake, south of Minaki. The two men were operating a 14-foot Lund with a 25 h.p. motor when they ran into waves and were ejected from the vessel. The operator of the boat, a 23-year-old Winnipeg […]
the OPP While transporting a prisoner to the Kenora OPP detachment, a marked OPP cruiser was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer at the junction of Highway 17A and Highway 658 (Redditt Road) yesterday around 2 a.m. The 42 year-old female prisoner from Kenora was killed in the collision. […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis, left, joined Cindy Petsnick and Dave Petsnick for a ribbon-cutting at Revco Carpet Centre here Friday afternoon to celebrate the fact the business is now selling Beachcomber Hot Tubs. Family, friends, customers, and dignitaries came by to wish Revco staff well as well as check […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Dustin Stevens gave a few pointers to local novice netminder Kade Oster on Saturday morning during a goaltending clinic at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The clinic was one of a number of activties that took place on and off the ice during the Fort […]
Duane Hicks The town recently put up eye-catching new signs at both the Fort Frances Cemetery and Riverview Cemetery. The signs mirror the design seen on streets signs put up in recent years elsewhere around the community.
Press Release Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell will host a series of town hall-style meetings on health care across the riding this Friday (Sept. 28) with NDP health critic France Gelinas. Members of the public are encouraged to join Campbell and Gelinas for an open discussion about the health-care system […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances OPP had a significantly high clearance rate for solving crimes in 2011, ranking above both the national and provincial averages. The local detachment had a 67.1 percent clearance rate last year, an average of an 89.1 percent clearance rate for violent crimes, and 26.12 percent clearance […]
