Press Release On Oct. 1, the Conservative government will close Canada Revenue Agency service counters in Sudbury and Thunder Bay—a move that will dramatically reduce assistance for Northern Ontarians looking for tax advice, said NDP MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay-Rainy River). “Once again, Canadians are paying the price for the […]
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Lucas Punkari Cole Godbout looked to make a pass to a teammate while Nick Kaun kept a close eye on him during the final night of tryouts for the Muskie boys hockey team at the ’52 Canadians Arena yesterday evening. Following last night’s scrimmage, a squad of 20 players were […]
Staff Fort Frances District has reported escalated fire activity under high winds, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Two fires at the south end of Quetico Provincial Park grew in size under these conditions. Fort Frances District fire #53 is now listed at 21 hectares in size and fire […]
Staff The Terry Fox Run in Fort Frances, hosted by the Church of the Holy Spirit, is set to go this Sunday at the Sorting Gap Marina and it’s not too late to pick up your pledge forms. Forms are available at Safeway, The Place, Confederation College, Wilson’s Business Solutions, […]
Staff Simplicity Professional Hair and Body Care will be holding a “kids day” on Saturday, offering children’s haircuts for $10, with half of the proceeds to go to help support Sara Galusha and Tyler Christiansen and their new baby Paislee, who was born prematurely. “We are planning some games, face […]
Lucas Punkari After putting things together at the last minute to start the NorWOSSA golf season a week prior in Dryden, the Fort High golf team have started to get into the swing of things. A five-man team took to the nine-hole Little Falls Golf Course in Atikokan on Tuesday, […]
Press Release Ontario is taking the next step in eliminating coal-fired power generation. On Tuesday, the Atikokan Generating Station burned its last piece of coal, helping ensure cleaner air and a healthier future for families. Conversion of the Atikokan plant from coal to biomass is now underway. This project, the […]
Staff With the Northwest Region is under an “extreme” forest fire hazard, more and more new fires are being reported. Fort Frances District fires #62 and #63 are still burning as of this morning. The blazes, one hectare and 0.2 ha. in size respectively, both are classsed as “not under […]
Heather Latter Jill Pernsky, Family Services Coordinator with the local Salvation Army, handed a hotdog to Savannah Woods on Saturday during their back-to-school barbeque at Walmart. Despite the rain, there was a steady stream of customers, with proceeds from the event going towards the Salvation Army’s Family Services program.
Press Release Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Regional Command in partnership with the Rainy River District Detachment Commander are please to announce that Staff Sergeant Scott Gobeil has been named as the Rainy River District OPP Detachment operations manager. A police veteran with over 24 years of policing experience, […]
Press Release Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton celebrates 25 years of service to Catholic education this year. A celebration of this achievement will be held there Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. It will begin with a Mass at 9:30 a.m., followed by a tea. All community members, parents, […]
Duane Hicks Town council on Monday night approved the timetable for planning out the 2013 municipal budget, which includes a meeting to garner public input slated for Sept. 24 (in conjunction with the regular council meeting that night). Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said the Sept. 24 meeting is the […]
