Staff The second day at the 2011 Canadian Age Group Championships in Montreal went much like the first one for Fort Frances Aquanaut Donovan Taylor as he failed to qualify for the final in the 400m I.M. event yesterday. The 17-year old Taylor, competing in the 17-18 male age category, […]
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the CBSA The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays during the upcoming Civic Holiday weekend. In anticipation of higher traffic volumes, and limits to the volume of traffic that can be processed at some ports of entry this weekend, travellers are […]
Staff A trio of district groups this week received funding from the federal government to keep their respective entertainment series going. The local “Tour de Fort” concert series got $8,000 from the Canada Arts Presentation Fund while “Kids and Co.,” a family performing artists series here, landed $6,000. The Atikokan […]
Zoey Duncan Smashed toilets, widespread trash, and human waste on the walls of public washrooms all are chipping away at taxpayer funds and tarnishing the town’s image, said Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown. “All the parks and greenspace areas that we have, we have all these animal-proof containers and […]
the MNR Ontario has begun helping almost 400 residents return to their homes in Eabametoong/Fort Hope and Sandy Lake, using five planes with 13 flights. About 100 Sandy Lake residents returning then will be preparing the community to welcome the remainder of their residents over the next few days. Two […]
Lisa Cousineau Summer finally has begun for 12 children who attend St. Michael’s School here in Fort Frances. These children, heading into Grade 3 this fall, were at school for the first two weeks of July as part of a pilot project spearheaded by the Ministry of Education. The ministry […]
Staff Fort Frances Aquanaut Donovan Taylor failed to qualify for the finals in his first two events yesterday at the 2011 Canadian Age Group Championships in Montreal. Taylor, 17, competing in the 17-18 male age category, placed 46th in the 100m butterfly heats with a time of 1:01.38. He then […]
Staff With the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs set to start next week, some players in the 10-team loop will have one last game before the post-season gets underway. The league’s annual all-star game goes tonight at 7 p.m. at Barwick. “It’s a fun game for the players, for […]
Press Release This summer, youth in Rainy River District have another reason to look forward to seeing the OPP’s summer students patrolling their streets. Thanks to the Sorting Gap Marina, youth will be rewarded with ice cream coupons if they are spotted wearing their bike helmets or doing a good […]
the CBSA The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized prohibited replica firearms from a Canadian resident at the Pigeon River port-of-entry last month. On June 16, a CBSA officer referred a vehicle for a secondary examination. During the examination, officers discovered and seized a total of eight airsoft replica firearms […]
Staff Randy Carmody, of Mike Carmody Contracting, dug away just west of the intersection of Portage Avenue and Third Street East yesterday. Crews have moved on to tearing up the west end of the block today, with work proceeding east in the weeks to come. Wagner Construction Canada ULC, which […]
Zoey Duncan Plastic bottles and candy wrappers are among the most common scraps of trash that get caught along the La Verendrye Parkway riverwalk due to litter bugs.
