Bryce Forbes Traffic flow along the Noden Causeway will be down to one lane until about October as work resumed last week on the five-year project to rehabilitate the structure.
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Peggy Revell First Street East remains blocked off between Portage and Victoria as the town works to repair a sanitary sewer line that collapsed on Canada Day evening. Repair work began Friday so the sewer continues to be in service, explained Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr, although a water […]
Peggy Revell The loop road around Pither’s Point Park was closed to traffic due to flooding from all the rain that’s hit the area over the past few days. Just under three inches fell here during Saturday night’s thunderstorm after Borderland was pelted by just over three inches in the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth is hosting its annual Odd Job Week today through Friday. Odd Job Week promotes youth employment by linking young people seeking casual summer employment with employers or homeowners seeking help. “The Odd Job Squad is a great way for busy […]
Peggy Revell Smokey the Bear, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and local MP John Rafferty were right up near the front of the rope during Friday afternoon’s international tug-of-war that pitted Fort Frances against International Falls. But the Canadian side’s hopes to make it a 3-0 winning streak was dashed […]
Staff Local driver Steve Arpin seems to be adjusting to the Nationwide Series. The 26-year-old earned his first top 10 finish on the circuit in just his fourth race—taking 10th place at the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona on Friday night. Arpin sat 15th on the starting grid. He now […]
the MNR No new fires in the region were confirmed by the end of yesterday (July 4). Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers blanketed Northwestern Ontario for the second day in a row. Huge rainfall amounts were recorded across the West Fire Region over the weekend, with the exception of Red […]
Staff A section of Highway 11 remained closed as of press time today after heavy rains caused a large sinkhole across both lanes about 9.5 km west of Burchell Lake Road, near Kashabowie. Motorists heading to Thunder Bay can detour the closure by taking Highway 502 to Dryden and then […]
Staff Lightning may have caused a fire at a Sixth Street West residence around midnight on Saturday. Rob Dokuchie of the Fort Frances Fire Department said lightning is suspected, although the department still was investigating the exact cause of the blaze. While the owner was not home at the time, […]
the OPP The body of Robert Mainville, 43, of Couchiching First Nation, was recovered from the waters of Rainy Lake yesterday. The discovery was made by a member of the public around 11 a.m. in an area known as Duck Bay. OPP officers, along with the OPP’s Search and Recovery […]
the OPP OPP officers are investigating a report of two men who fell off a boat into Rainy Lake yesterday evening. One of the men was located last night and subsequently transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The second male has yet to be located. Marine patrols and other […]
Press Release Featuring a full slate of 20 contestants, general admission and VIP tickets for “Quest for the Best” are now on sale. With the VIP section being such a hit last year, organizers have decided to expand the number of tables that will be available to the public. This […]
