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While water restrictions necessary for upgrades at the water tower will go into effect tomorrow (May 28), the town is looking into the possibility of residents still being able to water their vegetable gardens and flowers sometime during the next 10 weeks. During last night’s council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis […]
No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Cool, wet weather has reduced the fire hazard to low across all sections of Northwestern Ontario. FireRangers continue to focus on training and proficiency exercises across the West Fire Region. Pump set-up, hose lay training, hover exit certification, and […]
Members of the Muskie girls’ soccer team battled a strong wind—and each other—during practice Monday afternoon in preparation for tomorrow’s winner-take-all NorWOSSA title match in Kenora.
With restricted water usage for most of this summer on many residents’ minds, Hailey Clendenning, left, and Alyssa Spence, of the J.W. Walker School Environmental Club, pitched a water conservation plan involving rain barrels to town council last night. Council applauded the students for their proposal, and referred it to […]
Council will vote on a bylaw to authorize the levy and collection of taxes for all municipal purposes in the Town of Fort Frances for 2008 at tonight’s regularly-scheduled meeting. If approved, tax bills will go out to property owners in mid- to late-June. Taxes will be payable in two […]
The third-annual Tim Perreault Memorial golf tournament at Heron Landing on Couchiching went off without a hitch Saturday, drawing a full slate of 22 teams. The foursome of Maurice Fillion, Andrew Easton, Mel Larson, and Earl Klyne took first place in a playoff over Randy Allan, Dwayne Morrison, Ken Morrison, […]
Despite storm activity, only six new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend. Five of those occurred in the Nipigon District, with the other one reported in Thunder Bay District. All the new fires were contained to less than one hectare. Excellent co-operation between the Ministry […]
