The Northwestern Health Unit is gearing up for a sixth season of monitoring the West Nile virus in the Kenora-Rainy River districts and, starting May 28, once again will be accepting dead crows and ravens suspected of virus-caused deaths. Al Mathers, environmental health officer with the health unit, said the […]
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Treaty #3 Grand Chief Arnold Gardner and Janice Henderson, chief of Stanjikoming First Nation, cut the ribbon for the raising of the First Nation banners in the atrium at the Fort Frances High School this morning. Also on hand at the ceremonies were Education Director Jack McMaster, left, Earl Klyne, […]
Shannon Darby demonstrated her violin virtuosity last night at the Townshend Theatre during the Borderland Community Orchestra’s spring concert, “Stars of the Future.” The concert featured young musicians such as Darby, Tyler Mixa, Kenneth Kellar, Lauren Gurski, and Allison Barron, performing alongside the BCO. —Heather Ogilvie photo
No new fires were reported in the Northwest Fire Region yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Meanwhile, all ongoing fires received some precipitation overnight Monday and Tuesday. As a result, very little perimeter growth was recorded on these. This, in turn, has allowed suppression staff to make […]
The Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), together with Kenora District Camp Owners Association (KDCA), were scheduled to present potential solutions that will address the current border issues in Northwestern Ontario at the joint meeting of the Border and Federal Outdoor Caucus in Ottawa today. “Border crossings have become the single […]
Fort High’s hopes for an extended soccer post-season were dashed at the NorWOSSA playoffs yesterday in Dryden. The boys lost their semi-final match 3-1 to the host Eagles yesterday morning. The black-and-gold trailed 2-0 with just minutes left in regulation time before scoring to draw within one—only to quickly allow […]
With the construction project at the Portage Avenue underpass set to start on Tuesday (May 22), Fort Frances Emergency Services wants to assure local residents that emergency response to the north end of town will not be significantly impacted. In a joint meeting with CN Police, the OPP, ambulance, and […]
On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., Atikokan OPP officers arrested a female driver on Mercury Avenue there. Police had received an earlier report of a southbound vehicle being operated in an erratic manner and shortly after discovered the vehicle had left the roadway, coming to rest in the west ditch. As […]
Charlotte Bombay was one of about 160 Robert Moore students who participated in the “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada yesterday. While some collected pledges, others just did it for fun. —Duane Hicks photo
Bev Thomson, second from left, and Kim Roy of the Cabin Country Quilt Guild, donated a quilt to Ruth Caldwell, left, of the Fort Frances Friends of the Library and Mark Kowalchuk, chair of the “Building for the Future” campaign. The Friends of the Library will be raffling off the […]
Two Fort Frances teens were selected in the Ontario Hockey League draft earlier this month. Luke Judson was taken in the fifth round by Belleville while Pat Bobczynski went in the 14th round by Guelph. Between draft day (May 5) and now having to work to be their best for […]
Council approved an agreement between the Fort Frances Curling Club and the Town of Fort Frances on Monday night that will see the club paying off its outstanding taxes by 2014. As it stands, the curling club owes the town about $74,000. But under the following terms of the agreement, […]
