Shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Emo OPP officers stopped a vehicle on Off Lake Road. Police had been investigating earlier reports of night hunting taking place in the area. As a result of the vehicle stop, officers arrested a 48-year-old Marathon man with operation of a motor vehicle with […]
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In what will be its final meeting, town council will be receiving several requests for support tonight. One request is from the Fort Frances Lions Club, which is asking the town to assist in the building of a proposed walkway at the Lions Millennium Park here. “The Lions Club is […]
FORT FRANCES—Appellant Allan T. Bedard and CEP Local 92 should find out in the next month whether they’ll get a hearing with the Ontario Municipal Board or whether their appeal of Abitibi-Consolidated’s proposal to separate the power dam here will be dismissed. “I think we gave the best presentation that […]
Alyssa Penner, front left, and Marrissa Kinnear, front right, as well as Ericka Heil, back left, Amy Penner, and Emily Heil, waved from the West End Motors float Saturday evening during the 49th-annual “Parade of Lights,” organized by the local Business Improvement Association. While all the floats were brightly-lit this […]
An Ontario Municipal Board hearing on whether to dismiss an appeal of Abitibi-Consolidated’s proposal to separate the power dam from its mill here got underway this morning via videoconference at Confederation College. The application of objection was filed in August by Toronto law firm Caley Wray, representing appellant Allan T. […]
A broken insulator was the cause of a blackout that twice affected homes and businesses in the west end of town last night. “It was just an insulator that let go,” Jim Kibiuk, president and CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corp., said this morning. “Our crews received a call […]
The local Taggs Source For Sports Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team is hosting a 12-team tournament this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. Out-of-town teams scheduled to compete include International Falls, Baudette, the Kenora Thistles, Dryden Hornets, Pembina Trail (Winnipeg), and Neebing Hawks, North End Flames, South East Rangers, Westfort Maroons, […]
The Fort Frances Canadians travel to Mitchell, S.D. this weekend to play in the Rooster Cup hockey tournament. Unlike other tournaments, the Rooster Cup is unique in that it pits South Dakota-based teams against a contingent of squads from across North America. The two groups will compete in a total […]
Lisa McPherson was busy getting ready for the lunch rush at Mark’s Merky Waters Fish & Chips this morning at 328 Scott St. Owner Mark Nugent’s restaurant has been doing well since it’s opening about a month-and-a-half ago. Their hours are Monday to Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday and Friday […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario Municipal Board will hold a hearing here Friday morning of an application of objection to Abitibi-Consolidated’s proposal to separate the power dam from its mill here. The public is invited to attend the hearing, which will take place at 9 a.m. in Room C-150 at Confederation College. […]
Fort Frances is being provided with an additional $1,389 in funding to help improve the quality of drinking water for residents, the province announced today. The extra money will go towards upgrades that are bringing the town’s water treatment plant into compliance with the Drinking Water Systems Regulation. The work […]
Amy Wilson-Hands, a health educator with the Northwestern Health Unit, showed six-year-old Dakota Medicine the proper way to brush his teeth yesterday at Rainy River First Nations’ 10th-annual health fair. Held in conjunction with National Addictions Awareness Week, the fair offered draws and refreshments, as well as a potluck dinner […]
