Josh Strain, left, and Jacob Perusse checked one of their favourite designs adorning the skate park. Anyone passing by the new Kiwanis skate park here lately will have noticed some users have been busy making their mark on the equipment, resulting in what some might call “graffiti.” But whether it’s […]
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Rozanne Evans of Bombshell beauty salon here gave Serena Stromberg a mini-makeover at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday afternoon. Evans and her colleague, Dahnis Forsyth, gave a group of young teens tips on their first steps in wearing makeup, as well as how to take care of their skin. […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Power Corp.’s energy use survey is wrapping up this month, with the deadline to enter coming up Thursday, Aug. 31. Those FFPC customers who haven’t yet participated in it are highly encouraged to do so, FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Monday. “We’re almost there. […]
Eight new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario yesterday, all of which were started by lightning—including some from strikes that occurred up to 10 days ago. Two of these were in Fort Frances District, where the fire hazard is creeping back to “medium-high” levels. One of these was a 0.3 […]
Another load of massive components for windmill generators made its way over the international bridge yesterday. The parts are being shipped from Grand Forks, N.D. to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but temporarily are being stored at Taylor International Trucking Ltd. here. — Duane Hicks photo
Sixteen new fires reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend, including six yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Three of these fires were located north of Red Lake. A fourth was north of Kenora, with one east of Fort Frances and another north of Nakina. But all […]
The finals for the Borderland Soccer League were held here yesterday afternoon, with Pharmasave taking the men’s title and Gillons’ winning the women’s crown in a pair of hard-fought matches. Despite many late scoring chances for Emo, Pharmasave hung on for the 3-2 victory. Mike Webb had put Pharmasave up […]
A portion of Highway 11 near Emo did not re-open until 2 a.m. on Saturday after a fuel truck overturned shortly before noon on Friday. Emo OPP said the accident occurred when an eastbound tractor-trailer unit hauling gasoline and diesel fuel tried to pass a road-painting vehicle on the south […]
The draw for the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s four-day fly-in fishing trip prize is coming up Monday, Sept. 4 and organizers are hoping to sell plenty more tickets prior to that date. FFAST president John Dutton said this morning only about one-third of the 3,000 tickets for the raffle […]
Kelvin Caul of Devlin took his turn in the speed buck event during the Gaston Godbout Memorial loggers’ competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair in Emo on Friday. Caul placed second in the event but finished first overall, followed by his son, Jason, and Duane Loveday. […]
FORT FRANCES—Extensive renovations are in the works for the Canada Safeway store here, provided plans are finalized in the next couple of weeks. “We have every expectation that we’ll be proceeding with the renovations,” John Graham, public affairs manager for Canada Safeway in Winnipeg, said this week. The local store […]
FORT FRANCES—With bear season in full swing early this year, the Town of Fort Frances bylaw department continues to receive a high number of reports of bear activity within town limits. “Right now, we’ve got 44 sightings reported to us,” bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said Thursday. “It’s going to […]
