After hearing many concerns from the public regarding railroad issues, and consequently voicing some of their own, Fort Frances town council will get a chance to meet with CN representatives at tonight’s council meeting. Over the past couple years, council has on numerous occasions discussed issues regarding railway safety and […]
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It was a Muskie sweep this past weekend, as both soccer programs were able to go undefeated and win their respective tournaments. The Muskie boys’ team started with a tough 1-1 draw over the Dryden Eagles—who would also go undefeated in the tourney, but had two ties to the Muskies’ […]
Now that spring has arrived the Fort Frances OPP would like to remind the public about some bike safety tips. Bicycles are governed by the rules of the road as outlined in the Highway Traffic Act. As such, bicyclists are required to travel on the roadway, with the flow of […]
Shortly before 8:30 a.m. yesterday, officers from the Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a motor vehicle collision in the 500 block of King’s Highway. An eastbound vehicle collided with a vehicle entering the roadway from a parking lot. The drivers sustained minor injuries and were taken […]
NCDS Career Works and Confederation College are pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Northwest Training and Adjustment Board, Fort Frances High School and the Apprenticeship Services unit of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, they will be offering a free forum for skilled trades employers to attend […]
Four golfers got a little more than they bargained for while out on the course at Kitchen Creek Golf Club yesterday. At approximately 5 p.m., the group was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm that rumbled through the district. Club pro Steve Wood reported one man was injured more […]
Students at St. Francis School may have spent 24 hours without food, but they were well-rewarded for their efforts. A group of 73 intermediate students participated in the “24-Hour Famine,” which began Wednesday and ended yesterday afternoon. They managed to raise more than $3,000 for World Vision. “I think this […]
Fort Frances town councillor Tannis Drysdale is among the appointees to the Northern Ontario Grow Bonds board of directors, a body struck up to approve loans to applicants under the program. “There will be a flurry of activity in a very short time,” said Coun. Drysdale, noting the board will […]
The United Native Friendship Centre’s Aboriginal Head Start program held its grand opening on Monday, celebrating the program that was first launched in Fort Frances as a summer program in 1996. “Fort Frances was one of the first Aboriginal Head Start summer programs in all of Canada,” noted Rhonda Evans […]
Upon recommendation from the Traffic Safety Committee, council agreed Monday to have a bylaw drawn up to set the maximum speed limit at 40 km/h near several local schools. The schools affected include St. Michael’s, F.H. Huffman, J.W. Walker and Robert Moore. This means there will be appropriate regulatory signs […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library held their regular monthly meeting on April 21, 2005. New members who signed up during the membership drive were welcomed. The Friends provided baking for “Thomas the Tank’s” afternoon visit to the library last Saturday (May 7). They will also be holding […]
A malfunction in a Hydro One transformer station in Fort Frances left the town and approximately 3,600 additional district residents without power for about 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon. “It was a Hydro One cause,” said Fort Frances Power Corporation CEO Jim Kibiuk yesterday. At the time, FFPC did not yet […]
