Fort Frances OPP is seeking assistance from the public in solving a mischief. Sometime during the early-morning hours of Sunday, suspects slashed all four tires on a vehicle that was parked in the driveway of a residence on the 200 block of Biddeson Avenue. Anyone with information regarding this crime […]
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The plans for a skate park here have changed again after the committee decided to make it smaller and more affordable—with the aim to start pouring concrete next month. The newest plans have the skate park measuring 80’x120’ (or 9,600 sq. ft.), Rob Tovey, who has been spearheading the skate […]
If you’ve been across the international bridge lately, you may have noticed a greater than usual amount of water going through the control gates at the dam. It’s not your imagination. It’s true. In addition to the two power houses, there are 15 control gates used to regulate the water […]
The New Beginnings Church (formerly Calvary Tabernacle) and Joy of Life Fellowship will be uniting, with their first service together as “New Beginnings Fellowship Church” to be celebrated here this coming Sunday. “It all came about fairly quickly. The Joy of Life Fellowship came to us about a month ago,” […]
There were no new fires in the Fort Frances District over the weekend, and with rain and even snow expected for much of this week, the fire hazard should drop. “It looks like the weather will be unsettled for the week, reducing the fire hazard,” Harrold Boven, fire management services […]
Although bad weather in the South Bend, Ind. area shortened the Big East tournament to 18 holes from a previously slated 54, it was enough for the St. John’s Red Storm women’s golf team to claim the championship. Local golfer Christin Thomson, now a junior at St. John’s (New York), […]
A combination of above-normal temperatures and recent rain resulted in “ice-out” on the North Arm of Rainy Lake as of Saturday, Gordie Melville of Melaire Ltd. reported Monday morning. Melville noted only a few chunks of ice were floating on the water as of Saturday. “Everything’s open now. Rainy Lake […]
John Harrison, general manager at the local Abitibi-Consolidated pulp and paper mill, will be the guest speaker at Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon tomorrow. Abitibi-Consolidated is the largest employer in Rainy River District and Harrison is expected to provide an update on mill operations, the pulp and paper […]
Students at Fort Frances High School began the “30-Hour Famine” last night and will be fasting until tomorrow morning. About 65 students have signed up to go without food for 30 hours, according to Al McManaman, one of the teachers organizing the event. The fasting began last night when the […]
Wanda Barker was recently appointed as the Canadian representative to the Super 8 chain’s manager advisory board. The motel chain’s manager advisory board is composed of 10 Super 8 motel general managers—one representative from Canada and nine from the United States. The managers meet twice a year to share best […]
The St. John’s University Red Storm golf team, of which Fort Frances resident Christin Thomson is a member, qualified for the Big East Championships that started today at the Warren Golf Club in Notre Dame. This is Thomson’s third season with the St. John’s (New York) women’s golf team and […]
After more than 150 games of badminton were played yesterday at the NorWOSSA finals at Fort High, five Muskies left with medals draped over their necks indicating they had advanced to NWOSSAA. Ten Muskie players had qualified for NorWOSSA with hopes of being one of the top two finishers in […]
