What started out as a pleasant summer vacation for Cory and Christina Delbridge has turned into a life-and-death battle for their youngest child. The Delbridges left Fort Frances two weeks ago—planning to spend some of their holidays with her family in Calgary and some with his family in Brandon, Man. […]
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A U.S. resident was charged after being caught July 24 on the Canadian side of Rainy Lake with a large over-limit of walleye in his possession. The charge came as a result of assistance from three members of the public who reported him to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources […]
The UMAYC youth centre is holding its annual canoe-a-thon this week, but this year there’s a twist—they’re doing it to raise awareness about teen suicide. This will be the fifth-annual canoe-a-thon, now called “Paddling for a Purpose.” But unlike in previous years when group paddled to raise money for the […]
Every Thursday at 5 p.m., local youth gather at the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre (UMAYC) on Mowat Avenue where they get some basic lessons about life in the real world. The program, “Chefs R Us,” has been running for about six months and teaches youth how to shop and […]
OPP Det. Cst. Gary Potter updated Fort Frances council on the upcoming Crime Stoppers merger at its regular meeting Monday night. Det. Cst. Potter, co-ordinator of Northwestern Ontario Crime Stoppers, Inc., spoke to council about how the original idea came about as well as the pending execution of the new […]
Two local teens recently proved once again that students here are among the best in the country. Sarah Hallikas and Fraser Gibson, both 17-year-olds going into Grade 12 at Fort Frances High School this fall, recently returned from a month-long program for some of the best and brightest students across […]
Susie Grynol, 23, will be faced with a chance of a lifetime when she steps to the microphone to sing the national anthems at a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 21. Grynol, who now lives in Ottawa, landed the honour after winning a […]
It’s fair to say horses don’t run in Jodi Caul’s family. In fact, they gallop. She and her husband, Keith, have been horse fans since before they were married 25 years ago. Now, the family has three children on their farm near Devlin—and two of them are as horse-crazy as […]
The Northwestern Health Unit reported today that a dead crow collected in Dryden has been confirmed positive for the West Nile virus. This is the third positive case of an infected bird in the health unit’s catchment area, but the first for Dryden in 2004. West Nile virus is spread […]
The bylaw to raise taxicab fees here was passed without a hitch during last night’s regular town council meeting. This new amendment means the rate of $2.95 for the first .25 km will jump to $3.35. And the additional increments of $0.10 for every .050 km now means an increase […]
Two people were taken to La Verendrye Hospital with undetermined injuries following a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle on Couchiching this morning. Police said a westbound automobile struck the eastbound motorcycle around 9:35 a.m. after the car crossed the centre line on Highway 11 near Jourdain Crescent. Highway […]
Town council will consider making revisions to amend the taxi bylaw to increase the chargeable rates for cabs at its regular meeting Monday night at the Civic Centre. Council approved a recommendation from the Planning and Development executive committee back on July 26 that would raise the fees of hired […]
