The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs rep has set up a claims office in Fort Frances, which opened today. While the ministry reps were in town last Wednesday, it’s taken some time to get set up. “From what I understand, it’s mostly been because of the phone lines,” Mayor […]
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s disaster relief office won’t be open here until Wednesday, but claim forms are now available on-line. These forms, provided so local residents can apply for financial aid under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP), can be found at www.mah.gov.on.ca/forms/odrap-e.pdf You are eligible […]
It may have taken almost an extra week but the provincial government last Wednesday also declared the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls a disaster area. This means the municipality is eligible for funding under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP). Despite the delay, Reeve Jerry O’Leary praised the provincial […]
Despite a heavy downpour Saturday, Culturama 2002 filled the Memorial Sports Centre with a colourful collection of unique sights, sounds, and tastes. The annual event was presented by the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association in an effort to raise awareness of the different cultures in the area. “We do this to […]
Although rain dampened the weekend and the ball diamond in Devlin, it didn’t stop a ball tournament from being completed. When the dust finally settled Sunday, Shade had taken the ‘A’ side crown, the Clippers had won the ‘B’ event, while the River Rats, of Devlin, had captured the ‘C’ […]
After Wednesday, town residents can put away their “Blue Boxes” for the next two months or so as the contract with the Northwest Ontario Recycling Association expires June 30—and no carrier has been found to take over the service. “We’re trying to find an agreement with another carrier. The latest […]
This year’s annual spring 3-D archery meet lacked the presence of out-of-town shooters but fun was had by participating locals. The event was limited to 14 archers, who ran a practice outing on the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club grounds at Frog Creek with their animal targets. “It was a pretty […]
As residents begin sandbagging to protect lakefront property, there’s no end in sight for the rising water level on Rainy Lake. “Water levels are still going up,” Rick Walden, engineering advisor for the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, said Tuesday. “Rainy Lake is presently at 338.51 metres [1,110.60 feet] […]
The last students to attend old Fort High on First Street East cheered last Wednesday night as they graduated from high school. The Ice for Kids Arena was packed with proud family and friends as 169 12th-graders and 59 OAC students graduated from Fort Frances High School. “We were the […]
“Fun in the Sun” officially kicked off here last Saturday with the annual Mini-Queen contest and Culturama, but organizers still have a whole lot more in store for everyone in the days leading up to Canada Day. “We’ve got some new things, which is always good, as well as some […]
Fort Frances OPP have identified the victim of a shooting incident that happened Monday night at a Devlin residence. Jeffrey Louis Shoemaker, 14, of Devlin was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived by ambulance at La Verendrye hospital here suffering from a gunshot wound. A post-mortem was scheduled for this […]
Brian Beers is as excited—and nervous—as a 42-year-old rookie can be. The reigning Kitchen Creek men’s champ is testing the amateur tournament waters for the first time this week at the 17th-annual Canadian Club Champions Championship in Whistler, B.C. “It’s more of an excited kind of nervous,” Beers said Friday […]
