Registration for the fifth-annual “Kid-Pro” fishing tournament, which is held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, is slated Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office on Scott Street. “It’s really simple. All they have to do is fill out a form with their […]
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Flood waters have parted and the second-annual “Relay for Life” is set to take over Pither’s Point here Friday night. The 12-hour relay, a fundraiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, gets underway at 7 p.m. and runs until 7 a.m. on Saturday. Last year, the inaugural event raised […]
It’s possible residents will see an indefinite halt in “blue box” pickups next month as Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Dryden still haven’t found a company to take over recycling duties from the soon-to-be defunct Northwest Ontario Recycle Association. NORA board members met in Dryden on Tuesday to discuss the results […]
Water spurted up from toilets, the shower, and the drain. Nothing could stop it—not towels shoved into drains nor an army of volunteers pumping gallons of water for days. In the 25 years Tom Steele has lived in his home at 656 First St. E., he’d seen nothing like it. […]
The coach is taking a request from his players. Last week, it seemed all but certain Wayne Strachan, the former head coach of the Borderland Thunder, would turn down the local junior team’s offer to stay on as assistant coach after Dave Allison was signed to replace him. But after […]
Damage from last week’s torrential rainfall is expected to be twice as bad as what was caused by last year’s wind storms but district residents are coping with the aftermath. And picking up the pieces should be easier after Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson on Friday declared the […]
As the Town of Fort Frances waits for an appointed Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs rep to set up office here to receive claims for damages incurred during last week’s storms, details aren’t clear yet as to exactly what procedure local residents should follow. “We’ve got some leads on […]
While many district residents battled flood waters last week, the torrential rains hasn’t dampened the progressive march of forest tent caterpillars, commonly referred to here as “army worms.” “They’re a little behind schedule but that’s pretty much what we expected,” said Mark Breon, a forestry health technician with the Ministry […]
Closed highways and washouts played havoc with big businesses that transport goods throughout the district—and are expected to continue causing headaches for weeks ahead. Abitibi-Consolidated had to divert trucks and wood chips, and halt use of hundreds of logging roads in the region, following two days of torrential rain last […]
Torrential rains that caused flooding throughout the district last week may be subsiding, but it will take months for the damage to be completely repaired. Highway 11 to Atikokan, the last major highway still closed due to flooding, was expected to re-open sometime today after the construction of a modular […]
With the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing having declared the entire Rainy River District a disaster area Friday, town council officially agreed with the decision during a special meeting Monday night. “It’s a very good thing to do,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “All kinds of people don’t have insurance […]
A dozen of the 18 holes at Kitchen Creek golf course were re-opened over the weekend, with the pro shop predicting a full opening within the next day or so. The six holes along Kitchen Creek—#7, #8, #9, #10, #17 and #18 (under the new holing system)—remained closed because bridges […]
