Fort Frances OPP is investigating a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus that occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The accident occurred when a westbound vehicle lost control at Eight Street West and McIrvine Road, hitting an eastbound school bus carrying the driver and two occupants. The driver of the vehicle […]
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Big ideas can come from a “coffee club.” And Barb Stainke, co-owner of the Bonnie Blue here with her husband, Chris, has dreamed up an event so grand in scale it would get into the Guinness Book of World Records—a non-stop 48-hour softball game. Dreamed up over the summer, during […]
Off Lake Evangelical Church held its annual fall supper and variety show fundraiser Sunday evening, with a packed house of about 90 people turning out. The 90-minute show, which featured 18 acts on the program, was very well received by those on hand. It consisted of vocals, instrumentals, and a […]
Work on the sports field project in Emo should begin by the end of October, Emo Reeve Russ Fortier said. In other news, Ken Wilson and Ed Bullied have passed their level on waste water treatment although they still must write another test to get their certification. Meanwhile, the final […]
Local women clearly showed their support for breast cancer awareness as more than 200 attended the biennial “Luncheon of Hope” on Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous. “It’s great to see women off all ages here today,” said co-organizer Karen Egan of the Rainy River District Breast Health Network. “Breast cancer […]
A transportation safety board investigation has determined a fuel shortage caused a small plane to land short of the runway here Saturday afternoon. “The pilot changed tanks while at normal circuit altitude. I guess he was running low and he thought he had a bit of fuel in other tank,” […]
Laughter rang throughout the Stratton Centennial Hall on Saturday night as the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture celebrated its 25th anniversary. A number of founders of the local chapter of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture joined more than 130 other members for dinner and entertainment to celebrate the year—and a […]
The waste disposal meeting held last Wednesday (Oct. 17) at the Emo La Vallee Community Centre had a disappointing attendance, said Emo Reeve Russ Fortier. And those on hand did not ask many questions essential as input to this project, he added. Some pollution contamination information from recent months involved […]
Hallowe’en wouldn’t be the same without candy and as the clock winds down to the annual “Scott Street Scare” next Wednesday, organizer Sandra McNay said more donations are needed. “As far as donations go, they’ve been really appreciated. But we could always use more candy,” McNay said yesterday, noting she […]
Electricity consumers in Fort Frances will be paying less towards Ontario Hydro’s debt than most other communities across the province. When the competitive electricity market opens in the province, all consumers will have to pay a 0.7 cent per kilowatt-hour Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) to pay off the former Ontario […]
About 20 students from Crossroads School in Devlin made the trip to Thunder Bay to compete in the annual Mid-Canada cross-country meet at Lakehead University on Saturday. Many supportive parents, other family members, and friends showed up to cheer the runners on. Congratulations, kids, on not only the run of […]
The Tri-Force Drug Unit is looking to track down six more people in connection with a $2 million drug bust and the arrest of 11 others last week, including a Fort Frances woman. Det. Sgt. John Horne said yesterday two people are being located in Thunder Bay while another Northwestern […]
