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,” […]
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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 […]
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 […]
A bid by Fort Frances to annex portions of land in the townships of Alberton and Miscampbell into its boundaries has hit a snag. Although Alberton council and residents disliked the idea, when Miscampbell supported the move to put the Fort Frances landfill and land near the Fort Frances Airport […]
As first reported in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort Frances Jail employees Larry Tucker and Shane McDonald received Awards for Exceptional Bravery—and praise from the minister of Correctional Services—for their actions during the 19-hour standoff here back in June. “I’m not supposed to say too much because of the investigation […]
A $500,000 price tag to refurbish the Northwestern Ontario Recycle Association’s processing plant in Dryden is the final blow for the organization, which is about to hand over operations to a Thunder Bay company. “We’ve asked municipalities to respond by Nov. 9. It’s either that or shut down,” noted NORA […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lisa Allan has been chosen to take former Coun. Roger Simms’ seat on Alberton council. Allan, who moved to Alberton last July, was one of four people to submit their names for the vacant seat. “I thought it would be something interesting and a good experience, and I wanted to […]
Talks are in the preliminary stages but the possibility of a live-release walleye derby coming to Emo have grown after a meeting last week between the Chamber of Commerce there and reps of other fishing tournaments from the district. The next step is to get input from the community, said […]
