Police briefs The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning the public of the recent increase in drug overdoses in the North West Region. Concerns have been raised that there could be a potential batch of fatal street drugs circulating in the area. “Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid. You can’t […]
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By David Mchugh And Aritz Parra
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MADRID (AP) – Wholesale prices for gas and electricity are surging across Europe, raising the prospect of increases in already-high utility bills and further pain for people who have taken a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic. Governments are scrambling to find ways to limit costs to consumers as scant […]
By Rod Mcguirk
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia has canceled a contract with France for conventional submarines and instead will build nuclear-powered submarines using U.S. technology because of changing strategic conditions in the region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a new U.S. security alliance with Australia […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Newly elected MPs will be required to take a training course to prevent sexual harassment in their offices. The awareness course will educate new MPs on what counts as harassment – and how to take steps to prevent it. The course, paid for by the House of Commons, […]
Canadian speedster Justin Douglas has joined rugby sevens teammates Nate Hirayama, Connor Braid and Conor Trainor in calling it quits in the wake of the recent Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., retires having scored 145 tries on the World Series circuit, second only to Hirayama among Canadian men […]
Members of the Fort Frances Fire Department, along with members of the OPP, Couchiching Fire Department, Rainy River Paramedics and more took part in a memorial stair climb at the Fort Frances lookout tower to honour those first responders who were killed in the line of duty during the September […]
Rain or cold, they will complete the Terry Fox Run. Two inseparable brothers, Sandy Stalker, 78, and George Walsh, 73, are ready to complete a 5-kilometre walk from the Sorting Gap Marina to Seven Oaks and back to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation Sunday afternoon. “We’ve done the […]
By Jack Elliott
Rainy River Correspondent
Rainy River Correspondent
The saying that nothing is so bad it can’t get a little worse came true on Tuesday afternoon, September 7 at the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Sales Yard in Stratton Ontario when a bolt of lightning made an apparent direct hit on the Hydro transformer about 3 pm. It brought urgent […]
Press release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises the public that there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated residents in the Emo area. An outbreak associated with Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) and SonShine Christian Kindergarten has been declared and affects many households and age groups. By provincial definition, an […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) will be holding vaccination clinics at schools to provide teachers, staff and students aged 12 and older the opportunity to get the vaccine, if they so desire. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said the vaccine is the most effective […]
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On Sunday September 5, 2021, at 23:00 hrs, Richard Chabot, age 41 years of Fort Frances, ON was reported missing to the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Police initiated their missing person investigation after family and friends reported concern for CHABOT’s well-being. […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
There’s a new program in town aimed at giving Indigenous women in need a helping hand and skills to work towards a better future. Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) has recently launched the first session of its brand new Azhmeniinigoziwin (AZH) program, a nine-month women’s empowerment program aimed at providing […]
