by Caitlin SnowMeteorologists are keeping a close eye on one of the most powerful hurricanes in years. Hurricane Lee remains a Category 3 and was in the northern Caribbean Sunday night with sustained winds of 120 mph. Forecasters were not expecting it to make landfall but coastal was flooding expected along...
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RCMP are investigating after an officer was hit by vehicle and has serious injuries following an incident in North River. This morning, at approximately 3:20 a.m., an officer from Colchester County District RCMP was intentionally struck by a vehicle on Highway 311. The officer, had just finished...
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Meteghan RCMP arrests two men in relation to two separate assaults that occurred at an assembly in Saulnierville. It’s another chapter in tensions among commercial fishers and the Indigenous community in the region. On Saturday afternoon, Mounties attending at an assembly on Saulniverville Wharf...
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by Tara ClowA woman is dead after a crash in Keswick Ridge. RCMP say the single vehicle collision happened on Friday night near the intersection of Route 616 and Holyoke Lane. It’s believed the driver lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and rolled several times. The driver, a 37-year-old woman...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Fort Frances Muskies started the Winnipeg High School Football League season in impressive fashion. The Muskies downed their NorWOSSA cousins, the Dryden Eagles 47-7 Friday afternoon at home. The lone bright spot for the Eagles was a 92 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Keegan MacLeod...
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by Randy ThomsFort Frances town council is expected to award a contract to rebuild its transfer station building at the recycling depot. Town administration is recommending council accept a bid from area contractor Richard Wieringa at a cost of over $210 thousand. Its report says that falls within the amount...
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by Randy ThomsA 28-year-old man is facing charges following the theft of a vehicle from downtown Fort Frances. OPP say the incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Not long afterward, OPP received a call about an erratic driver on Highway 11, east of town, in a vehicle matching the description of...
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by Randy ThomsThe Fort Frances Lakers are opening training camp this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre with thirty-four prospects looking to gain an opening day roster spot. Six goaltenders, ten defensemen, and eighteen forwards will take part in off-ice fitness testing, skills development sessions and...
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by Brad PerryQuispamsis faces a housing shortfall of hundreds of units over the next 20 years. That is why the town has applied for $9 million from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. Representatives from Dillon Consulting gave a presentation to council members on Tuesday. “We’re trying to look at...
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by Randy ThomsAn arrest has been made in connection with a break-in last month. OPP says someone had forced their way into a home on Falls Road in Zealand township just after midnight on August 20. Police say they have now charged a 47-year-old Dryden man with several offences. They include: Theft under...
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