by Tara ClowSaint John Police are looking for witnesses, video footage and information after shots were fired into a building. At around 8:30pm Friday night, Police responded the 100-block of Guilford Street. There were several occupants inside the building but no one was hurt. A window was damaged during...
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by Tara ClowSad news in the entertainment world. Well known game show host Bob barker has died at the age of 99. Condolences began pouring in on social media on Saturday afternoon. Multiple media reports state that Barker’s Publicist confirmed his passing on Saturday. Barker hosted the game show ‘The Price...
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by Randy ThomsThe provincial government is delaying a reassessment of properties until 2024. Properties are normally reassessed every fours, but this has not happened since 2016. It is done to determine property values that municipalities use to calculate a property owner’s tax bill. The pandemic prevented...
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by Randy ThomsResidents with budget ideas for the town of Fort Frances to consider can present them to council next month. A public meeting will be held on September 11 at the Civic Centre. It is the first step in crafting the 2024 budget. The goal is to have a draft capital budget before council before the...
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by Randy ThomsThe splash park in Fort Frances is not yet ready to use. The committee overseeing the project at Legion Park was hoping the project would be ready this weekend. However, the town says there is still some plumbing work that needs to be finished. “Waterplay is scheduled to be in town for mid-next...
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by Randy ThomsThe Koochiching Economic Development Authority is looking for money from the city of International Falls and Koochiching County. In its request letter to the city, KEDA says it will assist with the day-to-day operations. The agency received assistance in February for $100,000 as it addressed a...
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by Randy ThomsA search of a home in Fort Frances has led to charges against four people. OPP officers discovered unspecified amounts of cocaine and oxycodone, along with cash and items related to drug trafficking, during a search of a Third Street East home on Wednesday. A 36-year-old from Fort Frances, a...
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by Randy ThomsPremier Doug Ford says he has full confidence in his housing minister. The Premier addressed questions from the media at Queen’s Park about the controversy over the Greenbelt in southern Ontario. An Auditor General’s report released earlier this month identified the process to be flawed and...
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by Randy ThomsThere is a potential deal that will keep high school students in class without the threat of a potential strike. The agreement between the province and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation will allow classes to resume this new school year without interruption as the two sides...
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Most of Nova Scotia is under a rainfall warning. Environment Canada says between 40 and 60mm could fall for most of the mainland tonight into Sunday morning. The heaviest amounts will be for the Annapolis Valley into Northern Nova Scotia tomorrow and for the Atlantic Coast Sunday night. Rainfall...
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