Duane Hicks Will remove tank in fall The town will continue to sell gas at the Sorting Gap Marina this summer, after which time the in-ground fuel tank there will be removed and the site prepared for an above-ground one in 2010. After spending the past couple of budget meetings […]
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Duane Hicks With the clock ticking until the 99-year lease for Pither’s Point Park expires at the end this month, some area residents made it clear last Wednesday night they want community leaders to listen up, sit down, and come to a settlement that will be fair to the First […]
Staff The Ontario Ministry of Finance has released its annual list of public-sector employees who earned more than $100,000 in 2008. Rolling out on top for this area was Senior Justice Donald Fraser with a salary of $299,460.77, followed in second by Justice Alan Thomas McKay ( $252,866.07). Also over […]
Duane Hicks Ontario Municipal Board chair Gary O’Connor will announce the verdict of an appeal of a proposed zoning amendment at 1345 Emo Rd. here by the end of the month. The appeal was the subject of a four-hour hearing last Wednesday afternoon at the Civic Centre, where O’Connor heard […]
Dave Ogilvie Being creative and displaying their talents is usually not the most difficult task an artist must face. Taking their finished products, marketing them, and actually making a living as an artist is, by far, their greatest challenge. To address this issue, the Northwest Business Centre held an “ARTpreneur” […]
Mitch Calvert It may not feel like spring just yet, but “birdies” were out in full force Monday at Fort High. The NorWOSSA badminton qualifier pitted players from across the district vying for berths at the NorWOSSA finals next Wednesday (April 15) in Dryden—with the host Muskies picking up seven. […]
Mitch Calvert Time to get back to the drawing board. Fort Frances native Steve Arpin’s hopes of a podium finish in his second start on the ARCA RE/MAX Series circuit came to a crashing halt Sunday at the Salem Speedway when his Eddie Sharp Racing teammate, Craig Goess Jr., clipped […]
Mitch Calvert The Border Skating Club’s 37th-annual ice show, performed before a near capacity crowd Saturday night and again Sunday afternoon, captivated family and friends with the musical theme of “Broadway.” The season-ending show saw 87 local skaters take to the ice at the Ice for Kids Arena to the […]
Evidently some town councillors forgot April Fool’s Day was last Wednesday, not this past Monday. What else would explain their continued wavering on the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre even at the 11th hour? Do they not believe our library has out-grown and out-lived its current location […]
Kenneth J. Egan Dear editor: There is much to think about as one ponders the future of Fort Frances and district and its citizens. There is activity (i.e., the new school to replace the present Robert Moore, the new library and technology centre, and the moving of the Hallett), although […]
Jan Beazley Dear editor: The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) board and staff wish to thank all of you who took the time to participate in our online engagement project “Share Your Story, Shape Your Care.” The North West LHIN is collecting information for our second Integrated Health […]
Andrew George Dear Mike: When I first started organizing a public forum on Pither’s Point/Agency #1, I knew I was initiating something people felt uncomfortable talking about. I faced a little bit of “non-encouraging” dialogue and cold shoulders from organizations—and even law enforcement. But what I witnessed at the forum […]
