Downtown Fort Frances was awash with happy faces on Saturday, March 30, 2024, as families took to the streets to take part in the Kiwanis Club’s annual Easter Egg-Stravaganza event, which included stops to visit Easter Bunny Assistant Tanya at Hallett Brewing. Roughly a dozen businesses took part as a […]
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By Pam Wright
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Chatham Voice
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Chatham Voice
Rural Chatham-Kent may be seeing increased housing development in the countryside. A motion brought forward by West Kent Coun. Melissa Harrigan was endorsed unanimously by Chatham-Kent council recently. It’s asking administration to compile a report to prepare a further draft official plan and zoning bylaw amendment, including public consultation, to […]
By Marissa Lentz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
The 2023 Sunshine List has been released and shows that the chief administrative officers in Matheson and Iroquois Falls made as much as the province’s premier. Each year, the province is required to release information on all public sector employees who were paid more than $100,000. The list was released […]
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Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 were delighted to see dozens of entrants to the annual Remembrance Day Poster and Poetry contest. They recently selected 12 entries to be forwarded to the regional competition. Pictured are students from Robert Moore School, above, and Fort Frances High School Intermediate, […]
A prom dress giveaway is being organized by Curvy Chick Boutique, 256 Scott Street in Fort Frances. Drop off your gently used prom or bridesmaids dresses, to donate to a student in need. The dresses will be given free of charge, to remove barriers to the experience of prom. Dresses […]
Staff
Town council approved the 2024 Operating Budget in a Special Council meeting on Monday. It brought in a 5.99 per cent tax increase, including education. The bump represents $729,178 in increased spending by the Town. The average change on the annual tax bill will be $168 for residential, and $739 […]
From the FFPLTC
Press release
Press release
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be open for less hours during the week due to budget cuts. “Effective April 1, the Library will reduce its hours of operation on Mondays and Thursdays, only being open from 10-5 on Mondays and open 10-6 on Thursdays, leaving Tuesday and […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
It is important to be able to recognize and understand the ways fraudsters try to steal your funds today, compared to 20 years ago. Awareness can play a key role in preventing potential victims from losing their hard-earned money. With the use of cryptocurrency, online banking, and the internet readily […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A group of Ignace representatives has returned from Saskatchewan after touring the Came co uranium mine. The delegation was hosted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, which provided an opportunity for the Ignace group to learn about the underground mine located at McArthur River and the impact the mine has […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Ignace council members unanimously passed a resolution on Monday that allows Mayor Kim Baigrie the authority to sign a historic potential hosting agreement between their township and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Having just kicked the dust off their boots upon returning from a tour of Saskatchewan’s Cameco uranium mine, […]
Press release
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is collaborating with provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections in eight provinces linked to snakes and feeder rodents. Many of the individuals who became sick reported direct or indirect contact with snakes and feeder rodents (used as reptile food) before […]
