With the extended deadline of May 6, for Northern Ontario Grow Bonds Business Loan program submissions fast approaching, the Ontario government has appointed four members to the grow bonds board of directors to approve loans. “Northerners and northern municipalities have already made a commitment to their future prosperity by investing […]
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It has been said the longest journey begins with a single step and for Christian Lado, that first step was taken 11 years ago when he fled his war-torn native Sudan for an uncertain future in a Kenyan refugee camp. It could have been worse for it was in that […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to address the situation of access to the north end of Fort Frances. As a north-end homeowner who works in the south end of town, I often have been frustrated at the lack of supervised crossings to and from the north […]
Dear sir: Twenty-five years ago, on May 5, 1980, I drove into Fort Frances a shy, quiet, and reserved 20-year-old journalism school grad looking with anticipation and fear to starting my first job in the business. Today, I’m still shy, quiet, and reserved, and I am forever grateful to the […]
Dear Editor, Please extend my congratulations and thanks to all of those who attended the recent blood donor clinic. The simple act of donating blood saves many lives that we are often unaware of, but nonetheless it is always appreciated. I am so proud of all the donors who helped […]
With news last week the town did not receive any money from the Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) for the $1.9-million underpass renovation project, council agreed Monday to file a second application. COMRIF will announce Intake Two in the coming weeks through direct contact with eligible municipalities, meaning at that […]
One of the challenges facing members of the committee planning next year’s all-Ontario boys’ hockey tournament here is to not only run the event but to have it “etched in people’s minds,” according to co-convener Terry Ogden. Things certainly are looking good so far. Issues are being dealt with, ideas […]
In an effort to put a stop to criminal and anti-social behaviour after-hours on Scott Street, the Police Services Board wants the town to install a surveillance system in the downtown area. In a report submitted to council Monday night, Sgt. Steve Loshaw noted the proposal for the cameras was […]
As good as it gets. That’s what was inscribed on a dark blue shirt worn by Simone Desjardins, who qualified for the OFSAA badminton championships after taking the NWOSSA senior girls’ gold medal last Wednesday in Manitouwadge, which is about a 12-hour trip—”It was pretty tiring.” But things could get […]
Fort Frances town council passed its 2005 budget Monday night with little input from the public. The only exception was Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team president John Dutton, who expressed deep concern over a significant increase in pool fees that are included in the 2005 user fee schedule. In the […]
Dear Editor, I don’t understand how the athletic achievements of the Mine Centre students can be consistently overlooked by your paper. I phoned your reporter back in April asking this question after our boys’ team won their SECOND regional GOLD medal of the year (they won the gold medal at […]
It is fitting that the four party leaders in Canada can declare a truce to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day. Sixty years ago, this community shut down for two days to mark the end of that war and celebrated with parades and church services. One week earlier, the […]
