A plebiscite is a way to measure public sentiment but municipal councils are not legally bound to act on results of such questions tacked on to the municipal election ballots. Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said a “plebiscite”–the questions included on the ballot–usually zeros in on issues council wants to […]
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With a world spinning on rapid advances in technology, and within arm’s length of the turn of the century, are the spiritual needs of a fast-paced society changing? How do parish leaders keep up while remaining true to the diverse doctrines of Christianity? With faith, hope and the attitude that […]
To gamble or not to gamble? That is the question. Town council Monday night unanimously supported asking voters if they were in favour of having a part-time charitable casino located in Fort Frances–as well as if they support VLTs here–as plebiscites held in conjunction with the Nov. 10 municipal election. […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will seek a third term in November’s municipal election. He said yesterday the challenge of the position, and the different results achieved, were what spurred him to file his nomination papers again. And with the downloading of services by the province starting in January, he felt the […]
The deadline for the release of “real” download numbers has been pushed back a week as the Ministry of Finance and municipal treasurers, including Dryden’s Paul Heayn, continue to compare figures in Toronto. While municipalities were slated to get the figures this past Monday, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon explained their meeting […]
Making the grade under Ontario’s new guidelines isn’t going to be easy for the pupils—or the teachers, who may find themselves understaffed and overworked under the new curriculum. Tom Fry, who works in curriculum services with the Fort Frances-Rainy River Board of Education, said students who are not making the […]
After being plagued by the issue for more than a year, town councillors appear ready to let voters decide whether they are in favour of resurrecting a municipally-run and funded bus service in Fort Frances. At the request of the Northern Action Group, council passed a resolution Monday night to […]
The Harris government has come under fire from both the NDP and Big Grassy First Nation after no commitments were made to replace the ailing bridge on Highway 621. The bridge was at the centre of a land dispute for some time between Big Grassy and the provincial and federal […]
About 1,285 head of cattle were moved through the Stratton sales yard Saturday, with many steers selling in the $0.90-$1.10/lb range. But the buyers were picky this year, and not every steer was able to fetch such a high price. “The general feeling was where the quality was, the price […]
It’s T-minus 30 days until the deadline to file nomination papers for the municipal election in November but the races haven’t attracted much attention yet. As of Monday, no one had filed nomination papers for a seat on councils in Alberton, La Vallee, Chapple, Rainy River, Emo, McCrosson-Tovell, Morley, and […]
Sophie Annette Noga, 85, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997. She was born Sept. 3, 1912 in Poland to the late Harry and Anastasia Kaproska. Sophie came to Canada in 1928 and settled in Manitoba. […]
Eileen Fay Neal, nee Lamont, passed away suddenly Sept. 7, 1997 in Nanaimo, B.C. Eileen is survived by her daughters, Susan and Nancy; son-in-law, Howard; grandsons, Travis, Tyler, and Daniel; sister, Jessie; brothers, Ken and Robert; mother-in-law, Alice; sister-in-law, Dorothy; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her […]
