Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
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Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
Press Release Join a Voyageurs National Park ranger for a two-hour guided snowshoe hike this Sunday. Meet at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center at 2 p.m. (the precise location of the hike to be determined upon weather and ice conditions). You can borrow a pair of snowshoes from the park […]
Duane Hicks “Elusive Cat” by local artist John Walraad is just the kind of painting the Fine Line Art Gallery here would like to see entered into its spring art show. The theme this year is “Woodland,” with the deadline for entries being the end of April. The “Woodland” exhibit […]
Dear Mike: To the brainiacs at the American Automobile Association after seeing the headline in the Feb. 7 Daily Bulletin that read, “Cold weather cuts electric car range.” Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a […]
Staff Fort Frances council has a duty to defend the interests of its constituents and so has decided after all to consider a proposed resolution regarding the bidding process for the possible sale of the local mill. In an official statement issued by the Town of Fort Frances this morning, […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS) has been taking inventory of trees on municipal land for the past four years and now the public can do its part to add the trees on their private property to the mapping project. RRDS vice-chair Tony Elders outlined the group’s “Cultural […]
The Rainy River District Stewardship has made a map showing where 12 different species of trees can be found within town. These trees have been tagged with small signs identifying their species. The RRDS also has developed an interactive map, both of which can be found at www.rrds.ca –Submitted image
Duane Hicks The new town council is lauding the rapport it has had with local MPP Greg Rickford so far–and looks forward to a continued dialogue with him on a regular basis. At Monday night’s council meeting, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft reported that he, Coun. Michael Behan, Fort Frances CAO Doug […]
Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
Submitted Riverside Health Care hosted local MPP Greg Rickford at La Verendrye General Hospital for a public press conference on Thursday. Rickford announced the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care would be providing Riverside with $62,000 in one-time funding for the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF).
The Town of Fort Frances has been working with Repap, a company formed to acquire the Fort Frances paper mill from Resolute Forest Products. Acting on the best interests of the town, surrounding First Nations, and municipalities, the town has made multiple representations to provincial cabinet members to encourage the […]
