Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There are exciting possibilities in the world of forest biomass and the products that can be made from them, and the northern regions of the province are Ian Dunn, president and CEO of the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) gave a presentation during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference at […]
Playing hockey was a lifelong passion for Jillian Langtry, and once she had made it to the University of Maine’s Division One team, the pressure was on. “Oh, my goodness, there was so much pressure,” Langtry said. “Being in this sport, and you’re also doing your education, and I realized […]
February 12, 1928 – January 19, 2022 A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. atNorthridge Funeral Home, Emo, Ontario, followed by interment in StrattonCemetery.
At Monday night’s town council meeting, Fort Frances mayor June Caul provided a verbal update on many of the happenings that have been taking place in the municipality over the past few weeks. Beginning with the recent meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) at the Fort Frances Curling […]
Monday night’s Fort Frances Town Council meeting saw some interesting information regarding a proposed splash pad for the municipality, along with a few more details about how it could all come together. As an item on the committee of the whole agenda, the town was presented with a report from […]
Council briefs Town employees will have the right to disconnect from work codified into policy following Monday night’s meeting of Fort Frances town council. Item 5.4 on the agenda for the committee of the whole saw a report which recommended council adopt a new policy for town employees regarding the […]
It’s business as usual for Fort Frances town council as they meet tonight for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Fort Frances Civic Centre. Along with several recurring items on council’s agenda, such as verbal updates from the mayor and select councillors, council will also be receiving directions from administration […]
The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is collecting ideas from regional municipalities to help combat northwestern Ontario’s homelessness crisis. As part of second-day proceedings at last week’s Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) gathering at the Fort Frances Curling Centre, NPI policy analyst Holly Parsons presented a preliminary report on homelessness, addictions, […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) — currently in the process of selecting a site of a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel — attended last week’s Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) conference to highlight the technologies at work ensuring that transporting said waste is as safe as possible […]
The Ontario government is making a massive investment in corrections efforts in the northwest of the province, and some of that money will help to bring more corrections officers to Fort Frances. Announced on April 25, the press release reveals the province is making a $1.2-billion investment to build a […]
Council Briefs Fort Frances Mayor June Caul is thanking town employees for their hard work during the recent state of emergency, and cautioning the public that the town isn’t yet out of the woods. At Monday night’s council meeting, Caul gave her customary update to the rest of council and […]
A report from the town of Fort Frances’ Integrity Commissioner has found Fort Frances mayor June Caul did have pecuniary interests in two council agenda items in 2021, though he will not be applying to a judge to determine if she violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA). The […]
