By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The town’s Integrity Commissioner will be back in front of council tonight for a report on a potential conflict of interest by the town’s Mayor. Paul S. Heayn will be presenting his report on a potential infringement of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) by mayor June Caul stemming […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

If you’ve missed out on Funday Mondays so far, never fear; there’s still plenty of fun to be had at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) before the series is over. FFPLTC children’s service clerk Miss Sam Manty says the series has been a lot of fun for […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Members of the town’s Administration and Finance Committee are thanking the members of the local Emergency Management team amidst a routine updating and review of the town’s Emergency Management Program. During this week’s committee meeting, Fort Frances Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt provided a brief update to the committee members on […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Despite its best efforts, Spring has yet to have Sprung, but that doesn’t stop the wheels of government from turning towards construction season, along with plenty of other fixes around town that can take advantage of warmer weather. At last Monday’s meeting of Fort Frances Town Council, several items were […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The town of Fort Frances could be making another donation to help ensure this year’s batch of graduating students have a safe and fun Chem Free Grad. At a meeting of the Administration and Finance Executive Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the committee members received a request letter submitted by Brian […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Proponents and opponents to the idea of rezoning the lagoon property had their say during Monday night’s meeting of Fort Frances Town Council. As part of a public meeting on the potential re-zoning of the lagoon property to allow for industrial-scale computing, commonly used for cryptocurrency mining operations, and the […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

A Fort Frances councillor would like to make sure that whoever eventually takes over the operation of Sunny Cove Camp is up to the task. At Monday night’s Town of Fort Frances council meeting, Councillors Doug Judson and John McTaggart pulled item 5.3 for discussion, that being a report from […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff Writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Former Fort Frances mayor Roy Avis is being remembered by some of those who served with him as an individual who wanted the best for the town and worked hard to see it done. Avis passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the age of 75, and was a […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The future of Sunny Cove is once again an open question for Fort Frances Town Council. At the Community Services Executive Committee, the town discussed a letter received from the Emo-Devlin Church group that had submitted a proposal to take over the operations of Sunny Cove from the town. The […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The Town of Fort Frances is preparing to let the Fort Frances Senior Centre be rented out and used for small private events. At Monday’s Community Services Executive Committee meeting, council members and administration discussed the proposal to allow the former Sister Kennedy Centre on Nelson Street to be rented […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The provincial government could make it more affordable for people in the province to own a home if they are re-elected. In an announcement made on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Ontario government revealed their “More Homes for Everyone” act, a piece of legislation that, if passed, aims to crack […]