Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last week was the last work week for Fort Frances Times legend John Pierce, after about three decades of dedicated service to Times’ customers. I want to seize this opportunity to give an idea of what an honour and privilege it was to work under his mentorship for two years. […]
The Town of Fort Frances is about a month away from incumbent councillors and new candidates filing for nomination. At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, council members approved a report from the municipal clerk, Gabrielle Lecuyer. This approval will rescind corporate resources for a bylaw to be prepared to […]
Town of Fort Frances Councillor Douglas Judson resigned from all municipal committee meetings over time constraint concerns. Judson said his decision comes after being appointed chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Association (FOLA) on March 25. FOLA is a provincial organization that represents 46 local law associations. He was […]
The Town of Fort Frances council is considering whether to continue offering the option of joining council and committee meetings virtually. The discussion of an amended bylaw was sparked when the province lifted the emergency measures, which would no longer permit councillors from participating virtually. Municipal clerk, Gabrielle Lecuyer, said […]
By the time these words run through the press, I would only have one day left under the employment of the Fort Frances Times. I thought I’d gingerly walk out of the Times’ back door with my fingers crossed, hoping that nobody would notice. After all, doing this would perfectly […]
They are the Nobles, and nobility has defined their household and how they live and work. The dynamic couple has had fulfilling careers and extensive community involvement while raising four children: Ken Jr., Tammy, Kali and Joy. Ken, 83, and Cindy, 78, met in the Town of Marathon when Ken […]
How do I lead? Where do I start? What should I say? How long should it be? These thoughts race through writers’ minds as they begin writing, sometimes as the idea percolates in their heads. From the time an idea seeds until it sees publication, only the writer lives with […]
The Town of Fort Frances could see the development of a solar farm and cryptocurrency mining at the former mill lagoon property. The proposal will be the subject of a public meeting, to be held virtually on April 11 at 5:30 p.m. The current zoning of the parcel of land […]
The Town of Fort Frances households could have a new food recycling in-house option to get rid of their food waste. In a presentation received by council during last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Christina Zardo, manager at municipal solutions, and residential in-home waste diversion pilot program, said the […]
With 17.6 per cent, the COVID-19 positivity rate is decreasing in the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) catchment area. That being said, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said the numbers are still higher than the province and that residents should be cautious with protection measures. […]
Tess Coish of Tess’s Kitchen is selling cheese perogies to raise donation money for Ukraine. Coish will donate $2 per dozen of sold perogies, with proceeds going to www.unitewithUkraine.com. She is hoping to raise $1,000. Pierogi orders can be placed right away because she always has them on hand. Perogies […]
The Township of Emo is on its way towards municipal reform, and a municipal budget, said Doug Brown, interim Emo CAO. The municipality has gone back to monthly inspections of workplaces and facilities, and is actively tackling several outstanding priorities, the first being the hiring of a new CAO following […]
