There was a big change in how much Fort Frances residents recycled between 2004 and 2005, according to a report to council from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown on Monday night. “The tonnage is up quite a bit,” noted Brown. “We were at 240 tonnes that we diverted in […]
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The Town of Fort Frances will not reduce the age of seniors under 65 for the purposes of discounts, town council decided Monday night after approving a report from Community Services manager George Bell. Bell noted resident Anna McNay had written the town expressing concern over the town’s policy of […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association abattoir steering committee has acquired pledges from 75 producers who have agreed to be members of the district abattoir project, so plans are starting to move forward. A membership meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Chapple rec centre in […]
The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
According to a document from the North West Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN), one of its core functions is developing and carrying out community engagement strategies. After reviewing the proposed Community Engagement Strategy at Monday night’s regular meeting, Emo council agreed with the contents of the package but seemed skeptical […]
Town council will vote this coming Monday (March 13) to pass a bylaw to adopt a new user fee schedule for the 2006 budget, but the public is welcome to give its input on the proposed hikes prior to then. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said the revised schedule doesn’t […]
Spring is on its way, and with it area residents tend to get thoughts of returning to “Life at the Lake.” With that in mind, that’s the theme of the local Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure show coming up April 28-29 at the Memorial Sports Centre. And organizers […]
With the 2006 Insect Pest Management Program for the Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora districts now completed and approved, the Ministry of Natural Resources has moved into its second stage of managing the jack pine budworm infestation: a 30-day public review period. “It’s an open review period of the final […]
Ken McKinnon, head of the steering committee proposing an abattoir for the district, still is looking for support from local beef producers and businesses. “I was very impressed with the turnout from the meeting,” he remarked, noting more than 70 people were on hand at the public meeting Feb. 15 […]
A total of $50,000 was divided up among 13 local recipients Monday night at the Civic Centre as the town disbursed money from the Moffat Family Fund on behalf of the Winnipeg Foundation. The recipient of the largest portion of this sum was the Robert Moore School Council, which got […]
“Wish upon a star and you might just get one.” That’s Teresa Hazel’s advice for those who still haven’t got their tickets for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Come As You Are or Come As A Star” fundraiser gala this Saturday night. “Essentially, it’s sold out. But still, please […]
Representatives from the forest industry were nearly unanimous in their praise last week of the Ontario government’s $220 million package to help pay for forest access roads and to reduce stumpage fees. “Everything we’ve asked the government to do has been done,” said Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale. “We’re extraordinarily […]
