Press Release Have you been newly-diagnosed with a chronic illness? Have you been coping with chronic illness for a long time? Do you provide care for someone living with a long-term illness? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Chronic Disease Management Network may be able to […]
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Press Release Every year on Nov. 11, Canadians take a moment to remember our veterans–men and women who fought and died to protect the Canadian way of life. We also remember and honour those veterans who survived the wars, those who have since passed away, and those who remain with […]
Jessica George With winter just around the corner, and faced with higher natural gas and hydro bills than last year, many people are turning to wood stoves to heat their homes. “The main difference is on one [the furnace], you just turn the thermostat and you have nice heat right […]
Duane Hicks “It was well worth the wait.” It was a phrase heard time and again last Thursday afternoon as more than 100 district residents celebrated the new CT scanner during a grand-opening ceremony at La Verendrye Hospital. “It’s well-needed here,” said Sam Arbuckle, adding having the CT scanner in […]
Duane Hicks Entitled “Our Vision . . . Our Future . . . Our Town,” council approved the town’s corporate strategic plan at Monday night’s meeting, setting an ambitious number of goals for the Town of Fort Frances to strive towards in the next two years and beyond. The strategic […]
Duane Hicks Some residents in the Emo Road area were disappointed by town council’s decision to approve a zoning bylaw amendment in their neighbourhood Monday night—and plan to take the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board. Council voted in favour of rezoning property at 1345 Emo Rd. from institutional to […]
Duane Hicks In further effort to promote Fort Frances as a place to invest in, live in, and visit as a tourist, local economic development officer Geoff Gillon unveiled a new economic development plan to town council at its regular meeting Monday evening. The plan is a follow-up from this […]
Peggy Revell John Rafferty’s schedule has been filled since being elected as the new MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River two weeks ago. “It’s sort of been nose to the grindstone right after the day of the election,” said Rafferty, noting he’s already had people approaching him for help on various […]
Peggy Revell The annual director’s report for the Northwest Catholic District School Board soon will be available and distributed throughout the area. “We believe it’s an opportunity to celebrate all the good news of a Catholic education in Northwestern Ontario,” Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly told local Catholic board trustees during […]
Staff It’s barely Hallowe’en but Christmas seems to be just around the corner. For everything you can’t wait for Santa to bring, such as decorations, Christmas food, crafts, and trees, these all will be available again this year at the “Christmas Store.” The only thing different will be its location. […]
Duane Hicks With plans for Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Plan in the town’s future, resident Bill Martin told council last night that he opposes the proposed relocation of the Hallett and lookout tower to the riverfront near the Sorting Gap Marina. Martin, who lives on the 800 block […]
Duane Hicks Town council will receive a written request from Dr. Lorena Jenks at tonight’s meeting to have a bylaw banning smoking outside both main entrances to the Memorial Sports Centre. “My understanding of the current provincial law is that there is to be no smoking nine metres from the […]
