As part of the ongoing efforts to recruit new doctors to practise in Fort Frances, the local Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee will be conducting its annual tour of eastern Ontario next month. During the week of Sept. 21-26, clinic administrator Marlis Bruyere and committee member Maureen Gartshore will be […]
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Amid life’s roller coaster, Tara Tovey has found her plateau point. The former drug addict has taken the bumps in strides over the past year-and-a-half as she’s had to straighten out her life. “I’ve been up, and down, and all over in the past, but I can see straight and […]
New programming is behind skyrocketing registration at the local campus of Confederation College. Currently, 52 first-year students are confirmed for the fall semester, said campus director Anne Renaud. Add in the returning students and enrolment is expected to reach 80 students, she noted. Interest in the college’s new Electronic Technician […]
The Ontario government is finalizing details on tax reform for unincorporated territory across the province. Under the current system, all properties in unincorporated territories are taxed with a provincial land tax (PLT) rate of 1.5 percent using assessed property values that haven’t been updated since the 1940s. With the tax […]
Last Thursday was the final evening of the 2008 Emo Fair Queen pageant. The floats had been marked, the banners sewn, the interviews completed, and the fashion show over. The only thing that stood between the girls and the 2008 crown was the talent show. The first of the five […]
A barn may seem like an unlikely place for a Celtic concert, especially on a very rainy evening, but Heather Dale, a Toronto bred singer-songwriter, quickly turned the Cornell family’s renovated barn into a warm and inviting environment last Tuesday evening (Aug. 12). Every concert usually has a warm-up band—and […]
Now that lake levels have returned to normal, the Rendezvous Yacht Club is holding its “community sail” program, originally scheduled back in June, tonight (Aug. 19) and Aug. 29 from the government dock by La Place Rendez-Vous. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. both nights.
In its continued efforts to get funding for the new Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre, the town is re-applying to the province for more dollars. At a special meeting yesterday afternoon, town council passed a resolution to support a funding application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) […]
There were 18 new fires reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, eight of which have since been declared “out.” Fire planning specialists predict that today will continue with multiple fire starts and intensified fire behaviour, such as intermittent to continuous crown fire potential with torching, spotting of embers ahead […]
After helping Canadian Blood Services exceed its goal for donations last fall, district residents once again are being encouraged to give the “gift of life” here on Sept. 10-11. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said last week the agency is in need of blood. “Summer here at Canadian Blood Services has […]
Information sessions are being held by the Ontario government over the next three weeks concerning changes to the taxation of unincorporated areas. The sessions come as the province moves into the final phase of its Provincial Land Tax (PLT) reform that will see unincorporated territories taxed under the Current Value […]
Fort Frances District firefighters responded to a new fire in Quetico Provincial Park on Saturday. FireRangers and a waterbomber took action on the fire, which was showing open flame and spreading at a rate of about two-three metres per minute. The blaze, which probably was caused by lightning, currently is […]
