The Fort Frances Community Clinic staff have ratified a contract that will help narrow the wage gap among local health care workers, a union spokesman said. “The biggest change we wanted to make was to move forward with equalizing wage differences between health care workers in the community, and we […]
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There currently are seven active fires in the West Fire Region. Five of those are being managed to realize ecological benefits associated with forest fires as per Ontario’s Forest Fire Management Strategy. These blazes are located in the fire districts of Fort Frances (in Quetico Provincial Park), Kenora, Nipigon, Red […]
While changes are in the works to local Shaw TV coverage now that programming will be run out of Dryden and Kenora, cable subscribers here can rest assured coverage of Monday evening town council meetings will continue. Town administration and some council members met with company representatives here Friday afternoon […]
AbitibiBowater employees here were rewarded for their excellent on-the-job safety record last week—and they went home with a little extra spending power in their pockets. The 700 employees each were given a $40 Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce gift certificate, which is expected to give local businesses a boost, Chamber […]
Two new fires occurred in the West Fire Region over what otherwise was a quiet weekend. Fort Frances Fire #10 was located near Quetico Park and reported at 0.1 hectares in size. The blaze was extinguished Saturday by a FireRanger crew from the Fort Frances fire management headquarters. Meanwhile, Nipigon […]
The Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteer Program’s butterfly releases, originally scheduled for tomorrow in Rainy River and Sunday here in Fort Frances, have been postponed because the Monarch butterflies to be released were lost in transit. “Apparently, Purolator has lost 100 butterflies,” volunteer co-ordinator Jennifer Anderson said this morning. […]
Local police officers and Special Olympians will team up once again this Sunday (July 20) for the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The torch run will start at 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at the local OPP detachment, with participants then making their way to Tim Hortons. […]
Mothers wanting their babies to be the next local celebrity still have a chance to sign them up for the first-annual “Bass Baby Contest,” presented by Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The entry deadline originally was yesterday (July 16), but that has […]
Members of the Fort Frances Fire Department and volunteer fire brigade will be conducting another “boot drive” in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship’s annual parade of boats, which takes place next Wednesday (July 23). And once again the money raised will go to fight muscular dystrophy. The […]
With the cost of gas causing many Canadians to avoid larger vehicles in favour of smaller, fuel-efficient ones, Fort Frances seems to be bucking the trend when it comes to truck sales. “We have not seen a big difference,” said Guy Klem of West End Motors here. “Our new truck […]
Unofficial results will be in tomorrow on whether or not community college support staff will endorse a strike mandate. If members vote in favour of a strike, their bargaining unit will be authorized to call one if they don’t reach an agreement with their college employers. While the vote involves […]
Jobs are openings up at AbitibiBowater here. “We’ve hired probably, since late last year until the end of this summer, 25 people,” noted mill general manager John Harrison, which has included a few salaried jobs. “We’re at that point where there’s a significant number of mill people retiring so we’re […]
