After learning the town has agreed to make rain barrels available to residents right across the district, members of J.W. Walker School’s Environmental Club now are working to promote the barrels until they’re all sold. Grade 7 students Alyssa Spence and Hailey Clendenning said yesterday they’re excited the town agreed […]
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With Greyhound bus service between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay scheduled to be discontinued Aug. 20, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton and local municipal representatives are trying to find a solution to retain the bus route—as well as reinstate bus service to Winnipeg via Minnesota. “The best solution would be […]
The town has entered into a partnership with J.W. Walker School’s Environmental Club to promote water conservation and help Fort Frances become an environmentally-sustainable community by making rain barrels available to citizens both here and across the district. Council approved this partnership at last night’s regular meeting, at which time […]
The Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat, in conjunction with Grand Council Treaty #3, is holding a public gathering and ceremony tomorrow to watch and reflect on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement of apology to former students of residential schools. The “Hope, Honour and Healing” event will take place tomorrow (June 11) […]
With Greyhound bus service from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay scheduled to be discontinued on Aug. 20, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton suggested a solution to local municipal representatives at a meeting here Friday afternoon. “The best solution would be to find someone locally who knows buses and is interested […]
In response to a request made late last year by the local Economic Development Advisory Committee, Frank Binder of CN Public Affairs will make a presentation at tonight’s regular council meeting. Back in November, the EDAC discussed issues involving CN, specifically increased train traffic and the potential for business opportunities […]
The Ontario Forestry Coalition (OFC) will be holding a public meeting Monday at noon at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium to urge local residents to send a message to the McGuinty government that the new Endangered Species Act (ESA) will hurt communities like Fort Frances. The meeting is part of […]
Reconstruction of the Portage Avenue underpass will resume Monday for roughly a 25-week construction period, and with it will be some restrictions on vehicle access. Starting Tuesday (June 10), Portage Avenue from Third Street East to Fifth Street East will be restricted to emergency vehicle traffic only from 9 a.m.-8 […]
The province is investing $250,000 into Phase II of the local Heritage Tourism Project, helping Fort Frances bring its heritage to life through exciting improvements to tourism attractions. Through its Rural Economic Development Program, the province is committing a quarter-million dollars to help the town: •develop a waterfront heritage route; […]
Fire activity remains rather quiet in the West Fire Region, with the only active blazes being two new fires in the Sioux Lookout District yesterday. No problems were reported with them. Recent rainfall across the region, particularly in the southern sectors, has resulted in a mixed fire hazard—ranging from “low” […]
The third-annual “Portfolio Day” at Robert Moore School here last Thursday was a huge success yet again. Grade 7 and 8 students put together a portfolio to showcase a collection of their writing to their parent(s) or guardian(s), which included poetry, writing exemplars, expositories, narratives, speeches, letters, or anything else […]
While black bears wandering into town are expected during the late summer each year, reports of bruins already have begun in the past week or so. Bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said yesterday that bears have been reported in the north and west ends of town, including a sow and […]
