The Office of the Fire Marshal is advising Ontario residents to check with their local fire department, municipal office, or the Ministry of Natural Resources for any restrictions governing open air burning before starting campfires or burning brush. “It’s the time of year where people are opening up their cottages […]
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Fort Frances High School’s graduation ceremony is coming up quickly and plans for the annual “chem-free” party afterwards are in the works. Following the ceremony on June 25, students from the graduating class will be invited to gather at the Memorial Sports Centre for a night of fun and games […]
After many months of deliberating and crunching numbers, town council will wrap up the 2008 budget in the coming weeks. On Monday night, council voted unanimously in favour of a tax scenario that will see residential tax rates jump 3.19 percent, or $57.16 per $100,000 of assessment. Multi-residential will go […]
The provincial government’s five-year renovation program for the Noden Causeway will start this spring, Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle announced here last week. “Certainly one of the issues of great importance to all of us here in the northwest, but particularly here in Fort Frances, is our highways […]
A public information session on the structural integrity of the government dock on Sand Bay, and future waterfront development in Fort Frances, will be held next Wednesday (May 7) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. This is a follow-up from last year, when it came to light the government […]
While it’s traditionally been held in the springtime, the annual Kiwanis TV auction is scheduled for Nov. 8 this year. Kiwanian Shanda DeGagne-Begin, chairperson of the TV auction committee, said last week this will be the 30th anniversary of the fundraiser and the local Kiwanis wanted to change things up […]
Residents will have wait a little longer this year to get rid of stockpiles of paint, oil, and other hazardous goods given the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day, which usually is held in May, has been moved to September. In a report to council Monday night, Operations and Facilities manager […]
If people west of Fort Frances want to see their stretch of the Rainy River included in the proposed Canadian Heritage River System (CHRS) extension of the Boundary Waters-Voyageur Waterway, they have some work to do. “The focus, at the moment, is on it going to Fort Frances. The proponent […]
Holding to tradition, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market will be opening for its 24th season on the first Saturday of May. And following another tradition, the first market once again is Bulk Maple Syrup Day. Pat and Kim from Cornell Farms will have delicious bulk maple syrup, which just arrived […]
Town council voted 4-3 on Monday night in favour of maintaining the Nelson Street park as “green space,” rather than rezoning it from “open space” to “residential type two (R2),” and local residents who opposed the move couldn’t be happier. “I’m very pleased with the decision, obviously,” area resident Michelle […]
With town council close to wrapping up its 2008 budget, it looks like residential property owners will be in for a 3.19 percent tax hike this year. Council voted unanimously last night in favour of a tax scenario that will see residential tax rates jump 3.19 percent, or $57.16 per […]
To the applause of dozens of local residents in the gallery at the Civic Centre, council voted 4-3 last night in favour of maintaining the Nelson Street park as “green space” and not rezoning it from “open space” to “residential type two (R2).” The vote came after a lengthy list […]
