After receiving a list of requests to consider for the 2007 budget from the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce at its Jan. 22 meeting, town council agreed Monday to support nearly all of them. Upon recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee, council: •approved $7,500 as the Chamber’s fee-for-service […]
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The “Just Imagine” campaign to raise money for a CT Scanner here is a cause near and dear to the hearts of many in the district, including two servers at La Place Rendez-Vous. Zoe George and Glenda Bruyere will be donating their tips from tomorrow night to the cause. Each […]
The underpass reconstruction work slated to start this spring took another step forward as council awarded the tenders for the project at Monday night’s regular meeting. JTJ Contracting Ltd. Inc. of Emo was awarded Tender 06-OF-14 in the amount of $1,705,972.77 while Hatch Energy will be handling contractor administration and […]
With the Northwestern Health Unit having confirmed the presence of the influenza virus in the Kenora and Rainy River districts in recent weeks, the message being sent to the public is that it’s not too late to get immunized. Public health nurse Cindy McKinnon, who’s in charge of the health […]
While the decision hasn’t been finalized and passed as a bylaw yet, town council agreed in principle Monday night to a two percent increase to sewer and water rates for all local customers. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown was directed by council last month to calculate the impact of […]
District residents were treated to a tour of Las Vegas on Saturday, stopping at every major casino and catching performances by some of the biggest stars in music—thanks to the third-annual VALA Variety Show. But audience members weren’t the only ones impressed with how the show turned out. “It went […]
FORT FRANCES—There currently are more than 500 plant and animal species-at-risk in Canada, according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. And last week, the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists created a list of species-at-risk locally. “We identified 23 species in this part of Northwestern Ontario […]
FORT FRANCES—In an move to convey information to the public regarding what has been a hot topic locally for more than a year now, Abitibi-Consolidated’s Fort Frances Division will hold two sessions regarding the proposed bio-mass boiler project next Thursday (Feb. 22). These will take place at 3 p.m. and […]
FORT FRANCES—After nearly 14 years as CEO and medical officer of health with the Northwestern Health Unit, Dr. Pete Sarsfield has announced he will be retiring in December. In an interview Friday, Dr. Sarsfield said that at age 62, working 60-80 hours a week, and spending sometimes half the year […]
FORT FRANCES—In an effort to better serve the television viewing public, town council agreed Monday night to upgrade the audio and video system at the Civic Centre for broadcasts on Shaw Cable (Channel 10). The $6,000 upgrades not only will enhance the sound system in Council Chambers, but provide video […]
FORT FRANCES—With little change in the weather since two weeks ago, the town is continuing to remind local property owners who’ve had problems with their water lines freezing in the past to run a constant flow through their pipes as a preventive measure. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said […]
Steve Arpin continued his domination of the field yesterday at the 36th-annual DIRTcar Nationals held at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. The Fort Frances native won his fifth-consecutive UMP DIRTcar Racing Modified feature last night and now has taken the checkered flag in five of the first six […]
