FORT FRANCES—For a fourth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses only have one more week to sign up. Program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said Thursday morning that 18 district businesses have signed up so far, but she’s hoping to […]
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OTTAWA —Company officials and negotiators representing 2,800 striking CN Rail workers returned to mediated bargaining yesterday with the spectre of a legislated return to work looming over a dispute that government fears could cripple the economy. Labour minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn gave official notice that he would table legislation within 48 […]
FORT FRANCES—With far below average snowfall this winter, and a dry summer and fall before that, the stage is set for a possibly early and very busy fire season for the local Ministry of Natural Resources. “Right now, we’re probably at 30 percent of our normal range with snowfall. We’re […]
FORT FRANCES—Having just received word last week that they’ve received a lottery licence, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is now hosting bingos, with the first one taking place there Tuesday night. Bev Kotnik, past president of the Fort Frances Bingo Association and a director on the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau […]
FORT FRANCES—Global warming, so hotly-discussed in the news and political circles of late, will have direct consequences on Northwestern Ontario, though not all of those impacts are fully understood yet. That was the message delivered by Terry Marshall, an aquatic specialist with Northwest Science and Technology of the Ontario Ministry […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council agreed Monday night to utilize a voter database to keep the municipal voters’ list in order between now and the 2010 election. In a report to council, clerk Glenn Treftlin noted the service called Data Fix Municipal Voter View (MVV), which was used during the 2003 and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its draft budget for 2007 last week, which included a 2.93 percent increase in the levy to municipalities. The jump is attributed largely to the “Ontario Works” program, which has seen a large increase in demand in the last year. […]
FORT FRANCES—Wanda Barker, manager of the local Super 8 Motel, was honoured with the company’s Manager of the Year award at the company’s international convention in Las Vegas last week. “It’s a great honour,” Barker said. The award was presented at the gala dinner at the end of the weekend […]
After previously deciding to ask the province to fund 100 percent of the Portage Avenue underpass project this spring, town council last night lowered that amount to 50 percent in order to hopefully improve its chances of receiving any dollars. The decision to change the town’s funding application to the […]
Town council will be asked this evening to authorize the “Fun in the Sun” committee to submit a financial request to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Celebrate Canada!” program. “Fun in the Sun” chair Paul Bock said the committee applies for the funding each year to help pay for July […]
The body of a Couchiching resident reported missing on Rainy Lake was found this morning, Fort Frances OPP said just after noon today. Nick Mainville, 50, of Rainy Lake Blvd., was located on Couchiching First Nation around 9:15 a.m. Police said he died as a result of a snowmobile collision. […]
FORT FRANCES—The Atikokan Crisis Centre is hosting a free luncheon next week for all women interested in learning more about the centre, or in discussing issues of importance to women. “We often hear that women in the west end of the district have difficulty accessing the services we provide,” said […]
