FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has learned it will have access to $600,000 in joint federal and provincial funding for a program designed to help keep seniors in their homes longer. The Seniors Quality of Life Support Program (SQLSP) “would assist senior homeowner households with affordability […]
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FORT FRANCES—As town council and management continue to work through the 2007 budget process, some good news was announced Monday—the operating deficit has been reduced from $1.3 million to a more manageable $352,000. “There’s a host things we got rid of,” Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig explained. “Equipment purchases, vehicle […]
FORT FRANCES—With talk about financing, community ownership, and the Family Health Team model stemming back to the fall of 2005, the town will give local residents an update as to the future of the Fort Frances Clinic at a meeting scheduled for Monday, March 5. “Council has been very active […]
A proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. announced this morning has Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada representatives wondering what the unexpected news will mean to mill operations here and elsewhere. “I’m always concerned when you get two major players merge, and they say there will be ‘syngeries’ realized,” […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the site of the first listening session for Diane Maxey’s Easter cantata this evening has been changed. Instead of being held at St. Mary’s Church, interested singers now are encouraged to go to the Zion Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. For more information, call Maxey at […]
FORT FRANCES—After getting the thumbs up from Chief Building Official Rick Hallam, museum staff will begin the task of moving back into the newly-renovated Fort Frances Museum this weekend. “We’re working through the weekend. We hope to more or less be done by Monday,” said museum curator Pam Hawley. But […]
FORT FRANCES—With three weeks to go before the Feb. 16 deadline, local groups and service clubs aimed at helping youths and families are reminded to pick up applications for the Moffat Family Fund. Town administrative assistant Lori Pattison said Friday morning that no applications have been turned in yet, but […]
“Just imagine how much money we can raise in one day!” When organizers selected that name for its “radio-a-thon” yesterday morning, they didn’t imagine the total would surpass $180,000. “We didn’t know what to anticipate,” said Deane Cunningham, chairman of the “Just Imagine” fundraising campaign to purchase a CT Scanner […]
FORT FRANCES—After being turned down two years in a row for Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) money to reconstruct the Portage Avenue underpass, Fort Frances joined many other regional municipalities in being denied funding again this year—this time for a different project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Thursday […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is moving ahead with plans to set up new ambulance garages in Fort Frances and Emo after having assumed control of land ambulance services Jan. 1. At its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, DSSAB awarded the tender for the renovation of […]
FORT FRANCES—Anticipating another busy year ahead promoting Fort Frances and its business community, the local Chamber of Commerce is requesting $7,500 as its fee-for-service in the 2007 municipal budget. “The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce continues to focus direction on promoting Fort Frances and its business community through increased marketing […]
“A ‘Broad’ View,” an evening with Dini Petty, is scheduled for this Friday (Jan. 26) at the Townshend Theatre here and the Canadian TV personality said in an interview yesterday that she’s looking forward coming back to Fort Frances. “[The tour has] been going well,” said Petty, who is on […]
