With two candidates vying to be the next mayor of Fort Frances, and another 11 competing for the six seats on council, the winners of the municipal election should be known shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. Election staff were expected to start tabulating the ballots around 10 a.m. today. And […]
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Kids, and those young at heart, don’t have long to wait for Santa Claus to come to town as the local Business Improvement Association will be holding the 49th-annual “Parade of Lights” on Saturday, Nov. 25. BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson said yesterday that she’s on the lookout for floats and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Civic Centre wasn a busy place Friday with voters either checking to see that they had submitted their ballots correctly or asking for a new kit because they had neglected to include the signed declaration form the first time. “There’s been a steady flow of people getting new […]
BARWICK—The condemned meat at Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick was set to be rendered Thursday, but the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Foods, and Rural Affairs instead has agreed to another hearing on the matter on Friday. “Late today we received a call saying we have another hearing,” Amos Brielmann […]
FORT FRANCES—With the town seeing an unusual amount of improperly-completed ballots turned in for the Nov. 13 municipal election, voters who have done so are getting a second chance. Election staff previously had allowed those who failed to include their signed declaration with their ballot to get a replacement one […]
No matter what happens with Abitibi-Consolidated’s application to the Ontario Energy Board to transfer ownership of the hydro-electric generating facilities to a separate income trust, the 1905 historic power agreement is not in danger. That’s the message the town, Fort Frances Power Corp., and Abitibi is trying to get across […]
With five days to go before the votes are tallied, just over 2,700 ballots had been returned to the town as of late yesterday. But like other municipalities in the province using the mail-in ballot system, too many have come back without the signed declaration form and the town wants […]
How do local businesses maintain a healthy and resilient workforce while faced with the challenges of increased economic pressures? These and other issues will be confronted at the Northwestern Ontario Work and Wellness Conference, unveiled Monday by Family Services Thunder Bay. The theme of the conference is “Survive and Thrive: […]
With Phase One of the renovation of, and addition to, the Fort Frances Museum well underway, plans for the lookout tower and “Hallett” are in the planning stage. The firm of Hilderman, Thomas, Frank and Cram is being engaged to design the redevelopment of these sites. The lookout tower has […]
Upon a recommendation from the Planning and Development executive committee, town council agreed Monday night to have the Civic Centre tested for asbestos. In report to council, Planning and Development Superintendent Rick Hallam explained that Ontario Regulation 278/05 requires that municipalities undertake an asbestos management plan for all buildings where […]
While she may be “across the pond” right now, June Keddie is well aware she’s been named the 2006 “Citizen of the Year” for Fort Frances. “We went to her home to try and go talk to her, and where was she but in England?” laughed Bill Gushulak, who sits […]
FORT FRANCES—Students at J.W. Walker School here had a once-in-a-lifetime experience Friday as they were able to chat via videoconference with a Canadian soldier stationed in Afghanistan. Two groups of students were able to chat for about 15 minutes each with Cpl. Andrew Mcleod of Timmins, nephew of the school’s […]
