FORT FRANCES—A group of 60 mayors and officials from both side of the border, including Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, gathered in Windsor last Thursday to come up with an alternative to the controversial U.S. passport requirement. The mayors met to draft a solution to satisfy the needs of cities […]
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FORT FRANCES—Town council received a letter from Mark Fontana of Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle at its regular meeting Monday evening requesting the town consider dockage fees for riverfront docks. In his written request to council, Fontana thanked the town for creating “a wonderful area along the river which is […]
FORT FRANCES—The top prizes up for grabs weren’t won during the inaugural “Fish or No Fish” game—similar to NBC’s hit show “Deal or No Deal”—held Monday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. But two lucky contestants did […]
FORT FRANCES—Council will hear a a request from local business owner Glenn Witherspoon regarding the waiving of certain fees at the town’s landfill site during Monday night’s meeting. In a letter to be received by council, Witherspoon noted he’s received an offer from Loblaws West to buy Witherspoon’s One-Stop, but […]
FORT FRANCES—“Fish or No Fish,” a game similar to NBC’s hit show, “Deal or No Deal,” will take place tonight (Monday) under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. And it’s not too late to get in on the action […]
The forest fire situation continues to be hectic, with 24 new blazes reported by the end of the day yesterday across Northwestern Ontario. This brings the number of active fires to 127, covering a total of 11,108.7 hectares. There has been a total of 624 fires to date, having consumed […]
FORT FRANCES—The low U.S. dollar has had an impact on traffic at the Fort Frances port of entry, with Canada Customs seeing more Canadians—and slightly fewer American visitors—crossing in the past three months. Greg Mercure, chief of operations for the Canada Border Services Agency, said Thursday afternoon that border crossing […]
FORT FRANCES—With a total of 146 active fires on their hands, including 69 reported on Wednesday alone, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire management division has crews working across the region. It also has put out a call for more assistance from out-of-province. “The Ministry of Natural Resources has seen […]
Residents of Kenora-Rainy River will have a chance to get more active through the McGuinty government’s investment of $132,314 to 13 organizations under the Communities In Action Fund, Health Promotion minister Jim Watson announced Tuesday. This includes a $16,000 grant to the Town of Fort Frances to develop an active […]
FORT FRANCES—Hydro One has declared an emergency power outage for the entire Town of Fort Frances this Sunday (July 23) from 4-10 a.m. Fort Frances Power Corp. CEO Jim Kibiuk said he was contacted just Thursday morning with news that Hydro One required an emergency power outage in order to […]
A group of 60 mayors and officials from Canada and the United States were preparing for a meeting in Windsor today to see if they can brainstorm an alternative to the controversial passport requirement. Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis will be joined by the likes of Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, Toronto […]
FORT FRANCES—With renovations already underway, the Fort Frances Museum’s fundraising committee is nearing its goal of $130,000—with only about $17,000 left to raise. Museum curator Pam Hawley said Monday that $112,292 has been donated by local individuals and businesses, including $55,000 from partners such as the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
