Town council received a request on Monday night from the local Police Services Board to install a surveillance camera at the Memorial Sports Centre for monitoring activities at the skate park. Board chair John McTaggart said Tuesday morning that the idea for the camera stemmed from input from local residents. […]
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Town council is being encouraged to get involved in a community exchange program through which it can learn how outsiders see Fort Frances. Jane Gillon, with the local Ministry of Northern Development and Mines office, will be on hand for tonight’s regular council meeting to outline the “First Impressions Community […]
Patrons of the Fort Frances Public Library now can manage their accounts online from home, thanks to a new system set up by the Town of Fort Frances. “We’re really excited,” said head librarian Margaret Sedgwick. The new system allows people to go online, sign in, and look at all […]
With Steve Richardson moving on to a job with the Town of Georgina, Ont., Gerry Armstrong will be filling in as interim fire chief of Fort Frances until the town hires a permanent replacement. Armstrong started on the job this past Monday, but won’t be taking on all of Richardson’s […]
The bidding already has begun on four silent auction items, including a boat, motor, and trailer package, that ultimately will be sold at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship’s “Kick Bass” social next Saturday (May 13). Organizers have lined up a package, sponsored by Pinewood Sports & Marine, Lund, and […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce would like to make people aware of an issue arising from its annual home and leisure show held last Friday and Saturday. A booth with a business identified as Perfect Places (www.bluegreenonline.com) was promoting vacation packages and encouraging people to fill out a form […]
“Doctor” Harley W. Davidson made the rounds Sunday afternoon in St. Andrew’s Ward at La Verendrye Hospital here. And with a wag of tail, his prescription for the patients was simple: pet me. The idea to bring the seven-and-a-half year old Pomeranian-Pug-Keeshond mix to the hospital that day was that […]
While skateboarders have been flocking to the Kiwanis skate park ever since the snow melted, skate park committee members have not forgot there’s still plenty of fundraising to be done to pay for it. And they’re planning to kick things into high gear next month—starting a campaign that will carry […]
After undergoing a heart transplant Feb. 21, Fort Frances resident Susan Martin is now back home and recovering according to schedule. “I’m doing great,” said Martin, who arrived here from Ottawa to a warm welcome by family and friends last Wednesday. “I feel better,” she noted. “I’m not 100 percent […]
Volunteers will be ready to unload hazardous waste products this Saturday (May 6) from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Public Works building in Fort Frances (corner of Fifth Street West and Wright Avenue) as part of the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day. The event, which provides an opportunity to clear […]
While everybody knows the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is the premier social event of the summer here, organizers are planning a fundraiser next Saturday (May 13) that promises to “kick bass.” Tickets for the age of majority social, which starts at 7 p.m. on the Ice for Kids Arena […]
The province will look into a regional price strategy, and possibly cap electricity costs, according to an announcement by Premier Dalton McGuinty at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s annual general meeting April 26-29 in Thunder Bay. NOMA had asked Energy minister Donna Cansfield and Premier McGuinty, both of whom attended […]
