Work is continuing on the new Domino’s franchise here, with owners Dave and Terri Ashworth looking to start serving up pizzas next month. The couple purchased the building at 283 Scott St., the former M&S Bootery store, and had hoped to be open in time for the start of the […]
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While spring may bring to mind thoughts of milder temperatures, sunshine, and blooming flowers, the Town of Fort Frances is preparing for a less pleasant yet inevitable aspect of it—lots of water. “Right now, we’re looking at how to run our sanitary sewer in an extreme flooding condition,” Operations and […]
The 24th Nestor Falls Winter Carnival went off without a hitch last weekend, with lots of activities, tons of prizes, and beautiful weather. “It went really well,” said Howard Dodd, who worked on promotions for the carnival. “I think the good weather really helped us out, too. The fishing tournament […]
While it will be sometime yet before colourful blooms appear in Fort Frances, the local Chamber of Commerce already has flowers on the brain as it gears up for its annual beautification program. Office manager Dawn Booth said Tuesday that the Chamber will be hanging 60 baskets in May or […]
Still facing a $120,000 tab by the beginning of April for the balance of the cost of the new Kiwanis skate park, committee chair Rob Tovey is confident it won’t be a problem. “Right now, we’re waiting for the town to come back with some form of agreement—it should be […]
As the sale of the international bridge here creates more and more of a buzz in the North American media, Mayor Dan Onichuk said Tuesday the border communities’ next move will depend on the current bridge owners. “We’re waiting on the mills to turn the financial information over to a […]
The Rainy River District School Board was to consider two recommendations from its finance committee regarding the “Best Start” program at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The goal of the “Best Start” program was to provide day care spaces in elementary schools to help children be ready to learn by […]
The board of management for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here has agreed to grant the province a three-month extension on its control order over the home while district municipalities try to find a long-term solution to its management issues. Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will continue to run the […]
A special meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association to discuss local health care issues, initially scheduled for Saturday here, has been cancelled. Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk cited recent developments regarding Rainycrest Home for the Aged—after discussions between its board of management and the deputy minister of health […]
Faculty members from Ontario’s 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology may be on strike as of this coming Tuesday (March 7), including those at the local campus of Confederation College. “Classes will cease once the strike starts, if it starts,” interim campus manager Michael Cameron noted yesterday. “Everything will […]
An amendment to the Ontario Fire Code that requires working smoke alarms on every level of the home came into effect yesterday, and local residents are being told to comply with the new law. “We’re going to be out making sure people meet the new fire code requirements—that is, one […]
Local delegates got the chance to talk to provincial ministers at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association/Ontario Good Roads Association joint conference in Toronto last week. And while it wasn’t the only topic talked about, the future of the local paper mill here was a prominent topic, Mayor Dan Onichuk said […]
