Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will get a pleasant surprise when they open their next hydro bill and see a rebate for benefits realized in 2005 under the historical power agreement with the mill. “It’s more this year than in previous years,” FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Wednesday […]
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The provincial government came through for the Ontario forest industry yesterday when Premier Dalton McGuinty announced $220 million in new funding to help pay for forest access roads and to reduce stumpage fees. “We’re extraordinarily pleased,” Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale said yesterday from Toronto. “Everything we’ve asked the government […]
Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, is sharpening her argumentative skills for the end of March, when she will be a panelist in CBC Radio’s third-annual “Northwestern Ontario Reads” debate. Hawley will be one of five people to participate in the regional debate, which is slated for Friday, […]
The vice-president of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) was in Washington, D.C. last week to participate in an ongoing lobby effort against passport requirements being ushered in by the U.S. government. Representing the North Western Ontario Business Partnership, Jerry Fisher, who also owns Grassy Narrows Lodge, was among […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team blew 3-0 and 4-2 leads before salvaging a 4-4 tie against the host Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA regular-season finale last night. The black-and-gold is spending a little too much time in the penalty box, which head coach Lynn Kellar said needs to be fixed […]
Now less than two weeks away, organizers are expecting tickets will sell out soon for a concert by singer-pianist Billy Andrusco slated for March 7 at the Townshend Theatre. “Everything’s going very well. We’re in excess of 300 tickets sold, so we only have 100 left or so,” concert organizer […]
Want to gauge the level of customer service your business is providing? Or to figure out how and where you can make any improvements in that area? For a third year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and those businesses interested can […]
With the second semester now well underway at Fort Frances High School, the 2006 “chem-free” grad committee is inviting parents to its first meeting tomorrow (Feb. 21) to begin planning the annual event. The “chem-free” grad party gives graduating students a safe and sober environment where they can celebrate their […]
With the Smoke-free Ontario Act coming into effect on May 31, smokers will be feeling more pressure than ever to quit in the year ahead. And a new smoking cessation study, called the Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP), is giving them the chance to try butting out for good […]
Both Muskie junior teams advanced to their respective finals in NorWOSSA playoff action this morning at Fort High. The junior boys’ basketball squad beat the Dryden Eagles 50-41 in their semi-final showdown this morning—earning a berth in the final against the first-place Kenora Broncos at 5 p.m. Talbot Johnson led […]
As the process to have a non-profit corporation run the Fort Frances Clinic and establish a Family Health Team (FHT) here moves forward, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig made it clear Monday night how everything has come together to reach this point. “It has been a highly-talked about issue in […]
Negotiations between local secondary occasional teachers and the Rainy River District School Board have broken off, and the teachers are planning to begin low-level sanctions starting this Monday (Feb. 20). “Our collective agreement is one of the poorest ones in the province and our members are tired of seeing it […]
