While the Fort Frances Community Clinic’s application for a Family Health Team (FHT) already has been submitted to the province, Mayor Dan Onichuk feels there should have been more consultation with local residents and other district communities. And in an effort to rectify that in the future, the mayor said […]
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Fort Frances residents will see a slight difference on their next sewer and water bill after town council passed a bylaw Monday night approving a two percent increase to rates for all classes. The increase was approved by a vote of 5-1, with Couns. John Albanese, Roy Avis, Tannis Drysdale, […]
As a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum restoration project, tour de Fort is bringing the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra to the Townshend Theatre on Thursday (Feb. 16). And there’s still quite a few tickets left, tour de Fort president Dave Legg said yesterday afternoon. “I don’t know the exact […]
A public meeting regarding a two percent increase to sewer and water rates is on the agenda for tonight’s town council meeting. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said this meeting is a formality prior to council voting on a bylaw to set the new rates. “We have the public meeting […]
Local occasional secondary teachers are planning to implement low-level sanctions beginning next Monday (Feb. 20) following a breakdown in talks with the Rainy River District School Board. “We don’t want to rush into this with guns blazing,” said Andrew Hallikas, chief negotiator for local occasional secondary teachers. “We want to […]
Some tickets are still left for the second-annual VALA variety show, which will hit the stage Saturday for two shows at the Townshend Theatre. “It’s going to be an awesome time, with lots of entertainment and lots of laughs,” director “Babs Spielberg” (Barb Duguay) enthused Thursday. This year entitled “Hollywood […]
Local businessman Dave Ashworth is in southwestern Ontario learning the ropes to open a new Domino’s franchise here next month. “I’m very excited about getting back to Fort Frances and opening up,” he said Wednesday afternoon from Burlington, near Hamilton. Ashworth and his wife, Terri, have purchased the building at […]
A group of local taxpayers sent a letter Wednesday to Health and Long-term Care minister George Smitherman inviting him to come to Fort Frances and meet with the public regarding the future of the Fort Frances Clinic. Chairman Allan T. Bedard said in a release that the group would like […]
Four district residents will be heading to a conference in London, Ont. later this month, entitled “Diversification and Management for Profit,” thanks to funding from the Rural Economic Development Committee of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Trish Neilson, president of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, had sought funding […]
The Rainy River District School Board approved a four-year contract with local occasional elementary teachers at its regular meeting here Tuesday night. “We feel that both parties left the table satisfied with the outcome, and are pleased that our students will continue to be supported by our ETFO occasional teachers,” […]
The annual Young Women’s Conference—a weekend of workshops and fun activities to promote positive self-image—will go ahead this year despite provincial funding cuts. The conference—offered in partnership between the Rainy River District School Board, the Atikokan Crisis Centre, and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario—marked its sixth year last April. […]
While Northwestern Ontario is experiencing a shortage of workers in the skilled trades, there are plenty of programs out there to help employers take on apprentices and invest in the region’s future. This was theme of the “Passport to Prosperity” employer apprenticeship forum held yesterday morning at La Place Rendez-Vous, […]
