The issue of the future of the Fort Frances Clinic sparked debate once again Monday night as town council voted to amend a resolution regarding its relationship to the Group Health Association. CAO Mark McCaig explained to council Monday that GHA’s board of directors met Nov. 24 and requested two […]
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With the qualifying round for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Fort Frances Curling Club, town council agreed last night to grant the club a request for funding. While organizers originally were asking for $1,000 from the town, they ended up getting […]
Local MP Ken Boshcoff will speak to town council at tonight’s regular meeting, delivering a guide to be used to identify the issues and legislation which must be observed for the purchase and operation of the international bridge here. “I have had a study done to facilitate the work of […]
The Court of Appeal for Ontario finally will hear the arguments in the case of a Fort Frances man convicted of killing his parents almost 10 years ago. Daniel Brodsky, the lawyer for Jamie Perlett, confirmed late yesterday that Perlett’s case will be heard Monday and Tuesday in Toronto. Although […]
A female adult black bear got a new place to spend the winter earlier this week. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Town of Fort Frances, and district contractor James O’ Sullivan—backed by the OPP—relocated the sow, which had been found dozing in the east end of town. “The bear was […]
Fort Frances council and management have begun to make cuts in the 2006 preliminary operating budget, seeking for the town to operate as efficiently as possible despite declining revenues. The committee of the whole met Monday evening for a special meeting to start making some tough but necessary decisions, said […]
Fort Frances got its first resident judge in almost 15 years after Justice Alan Thomas McKay was sworn in at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. Many dignitaries, representatives from the local legal community, and friends and family members were on hand for the ceremony, including Brian W. Lennox, […]
Members of the local secondary school occasional teachers’ bargaining unit this week voted 100 percent in favour of strike action. A meeting with a conciliator is scheduled for tomorrow (Dec. 9). The teachers have been working without a contract with the Rainy River District School Board since Aug. 31, 2004. […]
Q-Gold Resources Ltd., a company focusing on Canadian gold mining, announced late last month the results from the first phase of its exploration on Mine Centre Gold Property. “It confirmed what we already knew and that’s that there is gold there,” local exploration manager Jack Bolen enthused. Bolen noted any […]
Conservation will be the topic of a public information session slated for tomorrow evening (Dec. 8) in the auditorium at the Memorial Sports Centre—and the Fort Frances Power Corp. is hoping for a good turnout. “We’re counting on a good response from the local residents. We’ve got some good ideas […]
Local residents turned out yesterday evening to honour the victims of the Montreal Massacre with a candlelight vigil in front of the Fort Frances Courthouse—and to remember all women who are victims of violence. It was 16 years ago yesterday when 14 women were shot to death at l’Ecole Polytechnique. […]
The process of having a not-for-profit, community-owned clinic here, and getting the Group Health Association (GHA) on board as consultants, is moving ahead slowly but surely. In an interview Friday, Dr. Robert Algie, president of the Fort Frances Clinic, said the latest news is the GHA will be taking a […]
