There was no new president to welcome at the 29th-annual dinner and meeting of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture on Saturday evening at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. Incumbent Trish Neilson was eligible to let her name stand in the nominations for another term. When no other ones were […]
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Whether they had concerns the town would be financing up to $1 million to purchase the clinic, they felt there was a lack of sufficient information on the issue, or concerned there’s no guarantees doctors either will come here or stay, some local residents were very vocal at Monday night’s […]
A federal package to assist the forest industry is in the works and likely will be released before Christmas, but don’t expect it to solve all the problems facing the industry in Ontario, Kenora MP Roger Valley warned. “If we created a gold-plated program, it’s still not going to help […]
Ontario’s forest industry was the hot topic of discussion at Queen’s Park last Thursday as NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton dedicated his party’s opposition day to the issue. Hampton introduced a motion calling on the provincial government to recognize the crisis in the forestry sector, and to “immediately […]
About 20 local parents and child care workers offered their input on what they feel would improve child care in Fort Frances during a consultation for the new provincial “Best Start” initiative here last Thursday evening. Jeannette Cawston, “Best Start” co-ordinator with the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, […]
Council decided Monday night that the town will provide up to $1 million in financing over 15 years at zero percent interest to a non-profit corporation, under the direction of the Group Health Association, to purchase the Fort Frances Clinic and manage it. And as reflected in the 5-2 vote, […]
After almost two hours of heated debate Monday night, council decided the town will provide up to $1 million in financing over 15 years at zero percent interest to a non-profit corporation, under the direction of the Group Health Association, to purchase the Fort Frances Clinic and manage it. In […]
With the future of the Fort Frances Clinic emerging as one of the most important issues facing the town, council is expected to discuss the current situation—and where to go from here—at its regular meeting tonight. “We’ll be having a serious discussion about the long-term future and the whole make-up […]
With Hallowe’en a week from today, local children probably already are starting to daydream about getting that big haul of goodies. But Sandra McNay, head organizer of the annual “Scott Street Scare,” said it’s the adults she’d like to see with candy on their mind as she needs more treats […]
A local businessman is upset his proposal to purchase the Fort Frances Clinic has been turned down, and he has serious reservations about the direction things seem to be heading. “The proposal was basically to buy the building from them, to either hire a management firm or actively manage the […]
Know someone who’s contributed much of their time and effort to the community, and who you feel is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year 2005?” Then you’d better get moving as the deadline to nominate that person is coming up next Friday (Oct. 28). Administrative assistant Lori Pattison […]
Any non-profit organization looking to partner with the local Canada Safeway store for its 2005/06 “We Care” campaign must turn in their application by 8 p.m. today. Safeway employee Vilma Valenzuela, who once again is heading up the campaign locally, said yesterday afternoon that she must have them in by […]
