The town’s involvement in the River Walk Condominium project on Front Street is nearing an end as all 32 units there have been sold. But what the cost will be of having some unsold units sit vacant for two years remains to be seen, Mayor Dan Onichuk said Friday. “It’s […]
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Hundreds of people flocked to Scott Street on Saturday to enjoy a slew of activities organized by the local Business Improvement Association in celebration of Scott Street’s 100th birthday. “It was terrific,” BIA chair Russ Ling said Monday. “We had beautiful weather, not too hot,” he added, noting people were […]
The Manitoba Motor Transport Board is still ruminating on whether to approve the 30 applications for changes to bus routes in that province, which will have an impact on service in Northwestern Ontario. A board spokesperson said they still are going over information submitted by Greyhound as well as testimony […]
Town council tabled the proposed sewer and water rates Monday night after it became clear several councillors, and local businesses, felt the hikes to the commercial sector were too drastic. “What concerns me most is no one can live in Fort Frances if they don’t have jobs. And if the […]
Town council on Monday night defeated a bylaw to build a sidewalk from Daniel Avenue to Wal-Mart as a “local improvement project,” meaning land owners whose property the sidewalk will be built over will not have to pay a portion of the cost of it. However, council will meet again […]
Town council will wait until its July 11 meeting to vote on a bylaw to set new sewer and water rates after agreeing Monday night to further discuss the proposed fee schedule. The decision came after it became clear at Monday night’s council meeting that both local businesses, and several […]
Town council will vote on a bylaw Monday night to decide whether local ratepayers will see a hike in their sewer and water rates effective July 1. But this won’t happen until at least two presenters get to make their case regarding the proposed increases. Christine Denby, first vice-president of […]
What happens when you schedule a power outage and nothing happens? Well, for some local businesses, it was a bit hectic. “It was quite inconvenient,” said Dave McBride, manager of the Canada Safeway store here. When Hydro One announced plans to cut power to the town for four hours between […]
District residents, including those in Fort Frances, will see a power interruption this Sunday so Hydro One can perform maintenance and upgrades to its system. While the entire district will be affected, there will, in fact, be two power outages at different times. Fort Frances, and the area east of […]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . well, actually it was a plane—and a very large one at that. A C-130 Hercules from the 17 Wing Canadian Forces Base in Winnipeg patrolled the area Thursday afternoon in search of an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) that was thought to […]
The CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is applauding an announcement Tuesday that the province will be delivering $1.75 billion in new funding for Ontario hospitals—the first-ever multi-year deal aimed to provide hospitals with the financial stability they’ve been looking for. “This basically covers inflation costs,” Wayne Woods said […]
Scott Street will be the place to be this Saturday (June 25) as the local Business Improvement Association has lined up activities to celebrate the downtown core’s 100th birthday. “It’s going to be huge,” said BIA chair Russ Ling, adding there will be no shortage of things for people to […]
