Fort Frances residents likely will see meters to keep track of their water usage within five years. The subject came up during a public meeting last Thursday night featuring Gary Scandlan of CN Watson & Associates. He was at the Civic Centre to explain what kind of upgrades the town […]
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The Fort Frances Public Library board has decided not to begin its fundraising efforts for a new library until 2006 in an effort to avoid overlapping with other campaigns here. Board chair Joyce Cunningham said with the skate park committee and the Fort Frances Museum currently in fundraising drives, they […]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the approach being taken with this year’s Fun in the Sun mini-queen pageant—an annual contest that’s been a fixture here for more than three decades. “It’s going to be the same as it’s been [in the past],” said pageant organizer Gloria Wood, […]
Summer officially arrived yesterday. And looking at the schedule of events planned from now until Canada Day, you can tell the local “Fun in the Sun” committee has been busy. “There should be something for everybody,” FITS chair Paul Bock noted yesterday. “There will be some events earlier in the […]
Less than two weeks after the local public school board announced it would begin offering all-day, every day senior kindergarten this fall, the Northwest Catholic District School Board has decided to follow suit in two of its schools. “This decision is in keeping with the Ministry of Education’s recent initiative […]
Besides dealing a hard blow to the economy of Atikokan, the provincial government’s announcement last Wednesday that the Ontario Power Generation’s coal-fired plant there will close in 2007 likely will have a ripple effect right across Rainy River District. Energy minister Dwight Duncan revealed his government’s plan to eradicate coal-fired […]
The Rainy River District School Board has received an offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie school, and will vote on the offer at a special meeting tonight. The motion reads “that the Rainy River District School Board accept the offer to purchase Alexander MacKenzie School from 501801 Ontario Ltd. o.p.a. Crozier […]
The Fort Frances Public Library board has chosen the lot behind the Memorial Sports Centre as its preferred location for a new library, and will be asking town council to approve the site—at least in principle—at its meeting this coming Monday (June 27). The library board held a public meeting […]
The two suspects who face charges in connection with a series of armed robberies here between September and early January had their case remanded again Monday morning, but likely for the last time. Crown Attorney Robert “Buster” Young said it should be ready to proceed by mid-August. “By Aug. 15, […]
With an estimated 24,000 lightning strikes recorded across Northwestern Ontario over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Natural Resources is expecting to see up to five wildfires flare up by the end of the day (Monday). “The potential for at least a few of those strikes to become fires […]
Due to changes in provincial legislation in the wake of the E. coli tragedy in Walkerton five years ago, significant upgrades to the town’s sewer and water system must be done over the next decade. And consultant Gary Scandlan of CN Watson & Associates Ltd. revealed during a public meeting […]
The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary’s annual “Strawberry Social” yesterday afternoon once again was a success. Local residents turned out at the Ice for Kids Arena in droves to scoop up strawberry shortcake and other goodies, and enter draws. Auxiliary treasurer Delores Fraser said the total take from the sale […]
