Coun. Roy Avis is disputing Mayor Dan Onichuk’s assertion during Monday night’s council meeting that the idea to eliminate the town’s executive committees came from the councillor. The assertion was reported in a story in yesterday’s Times. But Coun. Avis, who did not attend Monday’s meeting, said this morning that, […]
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Town council passed a motion Monday night approving Mayor Dan Onichuk give up positions on three boards he currently sits on and join a new one. “I had placed myself on about all the boards associated with, and at arm’s-length from, the town,” the mayor noted. “In the last year-and-a-half, […]
Last fall, the local library board commissioned Premiere Incentives to conduct a survey to assess community attitudes and receptiveness towards a new library building and a fundraising campaign. The data then was analyzed by Ontario Library Service-North. A total of 116 community leaders were selected by the library building committee […]
The Fort Frances campus of Confederation College held an awards ceremony Monday for some of its more outstanding students. Letters of first-class standing were given to 18 students for their performance in the fall semester while nine received scholarships and bursaries. Earning first-class standing were Amanda Ward, Barry Plourde, Debora […]
There will be changes to parking on the 200 block of First Street East after council amended Traffic Bylaw 10/03 at its regular meeting Monday night. The changes include: •the elimination of calendar parking on the 200 block of First Street East; •24-hour parking along the north side only (and […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library will be holding its annual membership drive March 7-12. Existing “Friends” can renew their membership while any library patron who is not already a “Friend” can purchase a membership during that week at the library. Memberships cost $2 each and are valid […]
A nearly full moon, combined with perfect weather conditions, made Friday a great night for some cross-country skiing—and lots of people took advantage. An unprecedented 86 people strapped on the boards or simply walked the one-km route along the Eighth Street trails to be rewarded with hot cider and marshmallows […]
The Town of Fort Frances will spend a total of $6,000 over the next three years to be in a partnership to bring value-added wood product experts here and help boost the economy. Council voted in favour of pursuing this venture at its regular meeting Monday night. While the initiative […]
Partnerships are key to solving the doctor recruitment and retention problem. That was just one piece of advice Jim Neufeld, clinic administrator of the Wiebe Medical Centre in Winkler, Man., shared when he addressed town council at Monday’s regular meeting. Neufeld, who also met with the local physician recruitment and […]
While town council did discuss the possibility of getting rid of its various executive committees on Monday night, any decision on the matter will have to wait for a future meeting. A report from CAO Mark McCaig noted the current committee structure dates back to 1993, when the town commissioned […]
While town council made no decision Monday night on whether it will give the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship $10,000 this year, councillors were clear they wanted to help out the non-profit group in some way. FFCBC chair Doug Cain made three requests at Monday night’s meeting, including: •a donation […]
The board of management for Rainycrest Home for the Aged passed its budget Friday—setting its municipal levy increase at six percent. This is less than half of last year’s increase of 12.5 percent. But Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, who also is chair of the Rainycrest board, noted not all […]
