Dave Petsnick of Fort Frances is the new owner of Revco Carpet after finalizing the purchase of the company last week from long-time businessman and entrepreneur George Revus. Petsnick, a licensed sheet metal worker and gas fitter, left his job of four years at the OSB mill in Barwick to […]
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While Fort Frances was tops when it came to developing an emergency management plan last year, the town still has work ahead of it in 2005, said Dale Smyk of Emergency Management Ontario. “Kudos to [Fort Frances Fire Chief] Steve Richardson and his group. They were the first to get […]
Fort Frances town council may end up dissolving the various executive committees, and start hearing all matters in committee of the whole, if a suggestion by Mayor Dan Onichuk ends up being approved. The mayor voiced his idea at Monday’s committee of the whole meeting at the point when the […]
Pedestrians going to businesses far out in the west end of town, such Wal-Mart and Canadian Tire, may not have to walk on the road much longer as the town might build a sidewalk along King’s Highway as part of its 2005 capital projects. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council […]
The first meeting last week between the boards of Rainycrest Home for the Aged and Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. focused on a definition of the word “amalgamation.” “One of the things we need to do upfront is define what amalgamation means,” said Rainycrest board chair Dennis Brown, who also […]
The Ministry of Education has approved a proposal by the Northern Ontario Education Leaders (NOEL) to encourage students to stay in school until the age of 18—and will support the program with a $1.5 million grant. Terry Ellwood, superintendent of education for the Rainy River District School Board, will outline […]
The Town of Fort Frances may join the myriad of other communities around the world contributing financially to South Asian tsunami relief efforts. The matter was brought up by Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft at last night’s regular meeting, just before council approved a request from the Salvation Army to hold “tag […]
After all of the tight games that had been witnessed, it was fitting the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns, held here last Thursday to Saturday, came down to the last shot. Tara George (Fort William Curling Club), who had to win to move on to the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts, […]
The Kathie Jackson rink gave Tara George a battle Friday morning in the third draw of the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns here. The Fort Frances quartet, which also includes third Colleen Scrimger, second Charlotte Bazylewski, and lead Stacy Beacham, fell 7-5 to the Fort William crew to drop to 1-2. […]
Two local mill unions are slated to vote over the next two weeks on a proposed contract reached in late November. Voting will start Monday. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #1744 and the International Association of Machinists Lodge #771 reached an agreement in principle with Abitibi-Consolidated on Nov. […]
While the prospect of working in your flower bed simply may be a dream right now, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind is hoping people will get into the mood to buy a new crocus plant in the next few weeks. The CNIB once again is selling purple imported […]
The provincial Festive R.I.D.E. program concluded Jan. 1, with seven drivers being charged with impaired driving offences in Rainy River District. As well, out of the 5,377 vehicles checked, 28 other liquor-related offences were laid and one 12-hour suspension issued. During the campaign, which ran from Nov. 26-Jan. 1, there […]
