Three out of five proposed new policies suggested by Mayor Dan Onichuk will be discussed at the executive committee level after town council approved a report from the Administration and Finance executive committee during Monday night’s meeting. A specific policy regarding water system agreements, the collection protocol for private customers, […]
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The provincial government’s decision last week to scrap the teacher testing program introduced by the Conservatives three years ago is being met with applause here. “The cancellation of the teacher re-certification program was a very positive move,” said Sharon Preston, president of the local chapter of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation […]
While Ontarians may love it or hate it, the new Smoke-Free Ontario Act was announced last Wednesday, which, if passed, will take effect by May, 2006. The Northwestern Health Unit, for one, said the news was a long time coming. “Definitely, it’s a good thing. We’re just disappointed it will […]
The appointment of councillors to the town’s four executive committees has been postponed until Jan. 10 after Mayor Dan Onichuk withdrew his motion to make the appointments at Monday night’s regular meeting. Some councillors had disagreed with the appointments as they stood at the Dec. 13 meeting, and the mayor […]
Tradespeople will be licensed just like any other business here, if town council passes an amendment to its licensing bylaw at tonight’s regular meeting. “If tradesmen come into town from out of town, we would require them to get a licence,” said Clerk Glenn Treftlin, adding this would apply to […]
Borderland was blanketed by about 5.8 cm (2.3 inches) of snow yesterday evening and overnight, but we’re still well below the seasonal average. Yesterday’s storm left the total snowfall for December at 30 cm (11.8 inches), which is about 8.4 cm (3.3 inches) above normal. But for the seasonal total […]
What a difference two days can make. On Tuesday night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 9-1 victory over the visiting Kenora Broncos. But last night in Kenora, the black-and-gold came out on the short end of a 4-3 score—despite controlling the puck, outshooting the Broncos by almost […]
Whether or not the town clerk will be performing civil marriages remains to be seen as council is holding off on any decision until next May. Council approved a report from Clerk Glenn Treftlin this week to “defer further action in the matter of performance of civil marriage ceremonies by […]
Safety continued to be a message being promoted in district schools this fall as students in kindergarten to Grade 8 learned from the “Risk Watch” program first established here five years ago. “This year is pretty much the same,” said program co-ordinator Greg Allan, who also is a firefighter with […]
While the public will have to wait and see if the new line-ups are approved at council this coming Monday night (Dec. 20), here are the mayor’s proposed appointments to the town’s four executive committees: •Administration and Finance—Couns. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Neil Kabel, and Todd Hamilton; •Planning and Development—Couns. Struchan Gilson, […]
Over the course of the first semester at Fort High, many students have enrolled in co-op placements. Co-op is an opportunity for students to get experience in a career they are interested in. Businesses from Fort Frances to Emo offer these placements. “The community is very receptive to the co-op […]
The Town of Fort Frances was denied a request to be released from a long-standing agreement whereby it pays La Verendrye Hospital money annually for capital projects. But from now on, town administration wants to know exactly how Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is spending the money. Fort Frances CAO […]
