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, […]
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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 […]
Alberton has joined the battle to get some of the gasoline tax revenues from the provincial government. At its regular meeting last Wednesday night, council formally endorsed a resolution from the Township of Emo to the provincial government to provide a portion of the gasoline tax to all municipalities—regardless of […]
Council voted Monday night against a report stating the town should stop providing crossing guards for area schools. The Planning and Development executive committee had reviewed the issue of renewing an agreement with Lakeland Personnel beyond Dec. 31 and decided the town not only should not renew the agreement, but […]
While Monday night’s meeting ended with councillors wondering whether they were being appointed to different executive committees or not, a decision definitely will be made by next Monday, Mayor Dan Onichuk said. The mayor said he contacted the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on Tuesday and got some input […]
The motion brought up by Coun. Struchan Gilson on Monday night to appoint new representatives to the Rainycrest board of management is “a divisive issue” and must be resolved promptly, Mayor Dan Onichuk said. The mayor said he was involved in a conference call yesterday with the Ministry of Municipal […]
Ten people came out to the Family and Friends Advisory Committee meeting at Rainycrest Home for the Aged last night—the first meeting of the committee since the spring. Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said she was pleased with the turnout—particularly the number of new people who attended—and said she hopes to […]
A presentation of 20-year exemplary service medals to current and retired local firefighters was made during last night’s regular council meeting. Those honoured included Capt. Joe Bobczynski, Capt. Hugh McKinnon, firefighters Kirk Armstrong and Rod Davis, and retired volunteer firefighter Blake Yatchuk. Capt. Bobczynski was the only one unable to […]
Whether or not the mayor has the right to make appointments to committees without the approval of council was the big question at Monday night’s council meeting. In the end, two items were tabled pending answers from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. In the first incident, Coun. Struchan Gilson called […]
With council currently working on the town’s 2005 budget, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship committee is asking that the tournament once again be considered in the process. In a letter to be received by council at its regular meeting tonight, FFCBC chair Doug Cain outlines a number of new […]
With Christmas only two weeks away, business seems to be picking up in downtown Fort Frances with shoppers hunting to check items off those holiday wish lists. “With that nice little snowfall we had a while back, things have really gotten going,” Russ Ling of Taggs Source for Sports, who […]
