Bargaining between school boards and teachers’ unions across Ontario will begin this fall after both elementary and secondary school teachers’ collective agreements expire Aug. 31. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, said the board already has had one meeting with local teachers’ unions and […]
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Gary Lake is back on Rainy Lake beginning his search for a second Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship title. Mike Shulz is looking for his first. Lake, a veteran of more than 30 years of fishing tournaments, only has fished one other tournament this season and that was on the […]
A group of residents concerned about the town’s proposed development plans for the open space on the 1100 block of Nelson Street are holding an open meeting this evening. The meeting, intended to discuss ideas on how to preserve this area for general public use, is slated for 7 p.m. […]
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church here is planning a special celebration to commemorate the treasured memories of 120 years of worship and service in Fort Frances and district. For this celebration, pictures of people and events that have been part of the life of the church will be compiled into a […]
It was revealed Monday night that council will have to find an extra $16,800, in addition to its current councillor benefit budget, if the amended bylaw that will see them get their health benefits package paid for is passed July 26. And finding that money may be the difference in […]
Although numbers reported right after the “bag tag” system was implemented at the beginning of June indicated Fort Frances residents were recycling more, a month-long comparison confirms it. The amount of paper products put out in “blue boxes” in June, 2003 was 11.74 tonnes. Last month, that figure jumped to […]
Council rescheduled oral division activities reports that were supposed to be given at Monday night’s council meeting by the four executive committee chairpersons to Sept. 13. This was due to the fact Shaw (Channel 10) is not broadcasting council meetings for the months of July and August, and council felt […]
A member of the University of Toronto alumni for 65 years, Mildred Brockie received a medal in the mail last week for her part of the school’s Chancellor’s Circle. “I was asked to wear it with pride, and I’ve been doing so,” the Fort Frances resident said, adding she’s been […]
Local members will be voting Friday on the tentative deal reached last Wednesday between the Communications, Energy and Papermakers Union of Canada and Abitibi-Consolidated. “We were relieved to get a contract,” said Thor Cox, president of CEP Local 92. “I think the whole town’s relieved. Nobody wants to see a […]
While council still is expected to vote on an amended remuneration bylaw at its July 26 meeting, it was revealed at Monday night’s meeting that there’s not enough money in the 2004 budget to see their health benefits package paid for in addition to their total salary. The numbers were […]
The Fort Frances Public Library board is asking the town to consider property next to the arena as the site for a new library should one be built here down the road. While the library board initially aimed to see a new library built at the now vacant Alexander Mackenzie […]
Some local MNR fire crews, who had been battling forest fires in British Columbia since late June, have returned home, with the rest expected back soon. Local MNR fire operations supervisor Marnie Brown said a group of 12 returned Sunday. “We still have eight staff out there. We expect them […]
