Mayor Dan Onichuk, Coun. Tannis Drysdale, and CAO Mark McCaig will be off to Ottawa next week for the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which runs Aug. 22-25. Following the theme, “Renewing Our Communities: From the Municipal Front Door to Parliament Hill,” the delegates will […]
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Two judges from Canada’s “Communities in Bloom” project were in town Friday and Saturday to take a look at what Fort Frances has to offer as well as to provide guidance to help beautify the town. “Communities in Bloom” is a national contest “committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility, […]
The Northwestern Health Unit reported Monday that three crows found dead in Rainy River District have tested positive for West Nile virus. Two were sent in from Atikokan while the third was from Devlin, environmental health officer Al Mathers said. This makes for a total of six this summer in […]
In response to a request for assistance, Ontario this week is dispatching 200 Ministry of Natural Resources FireRangers, several fire behaviour analysts, and other staff to fight forest fires in British Columbia. Of those, about 100 initial attack FireRangers and personnel will be departing from Northwestern Ontario on Tuesday and […]
The fire season in the West Fire Region has been unusually quiet this year, with a total of 195 fires reported since April 1, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Monday morning. This is in stark contrast to last August, when the MNR had seen almost 800 over that same […]
The next regular meeting of town council, originally slated for Monday, Aug. 23, has been pushed back a week until Aug. 30. Council held a brief special meeting yesterday afternoon and decided to change the meeting date because three of the councillors could not be present Aug. 23. At least […]
Reconstruction of King’s Highway in the west end of town is set to begin Aug. 23 and will continue into next July, excluding the months of November-May. The work will take place from 150 metres west of McIrvine Road to Keating Avenue, covering 625 metres of King’s Highway, Operations and […]
A Fort Frances man won the $250,000 Encore prize from the Aug. 7 draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. reported yesterday. “I first saw the winning numbers on television and I couldn’t believe it,” Wayne Lengyel Jr. told staff at the OLC’s Toronto prize office when he claimed his […]
Local response to the story in yesterday’s Times on the plight of one-year-old Alicia Delbridge already has been impressive, says family friend Michelle Grynol. In fact, Grynol is asking people not to donate any more money to her directly but instead to go to the customer service desk at Canada […]
The Fort Frances OPP has a new look these days—and a new way of getting around. Last week, the local OPP took possession of two new mountain bikes, which will become a regular sight around the district from now on, as will police officers in shorts. The Mountain Bike Patrol […]
After a contentious battle, the provincial government has released special education funding to school boards across Ontario, effective July 28. The Cycle 5 Intensive Support Amount (ISA) funding was part of a five-stage initiative by the former Harris government to increase special education funding for high-needs students. However, the current […]
A community is in mourning this week after a boating accident Saturday afternoon on Lake of the Woods took the life of a Nestor Falls teen. It is thought 17-year-old Devin Allison was on his way to pick up a friend to go fishing around 2:30 p.m. when his boat […]
