“Bag tags” took another step towards becoming a reality for local residents yesterday afternoon after town council approved a report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown and motioned for a bylaw to be prepared. Brown is aiming to have the “bag tag” system up and running by Monday, May […]
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The town isn’t done with setting its 2004 budget yet as events again took a turn Wednesday that sees council looking to find about $150,000 more than before to balance the budget. After hearing news from the OPP that policing costs for 2003 saw a surplus of $114,000, council decided […]
“Bag tags” took another step towards becoming a reality for local residents Wednesday afternoon after town council approved a report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown and motioned for a bylaw to be prepared. Brown is aiming to have the “bag tag” system up and running by Monday, May […]
Some of the new user fees for Fort Frances residents took effect today after town council gave a third and final reading to the bylaw at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The user fee schedule—which lists hundreds of items—sees numerous hikes across the board, from business licences and building permits […]
As part of its ongoing “Business After Hours” program, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is holding a “Quadrathon” for its members and their staff at the Fort Frances Curling Club tomorrow from 5-7:30 p.m. “The whole thing is to get people moving around and meeting with other people, and […]
The local District Mental Health Services for Older Adults program held a day-long workshop here last Wednesday for health care workers and social service providers to discuss aging in people with developmental disabilities. Paul Muldoon, a trainer and consultant, ran the workshop in which participants discussed the demographics of an […]
Members of the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French used a parable from the New Testament at the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s monthly meeting Saturday to illustrate their views regarding the French Immersion program. In her presentation to the board, Marie Brady, a local member of the CPF, […]
Organizers of a new volunteer driver program first announced back in February say the program is getting off the ground, but they are looking for more people to get involved. Davida Sheppard, treasurer of the volunteer driver program, said Monday that since the program was announced at the “Community Chest” […]
The local Salvation Army is facing a shortage of donations in its food bank and a budget crisis, and is asking the community to lend a hand in its hour of need. “Fort Frances still needs some of the help we provide and we are short on resources,” Capt. Angel […]
While high-speed Internet options in Fort Frances slowly are expanding, there is a little-known option that’s actually been around for two years. Al McIvor, owner of Home Satellite Systems here, said he has been installing satellite systems for residential and corporate customers for about two years now. “It’s a two-way, […]
By this time next year, area residents may well be buying beef and other meat that was grown, slaughtered, and processed right here in Rainy River District. Furthermore, people right across the country—and beyond—will be doing likewise. That is the goal of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir Corporation, a not-for-profit […]
While the local Abitibi-Consolidated mill was named as one of the “Dirty Dozen” polluters in the province in a report by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund released last week, manager John Harrison said the mill here is in fact in line with air emission standards set by the Ministry of […]
