Town council passed the new waste management bylaw during a special meeting Wednesday, which means, among other things, that “bag tags” will come into effect here starting Monday (May 31). And in order to make sure residents are up to speed on amendments made to the bylaw, the town is […]
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While “bag tags” are going to become a fact of life for residents of Fort Frances starting Monday (May 31), town council is looking at making several concessions that may make the transition easier for some. An amended version of the proposed waste management bylaw was put through first reading […]
Even the stormy weather could not deter the participants from coming out for the 10th-annual “Big Bike” fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation here last Wednesday. Six teams participated this year, including Abitibi-Consolidated, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., the CIBC, Wal-Mart, Couchiching First Nation, and Fort Frances High School. […]
Local mill workers will be taking a strike vote sometime before June 7 after negotiations between the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and Abitibi-Consolidated broke off Saturday in Montreal. The talks ended following 15 days of bargaining. CEP bargaining representatives from 14 Abitibi-Consolidated mills in Ontario, Quebec, New […]
J.W. Walker School here has topped the list of elementary schools in Ontario, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools. J.W. Walker earned a perfect 10 out of 10 score, along with 30 other schools in the province, most of which are located in urban […]
With the deadline for nominations having come and gone Monday, it looks like an election for positions on the board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. won’t be needed again this year when it holds its annual meeting June 24 in Emo. “I would doubt it,” Riverside CEO […]
Business was booming after hours last Wednesday night during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s mix-and-mingle at La Place Rendez-Vous. It was the best turnout the Chamber has seen since it re-introduced the monthly mix-and-mingles last May. The event, organized by the Business After-Hours committee of the Chamber, boasted a […]
Last Tuesday morning, Shirley Scofield sat on a soft couch next to a sunny window with a child under each arm listening intently to her read “The Paper Bag Princess” by Robert Munsch. The children were not Scofield’s grandchildren but the experience, she said, is very similar. Scofield is one […]
Those involved in the local tourism industry have been keeping their fingers crossed in hopes that this year’s season will be more successful than last year’s. And so far, so good. Alan Meline, owner of Alan Meline Guide Services, said the biggest advantage this year is that so many people […]
Fort Frances marked the end of an era Tuesday with the closing ceremonies for one of the town’s original elementary schools, Alexander MacKenzie. Nearly 100 people—including past students and staff, along with parents—came out to the school to say good-bye to the past and to greet the future. Among the […]
It definitely will be a day to remember when Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada—Fort Frances Division puts on a party hat this Friday (May 28) in celebration of its 90th year in business here. The mill will hold a public open house from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at its training centre (located […]
Two people were killed, and two others injured, in a single-vehicle accident that happened early Sunday morning on Highway 11 near Jourdain Crescent on Couchiching. The accident occurred when an eastbound vehicle failed to negotiate a corner due to excessive speed, Fort Frances OPP reported. The vehicle entered the north […]
