Cool but sunny weather greeted a group of local naturalists earlier this month as they converged on a bog as part of an ongoing project to protect one of nature’s water filters. The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists, in co-operation with Alberton Township, have been developing a bog walk at […]
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With the deadline coming up Oct. 31, some nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “We have a couple, which is great,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday, adding those who submit nomination forms often wait until the last minute. The forms are […]
While the Town of Fort Frances may had ended 2002 with a deficit of $1.81 million, a year-end audit by BDO Dunwoody revealed at last night’s council meeting proved councillors can’t be held responsible for the budget snafu. “Councillors have been taking abuse, which they shouldn’t be,” remarked Mayor Glenn […]
Town council awarded a tender to Tom Veert Contracting Ltd. to run the municipal landfill for the next five years at its regular meeting last night. And in the wake of a recent landfill operations study, as well as the need to cut back on operating expenses, there will be […]
Blustery winds Friday fuelled a fire near Littlefork, Mn. and prompted firefighters there to call for “quick strike” assistance from their Ontario counterparts to help contain the blaze. “The folks from Minnesota asked our folks for what they call a ‘quick strike’ arrangement,” said Harrold Boven, fire management supervisor for […]
council and administration should get a clearer picture tonight of exactly how its financial situation began to tailspin last year when auditors present the 2002 year-end financial report at a public meeting at the Civic Centre. Coun. Deane Cunningham said the public meeting is an annual event where auditors (BDO […]
The turning leaves and longer nights mean Hallowe’en is coming— and with it the fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare.” On Hallowe’en night, all the little witches, ghosts, and ghouls can get their candy from participating businesses along Scott Street. “People love it. They love to bring their kids down,” said organizer […]
Norfab Building Components brought home the hardware last night after winning the inaugural Judge’s Choice award at the Northern Ontario Business awards ceremony in Thunder Bay. “We were excited,” Bill Boulton, Norfab’s national sales and marketing manager, said this morning. “We knew we were nominated.”^The judge’s choice award, which is […]
A series of home visits by the Fort Frances Fire Department in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5-11) has revealed far too many people are not maintaining a working smoke alarm, Fire Chief Steve Richardson said yesterday. “On Monday evening, a total of 97 homes were checked to see […]
Those interested in learning more about “Surviving and Prospering in a Big Box Retail World” here next Wednesday (Oct. 15) will be happy to know they can still sign up. “We’ve got about 30 people on the list, but we have room for more,” said Dawn Booth, co-ordinator at the […]
While last week it looked like town council would be facing more financial woes this year with a possible deficit of almost $1.3 million, on top of the surprise $1.8-million shortfall at the end of 2002, the situation was looking slightly better after a special committee of the whole meeting […]
The Rainy River District School Board saluted teachers Tuesday night by paying recognition to the passing of World Teacher Day on Sunday. Local educators Vicki Ogilvie and Allan Barr were on hand to share thoughts with the board on the important role teachers play. “I’m what you’d call a local […]
