Shaping up to be bigger and better than ever in conjunction with the town’s centennial, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be “Celebrating 100 Years of Community & Lifestyle” during its 15th-annual spring home and leisure show, which starts tomorrow at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Everything is ready to […]
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Tenders for the renovation and expansion of J.W. Walker School are in, with the Rainy River District School Board expected to award the contract to Finnway Construction for $4,812,574 at its regular monthly meeting tonight. The board received three bids for the project, with the highest being $5,378,000. In February, […]
After months of having to settle for looking at the River Walk condominium from the outside, everyone will get a chance to have a peek at the display suite during an open house there tomorrow afternoon. The condominium, located at 611 Nelson St., will be open to the public from […]
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has directed the Community Care Access Centre for Kenora/Rainy River to cease admissions to Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said yesterday this action was issued because “there have been areas of non-compliance identified which concern the resident care […]
The Northwestern Ontario “Smart Growth” panel, chaired by Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, turned over its final report to Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young on Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting here. “Our advice lays out a plan that will provide young people with a better […]
Secondary school teachers in Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan on Friday voted 90 percent in favour of a tentative agreement reached with the school board last month. “We ended up with a 90 percent ratification vote,” said Brian Church, president of the local bargaining unit. “The bargaining team is […]
A dozen area municipalities, including Fort Frances, are receiving more than $1.68 million from the provincial government to help pay for damages incurred during last June’s flooding. Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young made the announcement Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference here. “The Eves government is […]
Activities being held in conjunction with the town’s centennial continue tomorrow (May 3) with Beta Sigma Phi’s Victorian tea and quilt show from 1-4 p.m. upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. Admission is $2. “It’s described as an afternoon of fellowship and refreshments,” centennial co-ordinator Marla Simpson noted earlier this […]
In its first order of business after delivering the throne speech Wednesday, the provincial government passed legislation aimed at combating a downturn in the economy in Toronto—and the tourism industry as a whole. The legislation—Bill 1 (the SARS Assistance and Recovery Strategy Act)—was passed in a single sitting Wednesday, receiving […]
Loosening up restrictions first imposed as a precautionary measure against Severe Acute Respiratory Disorder (SARS), Rainycrest Home for the Aged here is now open for visiting from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. But visiting remains restricted to one visitor per resident at a time. All other visitors are asked to wait […]
An appeal of town council’s decision to re-zone property at 1250 King’s Highway—the likely future site of a Wal-Mart—was dismissed this morning by the Ontario Municipal Board. The decision came during a teleconference between the OMB, the Town of Fort Frances, Wal-Mart’s lawyers, and Bud Edwards, acting on behalf of […]
The winners of the raffle in support of the Kiwanis skatepark project were drawn yesterday afternoon at Safeway here. Carmen Godin was the firstplace winner, with the windfall of $5,200 ($100 a week for a year) in Safeway gift certificates. The two second-place winners of $1,000 in gift certificates were […]
