Town council approved a recommendation from the Planning and Development executive committee Monday night to stick to its the decision to re-zone property at 1250 King’s Highway for the purposes of seeing a large commercial property developed there. This position, along with an appeal filed by local resident and merchant […]
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The flood gates to the door of the open house hosted here Tuesday by the Ministry of Natural Resources on the future of two area dams burst open with more than 50 concerned citizens attending. At issue is the possible decommissioning of the Footprint Lake and Manitou River (Esox Lake) […]
Despite not seeing any funding specifically earmarked in the 2003 town budget for a centennial mural project, the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is keeping its chin up and looking forward. “We’re still hopeful,” said committee chair Susan Bodnarchuk. “There are some other things going.” While it has nothing to do […]
While it was reported Dec. 11 that Oshawa resident J.C. (Cal) Muckle, formerly of Fort Frances, was interested in sponsoring a “big chair” to be built at Pither’s Point, a second sponsor has since come forward for a mermaid statue along the riverfront here. “We offered the sponsorship of the […]
While the 2003 budget passed by a 4-2 vote by council Monday night, the two who didn’t support it—Couns. Dave Bourgeault and Roy Avis—have serious concerns about the town’s year ahead. Coun. Bourgeault said his biggest beef with the $8,277,000 budget, which also features a 4.25 percent tax hike for […]
Fort Frances council on Monday night unanimously defeated a request from Alberton Township to support its resolution to have the Northwestern Health Unit dismiss Dr. Pete Sarsfield for his behaviour over the much-debated smoking issue. “I think it’s absolutely outrageous resolution,” said Coun. Struchan Gilson, who has the been the […]
When the Rainy River District School Board meets Tuesday night, one of the main topics to be discussed is new money coming in from the recommendations made in the Education Equity Task Force report released last month. The local board will receive $180,000 for special needs education for the current […]
Shaw Cable’s three-day digital cable orientation and sales session at La Place Rendez-Vous wrapped up Saturday a great success, company staff said. “We had about 350 to 400 people sign up in the first three days,” said Mike Keating, regional sales manager for Shaw. “Usually when you launch a product, […]
With no funds earmarked in the 2003 budget for the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project, the committee will make its case at tonight’s public meeting on the 2003 budget at the Civic Centre. “In an elaborate presentation before council on Dec. 16, we demonstrated how a phased investment in infrastructure projects […]
If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to put that Christmas tree out on the curb as the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual tree pick-up is slated Saturday. Firefighters will be making the rounds starting around 2 p.m., loading up trees and then destroying them with the help of […]
Shaw Cable unveiled its newest programming service for customers here Thursday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous. The long-awaited arrival of digital cable came as media and residents gathered to learn more about the new service. Shaw Cable representatives also will be on hand there Friday until 9 p.m. and Saturday […]
With the province exempting the Fort Frances Power Corp. from the process that would allow the utility to pass on the 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour hydro cap to its customers, the FFPC board is trying to secure a rate that would be a blend of that fixed price less […]
