The portion of the proposed community plan that deals with economic development financial incentives will see some re-tooling before the plan is finalized. That word comes following a presentation by Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce reps at Monday night’s council meeting. “We’re going to be taking the Chamber of Commerce’s […]
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The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a fire early this morning at North Auto on Pit Road #2. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 5:20 a.m. to find four wrecked vehicles burning in the lot there. The burning vehicles were put out by 6:40 a.m. with no problems, Fire […]
The 400 block of First Street East and Scott Street was without power for several hours Monday night after a pickup truck rammed into a hydro pole, destroying the transformer. No one was reported injured when the truck, travelling down the back alley between Scott Street and First Street East, […]
Despite being the only group to speak out about a proposed community plan at a meeting Monday night, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce made it clear the economic development incentive program aspect of it needs some work. “We want the community improvement plan to work, we just found some […]
With winter already well on its way, St. Mary’s Church is asking people to clean out their closets and donate old and outgrown winter coats to its annual winter coat project. Organizers are looking for warm winter clothing for men, women, and children. They are looking for coats in all […]
Fort Frances OPP is investigating several thefts reported Saturday night in the Christie Avenue North area. Culprits were reported to have entered unlocked vehicles parked in the area. Police would like to remind the public to keep unattended vehicles locked at all times. In other news, members of the OPP—along […]
They may not be able to walk or talk yet, but local infants and toddlers now can get a leg up on computer training thanks to a kiddy computer program at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library acquired a MIND computer two weeks ago thanks to the Ontario Early […]
A proposed vision of the town’s future—a community improvement plan that includes an economic financial incentive plan within it—will be the topic of a public Monday night at the Civic Centre. “I think it’s important for the public to come out to this,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Monday morning. “If […]
It will be pumpkin-mania tomorrow as the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on McIrvine Road closes for the season. Among the highlights will be the annual auction of pumpkins carved and decorated by local artists to raise money for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The event was started two years […]
The local OPP’s “Policing for Results” phone survey so far has found residents to be helpful in giving input as to how well police are serving the community, Sgt. Steve Shouldice said Friday morning. “[Thursday] night was the second night conducting the survey. We’re up to 28 surveys completed,” he […]
Having turned in its charter back in January, the disbanded Fort Frances Rotary Club finally has divvied up its projects account, with three local groups benefiting from the group’s contributions. “We cleaned up our accounts [Wednesday] and we’re giving out our money to the Kiwanis, the library, and the local […]
The effort to get the Kiwanis Club’s skate park built here keeps building momentum, with an organizational meeting planned for this Tuesday (Oct. 29) at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. “This meeting is really aimed at the organizational aspect of it,” said Kiwanian Steve Maki, who led a […]
