Town residents could see digital cell phone service here in the near future, Doug McCaig of Fort Frances Network Services said during Tuesday night’s regular council meeting. Using the tower outside Robert Moore School, this expanded service would mean more options for cellular phone customers, who’ve only had the option […]
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Thanks to a last-minute plea from the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship committee, the town may alter Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway waterfront development project to be more accommodating to the annual derby. The contentious aspect of the renovation plans is a horseshoe-shaped “green space”—an island consisting of […]
A topic of some discussion at the Sept. 23 council meeting, the guidelines for developmental fill will be discussed by councillors Monday. “The town has projects that require excavation and the disposal of dirt, and if someone is building a new business, for instance, they can take advantage of getting […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, CAO Bill Naturkach, economic development officer Geoff Gillon, and Bruce Caldwell of the economic development advisory committee will attend the ninth-annual “Northern Networks” trade conference next week in Baraboo, Wis. “We’ve hosted it before, I’ve been to it before, and every year it certainly gives […]
Adult education classes at Fort Frances High School will be put on hold for a semester after only a handful of people signed up Thursday night. Classes were slated to begin Tuesday (Oct. 15), but program organizer Mark Kowalchuk said only a marginal number of people had signed up so […]
For their final event of the year, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association is bringing musical group “Tanglefoot” to the Legion here next Wednesday evening. And there’s still plenty of tickets available at the Treasure Chest (338 Scott St.), said concert co-organizer Bev Kotnik. “They’re going kind of slow, but that’s […]
The School Violence Prevention Team at Fort High got a pat on the back Wednesday as Fort Frances OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis presented it with an award for excellence in crime control. “This group started as an offshoot of the Community Policing Committee and started to address the problem of […]
With a public meeting on the proposed community improvement plan coming up Oct. 28 at the Civic Centre, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking its members to give their input on what they think of the document. “The Chamber actually has a committee in place that’s going through […]
Java lovers while have to wait for their first cup of Tim Hortons coffee here as construction on the new restaurant isn’t expected to start until at least next spring. “We’re still in the very early stages. Nothing is happening yet,” said Greg Skinner, corporate communications officer with TDL Group […]
Until this summer, volunteers could be called on at all hours of the day to rush to the assistance of people in need. And the efforts of these volunteer ambulance attendants were recognized at a special dinner last weekend. Prior to June 1, volunteers were the backbone of the ambulance […]
With hopes of having the contract signed with Koochiching County Environmental Services Division in the next month, the “blue box” pick-up service here slowly is improving, Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said yesterday. “I talked to the contractor that does the pick-ups and they still seem to think the […]
With a deadline of Friday, Oct. 25, only a few nominations forms for the 2002 “Citizen of the Year” have been picked up at the front desk of the Civic Centre in the past week. “We’re anticipating quite a few will come in,” said co-organizer Bill Gushulak, adding several dozen […]
