Sometimes you can look at something every day and never know what goes on there. But thanks to mill tours offered by Abitibi-Consolidated twice each weekday in the summer (except for statutory holidays), now you can find out. The hour-long tours are offered free of charge to anyone interested in […]
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Council officially confirmed a withdrawal of interest in purchasing the old Fort Frances High School at Monday night’s regular meeting here. “As far as the town is concerned, the possibility of acquisition is over,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said. “The next time we step to the plate is if it becomes […]
With no recycling service in Fort Frances for a second week, the town’s manager of operations and facilities is continuing to follow leads, including if the town can buy a “Blue Box” truck from the now-defunct Northwest Ontario Recycle Association. “It’s a starting point. It may fit in with a […]
While word on funding from the federal government isn’t official yet, town council agreed Monday night to let the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee hire a consultant for a feasibility study. “I anticipate a very exciting year ahead,” enthused Janis Lesko, chair of the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee. “We’re a little […]
After years existing side by side, Fort Frances and International Falls will get a little closer when they become “sister cities” later this year. “We’ve always called each other neighbours but we never made it official,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “Now, we’re going down the aisle.” Council unanimously decided on […]
Town council agreed Monday to forward eight local clubs and services to the Winnipeg Foundation for approval as co-recipients of this year’s $33,000 from the Moffat Family Fund. Of the 14 submissions made before the June 12 deadline, the Fort Frances Community Foundation sub-committee chose the following: •Rainy Lake Air […]
Guess who’s coming to dinner? New Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman is slated to arrive here Wednesday morning for a day-long tour of Fort Frances and Rainy River District. “It’s excellent he’s coming to see the area so that when we have a problem, he will know about Fort Frances,” Mayor […]
The voice of the town’s residents was relatively quiet Monday evening as only a few people showed up to give council input on what they wanted to see in the 2003 budget. “I’m unhappy only four people came forward from a population of 8,500,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said after hearing […]
In a plea to resurrect a recycling service for the entire region, Mel Fisher of Dryden is asking former Northwest Ontario Recycle Association members, including Fort Frances, to reconsider going on their own. It’s a matter town council will discuss at Monday night’s regular meeting here. “People want to recycle—their […]
Heavy rainfall Friday threatened to raise water levels on Rainy Lake again but water levels continue to drop over the weekend. As of press time Monday, the lake was measured at 338.43 m (1,110.3211 ft). Ed Eaton, with the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, said the lake level has […]
Closed earlier today because of the stormy weather, the situation is indicative of how business has been at the Sorting Gap Marina for more than a month. “It’s like a rollercoaster,” said manager Trevor Hands. “We had a bad spring, or rather, no spring at all. Then we get the […]
Local Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews should have a quiet weekend since the fire hazard has dropped to “low” thanks to recent rainfall. “Going into today, we were looking at a ‘high’ to ‘extreme.’ But with the amount of rain we had last night, we should be under the […]
