A report on what to consider in the town’s 2003 budget process among the public input provided during a council meeting last month was approved at Monday night’s meeting—despite one councillor’s protests that the ideas were not discussed at any length. Among Couns. Dave Bourgeault, Neil Kabel, and Roy Avis, […]
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There’s relief locally that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service offered an extension to Canadian students last Friday that will allow them to cross the border to attend part-time classes in the United States. “I see it as encouraging,” said Carol Grim, director of Public Information and Development at Rainy […]
Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan said Monday that Fort Frances residents can expect a slight delay in their notice of the second 2002 tax levy. “With the transition from the old to the new computer system, there’s been a problem,” Allan noted, referring to the $400,000 overhaul of both […]
With the deadline to file a claim under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) coming up tomorrow, the local office manager said yesterday that district residents have filed $5.28-million in claims so far. “I’m sure we’ll see more than 400 claims by the end of today,” noted Ian Mollett. […]
Council agreed Monday night to return a nuisance bear removal agreement to the Ministry of Natural Resources unsigned after citing numerous problems with a document presented to the town last month. “It was pretty one-sided,” Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan said Tuesday. “The proposal agreement places additional responsibility on […]
Statuesque and secretive, she sat silently as her life was recounted to an eager crowd. The mysteries of the Rainy Lake mermaid were revealed last Thursday night during an art show in her honour at the Fort Frances Museum, where, among other things, listeners learned she wasn’t as old as […]
Local MP Robert Nault will be at 400 Scott St. tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. for a funding announcement regarding the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Residents also are invited to attend. “As far as I know, [the announcement] will be concerning the $250,000 of operational money for the RRFDC,” said […]
About 160 local residents will be getting phone calls starting tomorrow to complete a survey regarding citizen satisfaction with the services the town provides. Town council last night approved the survey, which was drawn up by the strategic planning committee during its planing process over the past year or so. […]
In the early-morning hours of Saturday, Fort Frances OPP responded to a report of a boat and its occupants in distress on Sand Bay. It was reported that five people had been swimming from the boat around midnight when strong winds carried it out of the reach of three of […]
A residence at 945 McKenzie Ave. here was destroyed by fire around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, the Fort Frances Fire Department reported. “The small house was fully involved on our arrival,” said Fire Chief Steve Richardson. “But our firefighters were able to knock it back pretty quickly.” He noted two […]
The Town of Fort Frances wants to know if residents think it’s doing a good job and will undertake a citizen satisfaction survey in the near future—if council approves the questionnaire at Monday night’s regular meeting. CAO Bill Naturkach said the telephone survey, which “covers everything,” came out of the […]
Traditionally held in late September for the past 13 years, the annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce trade show has been cancelled and rescheduled for next May. Citing an increasing dip in traffic over the past few years, Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said yesterday that organizers are trying a new […]
