While sporting fewer presenters than the initial meeting April 2, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon and council will get a chance to hear more opinions about a proposed bylaw banning smoking in enclosed public places at a second meeting Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. “As of this morning, we have five […]
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Grade eight students and their parents will meet at Fort Frances High School tonight to learn more about what life in high school will be like next year. The meeting will be held in the Fort High cafeteria at 7 p.m. “It’s very similar to the presentations we made to […]
With town council still weighing a proposed bylaw to ban smoking in all enclosed public places, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to its 170 members late Thursday to find out their feelings on the issue. And so far, the response has been impressive. “I walked […]
After being discussed at Monday’s council meeting here, it was revealed yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) committee will be getting money from the town to help cover costs for the upcoming 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities—as it was going to all along. The news was announced at a […]
After more than a year of planning, the “practice firm” project at Confederation College will be put to the test Monday. A dozen “employees” will walk into the firm’s location on Scott Street Monday, greeted with new desks, freshly painted workspace and all of the questions and uncertainty of starting […]
Hunters concerned about the moose tag lottery being affected by the ongoing Ontario Public Service Employees Union strike should wait and see, said the district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources. “At the present time, we’re advising people to get their moose licenses and applications at outside issuers,” said […]
The Fun in the Sun celebrations are scheduled for Thursday, June 27-Monday, July 1. The committee is in the beginning planning stage of the event and are looking for interested clubs, groups, or organizations to assist in the celebration. If your club, group, or organization would like to co-ordinate an […]
The Town of Fort Frances is looking for more people to make their voices heard at a second meeting regarding a possible smoking bylaw here Tuesday. Town clerk Glen Treftlin said yesterday afternoon only two people have signed up to speak on the matter so far. But he added he’s […]
The 1955 headline reading “Plan to Raze Williams Block; To Use Site for Customs Area; Propose One-Way Traffic Routes” seems like deja-vu. By mid-August, 1955, a new Customs area opened on the corner of Church Street and Mowat Avenue. The razing of the Williams block removed a 50-year-old cement block […]
They did not have got as much funding as they asked for, but the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group will keep moving forward in the long process to establish one here after recently receiving word from the province. “I’m confident it will be enough to get things […]
Following numerous reports of confusion in traffic flow stemming from the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here, council agreed Monday night to post new traffic signs to hopefully ease the situation and go back to Abitibi-Consolidated for a full traffic flow study. And while he agreed something had to […]
While a request for donated use of town facilities for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities was referred to the administration and finance committee for review at the March 25 council meeting, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon stressed at Monday night’s meeting that the town had better come […]
