Haul out the snowboards and skis! After five years of planning, the Little Beaver Snow Park here will open for business Friday at 4 p.m. The snow park, owned and operated by Bob Hamilton, is located on Balsam Street off McIrvine Road (near the landfill site) Snowboarders and skiers will […]
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“We can do this nice, or nasty.” These were some of the first words Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of health of the Northwestern Health Unit, said Saturday as he encouraged delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting to establish anti-smoking bylaws in their communities. […]
The Town of Fort Frances will take the next step to getting a proposed remand centre here after approving a draft proposal presented by consultants Sandy Baroudi and Gerry Pisarzowski of the Toronto-based Advisory Services//GPA. “We have to move to forward on this so we can have a maintenance of […]
The contract to construct the River Walk Condominium project on Front Street could be awarded today and then presented at tonight’s public meeting, Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach said. The deadline for bids from companies vying to build the 32-unit complex was 2 p.m. today. The Fort Frances Non-Profit Housing […]
Whether Fort Frances will land a remand centre, replacing the jail which is slated to close in 2004, is be one of the items topping the agenda at Monday night’s town council meeting. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning he wasn’t sure what the consultants—Sandy Baroudi and Gerry Pisarzowski of […]
After wrapping up their investigation Sunday morning, the Fort Frances Fire Department has determined a fire at Carpet and Tile Discounters early Friday was accidental. “There was a baseboard heater involved. After looking at the events that led up to the fire, we’ve determined it was an accident,” Fire Chief […]
The upcoming World Health Organization’s conference on safe communities and instituting anti-smoking bylaws are two of the many items on the agenda when the Rainy River District Municipal Association meets Saturday at the Red Dog Inn here. “First, we’re going to give an overview of the conference,” said Doug Anderson, […]
Firefighters on Friday afternoon still were combing through the scene of a fire that scorched a Scott Street business early this morning. The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to 608 Scott St. after Carpet and Tile Discounters was reported being ablaze around 4:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the rear […]
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs minister Brian Coburn was slated to be in town today to meet with district ag groups before being guest speaker at tonight’s fundraiser dinner for the Kenora-Rainy River Ontario Progressive Conservative riding association. The association is holding its annual general meeting from 4-5:30 p.m. at […]
With the recent announcement the Northwestern Health Unit is raising its per capita levy by about two percent for 2002, the Town of Fort Frances is keeping a close eye on whether the services rendered for that money are justifiable, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning. “If it’s an essential […]
Doug Maki may be eligible for parole in 14 years but the family of slain teen Melani Sutton has vowed to fight to keep him behind bars down the road. “He’s still in the system and if we have the opportunity in the future to speak [in opposition of his […]
Roseanne Carlson felt all eyes were on her as she hung up her artwork at the Fort Frances Public Library this week. This was the first time Carlson had ever shown her work to the public and as people came up to her asking about the paintings or sketches, she […]
