A working group met at 11 a.m. today to discuss the first results of tests on the effluent that flooded several north-end backyards last week. The group, which included representatives from the town, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Moncrief Construction, the Northwestern Health Unit, the Ministry of the Environment, insurers, adjusters, and residents, […]
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Some positive lab tests have come back indicating the water at Pither’s Point beach is now safe but local health officials will hold off on opening it to swimmers until more tests come back just to be certain. “We got back results from Friday and they were all right and […]
It will be at least another day before laboratory tests of the effluent leak that covered some residents’ lawns in the north end of town last week produce results. Although some soil test results were sent back to the Ministry of the Environment on Thursday, the bulk of them are […]
A number of north-end residents remain confused and frustrated as contradictory information flows in about what exactly was in the mill effluent that flooded their backyards last Thursday morning. Residents who own homes on the south side of Eighth Street between Walker and Cornwall Avenues met Tuesday night to compare […]
Town council came close Monday night to passing a resolution to change the name of Front Street–from the mill to just over the overpass–to La Verendrye Parkway. The resolution, put on the agenda by the Waterfront Development Committee, was about to be passed by council to be put into bylaw […]
Several municipal councils are seeking provincial funding by declaring their community a disaster area following the severe storms that hit the district July 31. Fort Frances, Rainy River, La Vallee, and Morson municipal offices are gathering information to send to the province for funding as residents continue to recover from […]
With only three weeks to go before dogs and their owners converge on Pither’s Point, organizers of the “Paws Around the Park” event Sept. 8 are urging participants to gather their pledges. The Fort Frances Friends of Animals fundraiser will feature dog owners bringing their pets out for a half-hour […]
While striking employees with the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living (CUPE #65) approach their 100th day on the picket line, the union’s national rep said clients are not receiving proper care. “We don’t believe the clients at the Hudson Drive residence are receiving the care and services […]
In an effort to keep educating the public about diabetes, and how to cope with it, the Valley Diabetes Education Centre will hold a day camp for adults Sept. 8 at Sunny Cove. “We’re looking for a relaxing getaway day for those with diabetes,” said diabetes educator Sarah Ross. “They’ve […]
Local artist Cher Hogan’s fascination with images of aviation was sparked at an early age. “I always was interested in airplanes,” she recalled Monday. “As a kid growing up in Saskatchewan, I used to watch the crop dusters and that. “When I moved here and saw the float planes, I […]
A group of alarmed north-end residents attended last night’s town council meeting to demand more information about the mill effluent that flooded their backyards last week. “It is very scary. Any information we have we’ve obtained on our own,” said Walker Avenue resident Sue Fletcher. A number of residents on […]
The Town of Fort Frances reached a $24,250 out-of-court settlement with Borderland Hockey School owner Terry Mihichuk last month, which was made official at last night’s council meeting. The notice of discontinuance actually was signed and made official on July 23, said CAO Bill Naturkach. Mihichuk had filed suit in […]
