Taxpayers may be shelling out more dollars to elected municipal reps dealing with the added responsibility of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, depending on where they live. Fort Frances council approved a $80 per diem per meeting Monday for Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, who estimated he spends between […]
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After years of commercials and low-key parts in plays, Fort Frances native Susan Livingston has finally made it big, netting a regular role on a new television program, “Number One West.” “Woo hoo,” Livingston, who is the daughter of Dan and Carol Livingston, exclaimed when she got the part a […]
Dilke resident Viorel “Vee” Sandru tried his hand with greenhouse vegetables when he first moved from Romania five years ago, but lately, he’s been up to something a little “fishier.” After taking a two-year program in Aquaculture Technology through Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority, Sandru has been breeding and raising […]
Councillors will be meeting with a Fort Frances Firefighters Association representative July 27 to get input on a fire protection plan before it agrees to three firefighters taking the early retirement package. At its regular meeting Monday, council reviewed a report during the in-camera session from the community services division […]
The view driving west of town has become a little more eye-pleasing thanks to the Fort Frances Rotary Club. The club recently paid to have the roadside from Taylor International Trucking to the railway crossing at Crozier mowed and trimmed. “We wanted to make the approach to town more presentable,” […]
In an effort to offer their clients more “on-the-job” opportunities, the Fort Frances District Association for Community Living has taken on a retail venture. “The Treasure Chest,” which opened its doors at 220 Scott St. on Monday, is a consignment outlet which offers quality used items (i.e. clothing, furniture and […]
Just less than $100,000 in provincial funding will be going to Northwestern Independent Living Services Inc. in the Kenora/Rainy River Districts as a part of a $19.1 million fund to long-term care community programs. Cam Jackson, minister responsible for seniors, announced yesterday the money would be going to 104 community […]
The arrival of new officers for the Salvation Army here has been put on hold for the next two months due to health complications suffered by Capt. Elaine Yurett. She and her husband, Capt. Lloyd, were scheduled to arrive here the first week of July to take over the ministry […]
Local entrepreneur Mark Faragher has good reason to smile these days after landing a major business deal with Ticom Corporation of Detroit, Mich. as the Canadian manufacturer and distributor of their fiberglass truck toppers. The vehicle accessory, dubbed a “top-up topper” is made of double-shelled fibreglass with a foam core […]
Last week’s two-day conciliation session between the board and district high school teachers may not have resulted in a settlement but both sides have agreed to another round of negotiations July 24. Andrew Hallikas, local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation president, said both sides spent close to 19 hours at […]
Fort Frances homeowners will see their municipal tax bill go up 10.5 percent on average this year while commercial ratepayers see theirs drop by 3.7 percent. Before some 20 commercial ratepayers on hand for Monday night’s meeting, Fort Frances councillors voted unanimously to have the commercial ratio rest at one […]
It was meeting of east and west, north and south as dignitaries from the local rural community met with a busload of people taking the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program. The Rainy River District was the halfway point in the program’s two week North American study tour, which focused specifically at […]
