If area residents wish to have a renal dialysis unit in Fort Frances, they’re going to have start writing to the Ministry of Health. That’s the message nephrologist Dr. William McCready and nurse Barbara Adams of the Thunder Bay Regional Dialysis Program had to say to a group of doctors, […]
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Those miffed about paying higher municipal taxes this year may be able to do something about it–but it will take some leg work. Legislation is slated to be introduced this spring that would allow taxpayers the right to ask for a referendum on any tax increases, including those imposed by […]
For the fourth time since last October, rates at the Fort Frances Children‘s Complex are going up. By September, the cost of an unsubsidized spot will have increased over 30 percent in a year. Council approved upping the rates for “unsubsidized” spots for residents Monday to $26.50 a day for […]
Allegations of a breach of trust have been levelled against the former Fort Frances-Rainy River Board of Education, prompting an investigation by the anti-rackets branch of the OPP out of Thunder Bay, the Times learned yesterday. Det. Sgt. Lorne Costigan said Tuesday he received a complaint from a local resident, […]
For the first time in seven years, Fort Frances ratepayers will see an increase in their municipal taxes after town council unanimously approved a 4.68 percent hike for 1998 at a special meeting last Wednesday. That means households will see, on average, a $46.27 jump on their tax bills this […]
Four seasonal employees won’t be returning to the Public Works department this year as the town trimmed $47,000 off its operating budget. Those employees worked on sidewalk construction, line painting, and relieving those people taking vacation, Operations and Facilities manager Jerry Tetu noted Monday. “It’s going to have to be […]
Fort Frances residents may be among the first to get the word but they aren’t the only ones in Northwestern Ontario facing higher taxes. Although its 1998 budget isn’t expected to be set for another week, Dryden also is looking at a “moderate” tax increase. “Council is talking about two […]
If you didn’t get to the annual Easter Market before noon Saturday, chances are whatever you were looking for was sold out. Held at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market site on McIrvine Road here last Thursday and Saturday, customers literally gobbled up the vendors’ items on both days the market […]
Plaza Lanes owner/manager Dino Morelli is hoping to throw a strike as part of the “Bowling for Miracles” promotion to benefit young patients at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The local bowling alley is offering bowlers the chance to put their name in a draw for one of […]
After a three-week study tour in Mexico earlier this year, four local Confederation College students are back home and sharing experiences about a trip that was one of the best times of their lives. International Business students Lori Godin, Angela Halvorsen, Anita Barker, and Patti Jorgensen (along with Prof. Julie […]
The Northwestern Health Unit said the threat of closure has passed after monthly payments from area municipalities continue to flow in for 1998. For April, only six of the 22 municipalities have refused to pay–all in the Kenora District. And Dr. Pete Sarsfield, chief medical officer of health, said he’s […]
If the cost of building the “multi-use” facility gets too high, the local public school board may have to pull funds out of other areas of its budget to cover them. That’s the message education director Wayne McAndrew brought back to trustees last night during the Rainy River District School […]
