Although the final “download” numbers aren’t in, the town could get some provincial dollars to help it cope. At its regular meeting Monday, town council approved submitting an application for special circumstances dollars to help it get through the “download.” But in order to meet the March 6 deadline, council […]
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March could be the final payment district municipalities make to the Northwestern Health Unit until the provincial government provides actual “download” numbers. That’s something the Rainy River District Municipal Association will be voting on Monday when it meets here to put together a proposal for a District Social Services Administration […]
The town could get senior government dollars for an arena project without building two new ice surfaces–as long as what is built boosts area tourism. And the town still could be eligible for funding even if it decides to build a second ice surface unattached to Memorial Arena. That was […]
Identifying the origin of an antique teacup or arrowhead wasn’t new territory for the artifact experts who headed up Saturday’s “treasure clinic” at the Fort Frances Museum. But it was the first such event of its kind here, and despite a relatively poor turnout, it was a marked success in […]
Kids with an interest in collecting stamps, coins, sports cards, or even pogs are being encouraged to get involved in the “Kids Treasure Swap” at the Fort Frances Museum. The program is designed to offer area kids the chance to trade their doubles or interesting finds with each other. If […]
It was a scene right out of PBS’s “Antique Roadshow” at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday when area experts shared their knowledge of antiques and artifacts with the treasure-toting public. Dubbed “The Treasure Identification Clinic,” the four-hour gathering was held in conjunction with Heritage Month–an annual promotion aimed at […]
Sheila McMahon has seen the local United Native Friendship Centre’s literacy program go through a lot of changes since its inception 10 years ago. Now executive director of the UNFC here, McMahon was the first literacy program co-ordinator. “The first year I had 10 clients,” she said, noting the current […]
Should the town build a new double-rink facility, or put a second ice surface next to the existing Memorial Arena? That is one of three questions Fort Frances council wants the public to answer before it decides what kind of facility it will build here. As the town signs off […]
The executive of the Kenora District Municipal Association has decided it won’t join in the request for a programmatic audit on the Northwestern Health Unit–at least not yet. And that has the Rainy River District Municipal Association wondering if it will have to go at it alone. “I don’t know […]
Town council will take another stab at the proposed 1998 budget next month, with almost $1 million still needing to be cut if it hopes to maintain a tax freeze for the fifth consecutive year. But whether that can be done won’t be known until the March 16 budget meeting […]
The arena project is slated to get back on track next Monday, when town council has scheduled a meeting with “Ice for Kids” at 5:30 p.m. And this time round, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said the whole of council will be involved in the decision-making. “When we get their input and […]
Melanie Bodnar, who earned top honours at the annual “Quest for the Best” competition here Friday night, isn’t thinking twice about what she wants to do with her $500 first prize. “I want to use it towards making a [voice] demo tape,” she said Monday night from Winnipeg, where she […]
