The Senior Centre’s board of directors continue to meet on a daily basis to determine if the town’s recently vacated daycare centre is a viable alternative location to where the centre is presently housed. “The group is looking at comparative costs between the two facilities, considering renovations, operating costs, current […]
Local News
Ken Kellar
Amidst a flurry of government funding announcements, one local group is gearing up to take the next steps towards being operational. During a stopover for lunch and a few reveals at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Friday morning, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced funding that is going towards […]
Sam Odrowski
Fort Frances appears to be the first municipality in Ontario that’s set to ban certain single-use plastics. A resolution was unanimously passed at Monday night’s meeting to adopt a single-use plastics bylaw aimed at reducing the amount of single use products in landfills and promote sustainability throughout the community. “The […]
Staff
The town secured $65,000 to conduct consultant work at the Shelvin Wood Yard last Thursday and Mayor June Caul is thrilled to explore opportunities for the property. “With a landscape on prime river front consideration must be given to residential, commercial, and community services to grow our tourism and tax […]
Sam Odrowski
Well-paying jobs are essential when trying to attract and retain residents in northwestern Ontario. In an effort to create jobs and boost the local economy, the province recently provided funding to the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) to explore the viability of a modular house manufacturing facility in the […]
Ken Kellar
It might not quite be “Star Trek”-level futuristic, but new technology on the way to Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) sounds like it will be close. In an announcement at its Fort Frances campus on Friday afternoon, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced that the organization will be receiving $2.25-million […]
Sam Odrowski
Town council approved a report to establish lot prices for Erin Crescent during its regular meeting on Monday, but one councillor expressed concerns around pricing. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who voted against the motion to establish lot prices, said the costs outlined in the report are “way too high” and he […]
Sam Odrowski
The Town of Fort Frances was given 90 days to find a new buyer of the shuttered pulp and paper mill here in October but no offers were put forward to restart it. Council is now looking at different ways of utilizing the mill properties that were formerly owned by […]
Tonight will see periods of light snow before clearing with a low of -26 C (-15 F). Tomorrow will be sunny with cloudy periods overnight, bringing a high of -18 (zero) and a low of -20 (four below). Friday will see a chance of snow during the day with snow […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -16 C (3 F). Tomorrow will see snow beginning near noon and remain partly cloudy overnight with a high of -10 (14) and a low of -23 (nine below). Thursday will bring a mix of sun and cloud and a high […]
A bylaw regulating certain single-use plastic products in Fort Frances was passed unanimously by council at last night’s meeting. The bylaw will prohibit the distribution of single use plastic bags at checkout, prohibit single-use foam food containers for prepared foods such as styrofoam cups or takeout containers, and plastic drinking […]
In Wednesday’s edition of the Times, the full obituary for Rebecca Ann Sweigard accidentally cut off the final line of text for condolences. Online condolences may be made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com. The Times apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
