Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
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Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
Staff Fort Frances council has a duty to defend the interests of its constituents and so has decided after all to consider a proposed resolution regarding the bidding process for the possible sale of the local mill. In an official statement issued by the Town of Fort Frances this morning, […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS) has been taking inventory of trees on municipal land for the past four years and now the public can do its part to add the trees on their private property to the mapping project. RRDS vice-chair Tony Elders outlined the group’s “Cultural […]
Duane Hicks The new town council is lauding the rapport it has had with local MPP Greg Rickford so far–and looks forward to a continued dialogue with him on a regular basis. At Monday night’s council meeting, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft reported that he, Coun. Michael Behan, Fort Frances CAO Doug […]
Duane Hicks The town will look at hiring a professional planning firm to thoroughly investigate and assess how industrial properties here can be developed in the future. In addition to retaining a consultant to look at the future development of the Shevlin wood yard, municipal planner Tyson Dennis believes town […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care hosted local MPP Greg Rickford at La Verendrye General Hospital last Thursday for a public press conference. Alongside Riverside management, board members, staff, and the public, Rickford announced the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be providing Riverside with $62,000 in one-time funding for […]
Staff Boston Pizza once again is offering heart-shaped pizzas tomorrow (Feb. 14) as a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. The local restaurant will have the special pizzas available for dine-in, take-out, or delivery beginning at 11 a.m. on Valentine’s Day. They are available in small and medium sizes on Boston Pizza’s hand-pressed […]
Press Release The 11 Northern Ontario districts require a comprehensive, co-ordinated, and inclusive newcomer attraction and retention strategy. This is the key finding in the second commentary in Northern Policy Institute’s “Northern Attraction” series, by author Christina Zefi, entitled “Identifying Northern Ontario’s Strengths and Weaknesses in the Attraction and Retention […]
Press Release The provincial government is supporting economic growth, job creation, and resource development in Northwestern Ontario by providing certainty around the construction of a new transmission line between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Energy minister Greg Rickford visited Fort William First Nation last Wednesday to announce that the province has […]
Press Release The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples welcomes Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act, and the establishment of an Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages which promises to work toward meaningful solutions to the loss of indigenous language in Canada. There is a great cultural diversity in Canada; there […]
Press Release Partnering with Betty’s, the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary has opened its first “pop-up” shop. A variety of First Nation-themed giftware, including mugs, water bottles, and scarves, are for sale in the hospital gift shop. A selection of fashionable sweaters rounds out the selection. Blair Anderson of Betty’s is […]
