Press Release The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has issued a complete fire ban for the Town of Fort Frances. All outside burning is prohibited, including brush and grass burning, backyard fire pits, or cook stoves that use solid fuels (wood or charcoal). Burn permits also have been cancelled. […]
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Sam Odrowski Youths who experience mental illness don’t always get the care they need. The systems of support that youths go to first when experiencing mental health problems sometimes lack awareness around what’s really going on. Especially for those who experience psychosis. This is where the Northwestern Ontario-based research strategic […]
Press Release In the five weeks since Ontario’s Progressive Conservative cabinet was sworn in, it has become increasingly apparent that when Premier Doug Ford was sloganeering about his government being the first “For the People,” he didn’t mean LGBTQ2 people or anyone who cares about child safety or building a […]
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford officially opened his constituency office here yesterday at 279 Scott St. “We’ll be offering the traditional kinds of services–some of them that you might, for example, get at ‘ServiceOntario,’” Rickford said Friday in a conference call with the Times. “More importantly, where a provincial […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Due to the extreme hot and dry weather of late, a fire ban has been put on La Vallee Township. This includes open air fires for the purpose of cooking or camping. Other rural townships also have been put under a fire ban. Fire bans also are […]
Sam Odrowski Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford has been taking steps to make good on Premier Doug Ford’s campaign promise of reducing hydro rates by 12 percent. Rickford’s recent decision to scrap more than 750 “green” energy contracts, for a net savings of close to $800 million, is […]
Press Release The West Rainy River District Fire Service was formed in 2011, merging three fire departments (Rainy River, Dawson Township, and Lake of the Woods) into one combined department. This joined force shares resources and provides a wide range of programs and services, including fire suppression, auto extrication, fire […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be increasing its volunteer firefighter roster to 30, with 10 of them be put on an auxiliary reserve list. Town council authorized Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt to do so after receiving a recommendation at its regular meeting Monday night. “The […]
Press Release The PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise will receive $280,061 in federal funding for its project, “Collaborating for Transformation: Advancing Women’s Economic Security.” In this 36-month project, the organization will focus on understanding the gaps to the growth experienced by women-led businesses in Northern Ontario, and will help better […]
Sam Odrowski The “Little Free Library” has been serving Fort Frances’ reading community for exactly one year now, having started up last August. The community library acts as a book exchange, where people can drop off and pick up gently-used books that interest them. “Little Free Library” owner JoAnne Formanek […]
Duane Hicks The purchase of the former Shevlin wood yard represents “boundless” possibilities for future development in Fort Frances. Mayor Roy Avis announced at Monday night’s council meeting that the town has struck an agreement with Resolute FP Canada Inc. to purchase the 22.6 acres of land right in the […]
Press Release With more than 40,000 km of track, the rail system connects Canadians by moving people and goods across the country every day. That’s why the Government of Canada supports projects that improve safety, the economy, and the movement of goods and people. The federal government is continuing its […]
