Duane Hicks The outlook for the Town of Fort Frances’ 2018 budget is looking much more rosier than at this time last year. While the budget process is not done yet, the current 2018 operating budget indicates a deficit of just $8,578 due to a decrease in education tax this […]
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Duane Hicks Different location, same family fun. After years of holding its winter carnival at the Lions Park and Fort Frances Public Library, the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum will be hosting “SnOasis 6: Your Winter Fix” at the new Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances. The family […]
Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we are dedicated to providing our residents and staff with a safe and healthy environment that delivers the highest quality of care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care temporarily has ceased admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in order that we can rectify some […]
Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we are dedicated to providing our residents and staff with a safe and healthy environment that delivers the highest quality of care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care temporarily has ceased admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in order that we can rectify some […]
Press Release For most of the past century, Americans have wondered if an authoritarian politician ever could be elected to high office in the United States. Could a persuasive individual assume dictatorial control? An answer often offered was made famous by a 1935 novel by Minnesota-born novelist Sinclair Lewis entitled […]
Duane Hicks The new temporary “pop-up” homeless shelter is in dire need of volunteers. Plans have been in motion for the past few months to open the “Out of the Cold Homeless Shelter,” located in the Apostolic Way Church on Victoria Avenue here, but it simply can’t happen without helping […]
Duane Hicks There’s not enough women in politics. Studies have shown at least 30 percent of elected officials must be female before policy begins to adequately reflect the concerns of women. But studies also show women in Canada represent only 15 percent of corporate boards, 18 percent of mayors, and […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Coun. Wendy Brunetta, who helped organize the “Women in Politics” symposium last Wednesday evening at Confederation College here, gave tips on planning an election campaign. “The main reason I decided to arrange this session is because of one of the barriers I found when I was […]
Duane Hicks Life as a town councillor, first and foremost, is a learning experience. Fort Frances Coun. June Caul offered some insight into life in public office during the “Women in Politics” symposium last Wednesday evening at Confederation College here, noting her first term has been an eye-opening experience into […]
Staff The cost to take a taxi and “Dial-a-Ride” has gone up here, as has parking rates. With the increase in minimum wage, local taxi owners were looking to increase the taxi rates accordingly, and met with the town’s Planning and Development division to discuss the proposed rates. The revised […]
Staff The first rehearsal for this year’s Easter cantata is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the New Beginnings Fellowship. Diane Maxey, who once again will be directing the choir, is asking those interested in participating to contact her beforehand at 274-7309. She is welcoming any new […]
Duane Hicks Crystal Lindal is looking to light a “WICK” for a good cause and keep it burning–but she can’t do it alone. In support of the new women’s resource centre in Fort Frances, the Arbor Vitae resident is striving to pre-sell 1,200 Pink Zebra candles as part of a […]
