Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum could have a Dutch student working there later this year. Town council agreed Monday night to a Community Services executive committee recommendation to allow the museum to offer an unpaid internship to foreign student Daan Strating after successful clearance from the Government of Canada-Immigration […]
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Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances has an updated bird’s eye view of itself. Council was given a look at new orthophoto imagery of the municipality during its regular meeting Monday night. “Back in 2007, the town engage Atlas Geomatics to do a fly-over of the town and take […]
Duane Hicks The International Tug-of-War will return this summer. The Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club has teamed up with the Backus Community Center in International Falls to collaborate and bring back the event, which hasn’t been held here since 2013. The tug-of-war, which involves teams from each side of the […]
Staff Town council has sent a draft of its sidewalk snow removal bylaw back to committee for a do-over. “I think we should send this back to committee because it’s not addressing what was asked to be addressed,” deputy mayor Ken Perry said during last night’s council meeting. “We were […]
Staff Town council will be asked to approve new rates for loading zones, private rental stalls, and the Portage Avenue parking lot at tonight’s regular meeting. A report from the Planning and Development executive committee recommends that as of July 1, 2018, the annual fees for these each would be […]
Duane Hicks Town residents who had frozen service lines last year are being urged to start running those taps A.S.A.P. Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob said this morning the town recently began getting reports of frozen lines. “It is that time of the year,” he remarked, noting the town […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is looking for organizations that engage youth up to age 12 to register for theme four of the “Healthy Kids Community Challenge.” “Theme four of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge, ‘Power off and Play!’ focuses on reducing recreational screen time for children,” said Jaclyn […]
Duane Hicks Town council has given the go-ahead to put in a new sidewalk on the 300 block off Scott Street. The project, estimated to cost about $302,000 in this year’s capital budget, will include the installation of paving stones exactly like the ones on the 200 block, as well […]
Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak this week presented a Thunder Bay Chill soccer jersey that had been signed by Thunder Bay youth to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. These youth have been advocating for a venue where they can play soccer, and Rusnak wanted to highlight the passion and engagement […]
Press Release The Ontario Dental Association has launched an awareness campaign to help Ontarians understand the dangerous funding gap in public dental care. Dentists across the province currently treat about 200,000 kids under the “Healthy Smiles Ontario” program but more needs to be done to ensure all 500,000 eligible children […]
Staff Borderland Pride’s second social mixer for the area’s LGBTQ2 and Ally community has been set for Thursday, Feb. 15 from 7-10 p.m. at Barajas in International Falls. The first Pride social mixer was held Oct. 26 at From the Grind Up in Fort Frances. Despite the major snowstorm that […]
Duane Hicks The “Forget Me Not” charitable dinner for the local Alzheimer Society on Saturday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous here was a success, bringing in $5,000 to help continue free programs and services for district residents. This tops last year’s total of $4,250. “We are here to help,” Rossana […]
