Staff The $34.5-million municipal budget for 2017 received final approval from town council Monday night, with bills to be sent out at the end of this month. This was a tough budget year for the town due to reassessment by the province’s Municipal Property Assessment Corp. The town’s overall assessment […]
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Duane Hicks Work is on schedule at the future Rainy Lake Square. In a report to town council Monday night, Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob said new storm sewer catch basins have been installed on Scott Street, with the storm sewer lateral now on-site and being tied into the […]
Staff Part of downtown Fort Frances will look extra-patriotic in the near future. Town council has granted permission to The Shops on Scott (BIA) to paint maple leaves on the old sidewalk along the 200 block of Scott Street as part of this year’s Canada Day celebrations. The town received […]
Staff The 2017 town budget will be presented at tonight’s council meeting. Treasurer Laurie Lindberg will explain the budget process, outline sources of revenue and what the town’s expenses are, as well as compare uncontrollable costs from 2016 with those in 2017. She also will provide a taxation summary, and […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Power Corp. will host an information session regarding the “Save on Energy” programs offered for homes and businesses. It hopes to raise the awareness and profile of the programs within Fort Frances. “Many local businesses and organizations have already taken advantage of the rebates and […]
Press Release At its June 6 meeting, the Rainy River District School Board recognized the contributions of two individuals with its Volunteer of the Year award, as well as honoured retirees. Selena Vanasse of Rainy River and Jimmy Warren of Atikokan were recognized for their volunteer service. Vanasse offered her […]
Staff Get your comfy shoes on. The annual “Walk for Alzheimer’s” is slated for tomorrow, offering 2K and 5K walks along the waterfront here. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina, with a warm-up set for 10:45. The walks then will begin at 11 a.m., followed by […]
Staff The province is moving forward with a plan to make the criminal justice system faster and fairer by implementing programs to help reduce time-to-trial and improve the bail system in the region. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced yesterday it is hiring two new assistant Crown attorneys in […]
Staff Motorists irked by detours can rest easy–the reconstruction of one block of Second Street East from Mowat Avenue to Portage won’t start for another couple of months. Bay City Contractors will be doing two projects in town this summer, but first will be working on Nelson Street before getting […]
Duane Hicks Decades of volunteerism, along with commitment to the Legion and the local community, were recognized during the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. #29 honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon. Among the many dedicated auxiliary members recognized was Clora McEvoy, who, along with Verna Zucchiatti and the late Mary Clinker, […]
Nicholas Donaldson The officers and cadets of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron held their 14th-annual Ceremonial Review last Wednesday evening in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The cadets were inspected by the reviewing officer, local Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale-Cornell, and received awards for their […]
Press Release Gord Mackintosh was not your typical politician and “Stories Best Left Untold: Tales from a Manitoba legislator,” is not your typical political memoir. Mackintosh steps out of his familiar role as the Manitoba NDP’s go-to guy, foot soldier, and law reformer to provide a unique take on the […]
