Staff The Rainy River District School Board honoured its retirees during its final regular board meeting of the 2016-17 school year here last Tuesday evening. Anne Cox, Paul Elliott, Gregery Scott, Gary Broman, Lloyd Lovelace, Rod Enns, Kim Basaraba, and Cam Keast all were recognized as retiring this spring. Susan […]
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Duane Hicks The drive to have Fort Frances become an “Age Friendly Community” is able to take another step forward. Over the past year, a committee of volunteers and stakeholders, under the co-ordination of Ian Simpson, gathered information on what the public feels needs to be done if the town […]
Press Release Ontario Savings Bonds (OSBs) are on sale until June 21–a safe, secure, and flexible investment fully backed by the province. OSBs help people across the province invest in their communities. Funds raised support infrastructure projects such as new hospitals, schools, roads, and bridges. Available to everyone in Ontario, […]
Press Release Ontario residents are reminded to protect themselves from tick bites, especially when participating in outdoor activities during the warm summer months. Black-legged ticks settle on grass and bushes until they attach themselves to a person or animal. Ticks can infect humans with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. […]
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 […]
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 […]
