Duane Hicks Town council showed its support for local arts and culture after approving a “Tour de Fort” sponsorship for the 2017-18 season. Council agreed to a recommendation from the Administration & Finance executive committee to be a “Silver” level sponsor, in the amount of $500, during its regular meeting […]
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Staff Today is the start of “Emergency Preparedness Week” (May 8-13) and Fort Frances Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt is urging citizens to take steps to be prepared. Chief Moffitt said a major factor in being ready for an emergency is having a 72-hour kit that includes things like water, food, […]
Staff Town council is expected to award the tender to build the Rainy Lake Square project at its regular meeting tonight. Council will vote to authorize the execution of an agreement with RML Contracting of Thunder Bay for the construction of the square, as well as the replacement of the […]
Staff “A Night With Spirit Horses,” scheduled for tomorrow night at the Copper River Inn, has been cancelled due to “conflicting events in the community.” The dinner was meant to be a fundraiser for the RR Spirit Horse Ranch, which is home to about 30 Ojibway horses–a rare and endangered […]
Staff Henry Miller was out driving along the waterfront here Friday when he noticed something unusual in the water across from Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle. A merganser (a type of duck) was sitting close to shore surrounded by other birds but not moving. Miller thought nothing of it, but […]
Duane Hicks The appointment of a new resident Crown attorney to Rainy River District is welcome news to Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis. Crown attorney Colleen Hepburn started April 21, filling the vacancy left by former Crown attorney Robert “Buster” Young, who has appointed back in 2000 by Order-in-Council. “For […]
Press Release The International Joint Commission’s International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board released its draft report, “Managing Water Levels and Flows in the Rainy River Basin,” for public consultation, which closes on June 1. The board was tasked with evaluating the performance of the 2000 rule curves […]
Duane Hicks Tbaytel’s new “Fibre” service will be available here by November. While there’s still plenty of work to be done, “we’re well on our way now,” Dan Pella, manager of business sales for Tbaytel, told those on hand at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting last […]
Duane Hicks Get those walking shoes out of the closet. The annual “Walk for Alzheimer’s,” hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, is coming up here June 10, offering 2K and 5K walks along the waterfront. But before then, participants are asked to collect pledges, said Mary Carter, […]
Duane Hicks The Ontario budget tabled last week is taking a step forward to address railway taxation issues, but a local councillor feels more work needs to be done. The province has set a minimum of $80 an acre for property tax rates in municipalities if a rail line goes […]
Press Release Weechi-it-te-win Family Services will hold a free Children’s Mental Health Awareness barbecue this Friday (May 5) in conjunction with Mental Health Week. Featuring hamburgers, hotdogs, and cake, it will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at 601 Victoria Ave. Stop by to help us promote and bring awareness […]
Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak attended the 16th-annual United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues last week in New York City. The forum brings the world together on the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is a valuable opportunity for Canada […]
