Staff Town council will be amending the traffic control bylaw to permit heavy trucks to park along the 500-1200 blocks of Scott Street for up to one hour at a time. Back in January, council agreed heavy trucks no longer should be allowed to park along that stretch of Scott […]
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Nicholas Donaldson The Bargain Shop here once again is gearing up for its annual Easter Seals campaign, which is set to run March 19-April 15. This year’s fundraising and awareness campaign will be the 10th for The Bargain Shop. It also will be the last. Store manager Darcy Banman said […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Power Corp. continues to be a leader in deploying innovation in the utility sector. It recently received kudos from its external auditor for excellence in exceeding the requirements of Appendix C “Minimum Inspection Requirements” of the Ontario Energy Board’s Distribution System Code as a result […]
Staff The town made nearly $600,000 in land sales last year. Council approved the allocation of $584,791.50 in 2016 land revenues to several different reserve funds at its regular meeting here Monday night. Huffman Court subdivision lot sales realized $395,000 while Front Street property sold to Syncor for the future […]
Duane Hicks Downtown Fort Frances once again will have a movie theatre–with a twist. Work on the Rainy Lake Square will begin this spring, and the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is preparing for different ways to utilize the public space once it’s ready. RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale told council […]
Staff Bryson DeGagne has been named the winner of the “Random Acts of Kindness” contest that took place here last month. From Feb. 12-21, Community Living Fort Frances and District challenged local residents and businesses to complete random acts of kindness. The win was announced on Community Living’s Facebook page […]
Duane Hicks OPSEU Local 735 is among the many Ontario unions taking a stand against ongoing privatization with the “We Own It” campaign. Local president Melissa Pearson addressed town council at its regular meeting Monday night to explain why public services are better than private ones, as well as ask […]
Duane Hicks The Ontario Energy Board has mandated utilities help empower their customers to make informed decisions about their electricity usage–and the Fort Frances Power Corp. has taken this task to heart. The FFPC’s board of directors recently charted the corporation’s vision, mission, and values, setting their sights on becoming […]
Duane Hicks Town council could be looking at another subdivision in the near future. Fort Frances CAO Doug Brown said at Monday night’s meeting that as part of the town’s strategic plan, council and administration will be examining the next subdivision development for the community starting in May. “I want […]
Press Release The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Baudette-Rainy River international bridge replacement project. To help inform this decision, the CEAA is seeking comments from the public and indigenous groups on the project and its potential effects on the […]
Press Release New Gold Inc. is pleased to announce it has closed its previously-announced bought deal financing of 61,640,000 common shares, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of the over-allotment option, at a price of $2.80 (U.S.) per share. That translates into aggregate gross proceeds to New Gold […]
Press Release During question period on Thursday, local NDP MPP Sarah Campbell demanded answers from Premier Kathleen Wynne about why she has no plan to help local businesses like the Nickel Lake Lumber sawmill near Fort Frances, which has seen its hydro bill go up 50 percent. “The premier’s hydro […]
