Duane Hicks All aboard! The Town of Fort Frances is demanding the province address the inequity in property taxation on railway right-of-ways collected by municipalities in Ontario. And now it’s looking for every other community in the province to get on the train and ask the Ministry of Finance to […]
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Staff The local campus will kick off Confederation College’s 50th anniversary celebration tomorrow in conjunction with the main campus in Thunder Bay and other ones across Northwestern Ontario. The come-and-go event will run from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and all students, alumni, employees, donors, partners, and community members are invited to […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking to be included in the town’s budget again this year. The Chamber is asking the town for $8,500—the same amount it was granted in 2016—for tourism advertising. This was a $1,000 increase from 2015. In a letter received by council at […]
Staff As town council rolls up its sleeves to dig into the 2017 budget, it will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2016. […]
Staff “Colonization Road,” a documentary which delves into the history and meaning of the road—and into Canada’s colonial past, will air on CBC TV at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. The 50-minute film features Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon as he visits Fort Frances, and other towns and cities in […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-27 C (17 below zero F) that will feel more like minus-29 (21 below) due to southwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will partly sunny and cold, with a high of minus-19 (two below) and low of minus-25 (13 […]
By Scott Smith The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — Days after Donald Trump won the White House vowing to deport millions of people in the country illegally and fortify the Mexican border, California farmer Kevin Herman ordered nearly $600,000 in new equipment, cutting the number of workers he’ll need starting […]
Duane Hicks Just as Santa was getting ready to make his deliveries before Christmas, Fort Frances got a special delivery in the form of the logging tug boat, “Owandem.” The boat, which was in dry-dock in International Falls, Mn., made its way across the border on Dec. 22 and taken […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” seemed to be reinvigorated with youths this year. A total of 44 jumpers, which included a local minor hockey team and the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad, took the icy dip into Sand Bay on New Year’s Day and […]
Duane Hicks Property assessment decreases will make it a tough budget year for Fort Frances council, Mayor Roy Avis says. Council is looking at a $210,700 tax revenue shortfall before having even started the 2017 budget. This roughly equals a two percent residential tax increase on its own. But added […]
Staff Highway 11/71 remained closed as of press time this morning due to a collision near Hammond Road, about 10 km west of Fort Frances. Two transport trucks apparently collided around 9 a.m., resulting in both lanes being blocked. No one was believed to have been injured. Traffic has been […]
Skies will gradually clear overnight, with an overnight low of minus-21 C (five below zero F). Winds will be northwesterly at five-10 m.p.h., becoming light from the west after midnight. Snow is likely tomorrow afternoon, with a possible accumulation of 2.5-five cm (one-two inches). Look for a high of minus-nine […]
