Duane Hicks In the spirit of “Earth Day” tomorrow, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will launch its seed library, with a sunflower start kit giveaway to follow on Saturday. This marks the second year for the seed library, which is a free community resource open to library members […]
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Staff Students in Lynne Avis’ Grade 7 class at Robert Moore School are hosting a movie night fundraiser tomorrow for a classmate and his family. Thomas Chapais was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2014. After having his leg amputated, he had returned to school and was adjusting well to school life. […]
Duane Hicks Two construction firms responded to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a firm to design and build a fenced, four-court multi-use tennis facility at the St. Francis Sports Field. Court Surface Specialists Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont. said the job will cost $404,076.70, incl. HST but not including lighting. […]
Duane Hicks “An elder once said: If you don’t think it’s a privilege to work with the community, then you’re in the wrong job.” It’s one of the thoughts Sheila McMahon had while en route home from Toronto after receiving the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism from the […]
Duane Hicks There’s plenty of interest in new residential developments in Fort Frances. At least 100 people attended Syncor Contracting’s open house last Wednesday night at the Copper River Inn to check out plans for a new townhome development on Front Street and lots at the Huffman Court subdivision. “We […]
Press Release The April meeting of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary was held in the hospital boardroom, with president Susan Robertson chairing it. She reported on the joint spring conference—a two-day event held here over the weekend that included a presentation on Tai Chi by Carol MacIntosh and one on […]
Duane Hicks With the “Fight the Blight” campaign shaping up for next month (May 9-19), the public is asked to give the town a call if they want junk picked up or if they’d like to volunteer with the clean-up. Residents are encouraged to call the bylaw office (274-5323) ahead […]
Duane Hicks With town council mulling the feasibility of parking meters for downtown Fort Frances, social media reveals some local residents feel they’re not necessary. On online poll at fftimes.com found 81 percent of the 452 respondents feel parking meters are not needed while 16 percent say they are. Three […]
Staff The town is on its next step to hire a new Chief Administrative Officer. The deadline for applications was Friday (April 8) and town council got its first look at the applications received during an in-camera session at last night’s meeting, “We’re moving forward in replacing our CAO, Mr. […]
Staff While residents will be able to get rid of most types of waste during “Fight the Blight” next month, they must wait until September to dispose of any hazardous materials. Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Day has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17. Town council will vote tonight to […]
Staff Greenbank will bring their brand of upbeat folk rock to the stage at From the Grind Up here next Friday (April 15) at 7 p.m. The Thunder Bay-based group played here last year for the “Harmony of Nations Music Festival” and are coming through again. “We had a really […]
Staff How could sports and recreation help drive tourism here? This topic will be the focus of a planning session hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. next Wednesday (April 13) from 7-9 p.m. at the Copper River Inn. The sports tourism initiative came out of the public process […]
