Duane Hicks More lots could be bought up at the Huffman subdivision here. Syncor Contracting Inc., which is hosting an open house here next Wednesday (April 13), wants to option 12 of the 16 lots to develop into single-family dwellings. While any agreement still is being discussed by town council […]
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Duane Hicks Most taxpayers will be looking at 1.5 percent levy increase this year. Town council wrapped up its budget discussions Monday and Mayor Roy Avis said he’s satisfied council was able to keep the tax increase in line with inflation. “If you keep up with the cost of living, […]
Duane Hicks In an effort to address parking problems and generate revenue to maintain the future market square, the town will take a hard look at parking meters for the downtown area. Council agreed at Monday’s budget meeting to set up meetings with stakeholders such as the BIA, Fort Frances […]
Duane Hicks The town will be looking at nearly $3 million in upgrades to its sewage treatment plant this year. Council yesterday awarded a tender to Kingdom Construction Ltd. to remove and replace biosolids de-watering systems and screen equipment at the plant. The upgrades will allow the town to remove […]
Staff Mine Centre School will receive the Rainy River District School Board’s “Recognition of Excellence” for its Early Years camp at tonight’s regular monthly meeting. “This year, the Early Years team has taken outdoor learning to a new level by developing an outdoor classroom, as part of the Early Years […]
Press Release The province is providing Fort Frances with more than $40,000 to improve road safety and create or sustain jobs through the “Connecting Links” program. This project includes detailed design for expansion joint rehabilitation of the overpass on the town’s Highway 11 connecting link. “This is wonderful news for […]
Press Release Senior strategist Chris Fields of Rynic Communications will be in here this Tuesday (April 5) to give a 70-minute presentation about community building. The presentation, hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., will begin at 6:30 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Fields will speak about Fort Frances’ […]
Staff It’s no joke—Fort Frances has the lowest gas prices in Ontario. A survey of gas pricing website GasBuddy.com shows the average price across the province is 95.7 cents per litre. But here in town, gas is selling for 78.9 cents per litre. A look around the region shows a […]
Staff Texting just got taxing. In a recommendation to the cash-strapped federal and provincial governments, a 10-cent-per-text fee may be levied on all cellphone users. Based on the number of cellphone users, the proposed “Text Tax” could raise enormous revenue. With estimates of 30 million cellphones being used in Canada, […]
Duane Hicks With the Town of Fort Frances currently searching for a new Chief Administrative Officer, about 120 co-workers, friends, and family gathered Thursday evening at the Copper River Inn here to celebrate the nearly 40-year career of Mark McCaig. “Thanks for letting me do this job,” McCaig said during […]
Duane Hicks District municipalities will be asked to help fund the recruitment and retention of physicians locally. Coun. Wendy Brunetta, who sits on the Fort Frances Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee, said the committee is drafting letters to send to the Emo and Rainy River Health Centres—primarily due to the […]
Staff A new report received by town council Monday night shows how much the mayor and councillors were paid in 2015, with Mayor Roy Avis again ranking as the highest-paid and having the most expenses. Mayor Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and […]
