Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances remains hopeful the mill here will restart and is open to working with any potential buyers. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig, who gave a status update on the most recent strategic plan, entitled “Incredible Community, Boundless Opportunity,” told Monday night’s council meeting the […]
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Duane Hicks Plans are moving forward to do a town-wide clean-up this spring. The town will launch its “Fight the Blight” campaign in May, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said during an update on strategic plan initiatives at last night’s council meeting. The town clean-up was spurred by a letter […]
Staff Town council will get more information about the Shaw Go WiFi initiative at its regular meeting tonight. Ian Phillips, government relations manager for Shaw, sent a letter to the town back in January, noting Shaw would like to enter into a municipal WiFi agreement so Shaw can offer WiFi […]
Duane Hicks A new online petition has been launched to gauge support for putting the “fort” back in Fort Frances. Nathalie Donaldson, who came up with the idea for a fort theme for the future Rainy Lake Market Square, said she started the petition yesterday to get a better idea […]
Duane Hicks 2015 was a busy year for the Fort Frances Fire Department. Fire Chief Frank Sheppard told council at its regular meeting Monday night that firefighters responded to a total of 559 calls for service last year—301 in the first half and 258 in the second half. Not all […]
Duane Hicks After more than four decades of dedicated service, Doug McCaig has retired from the Fort Frances Power Corp. McCaig, who most recently was chair of the FFPC’s board of directors, said he stepped down due to recent health issues. “Last summer I had a bad stroke,” he told […]
Duane Hicks Families bid a fun-filled farewell to winter Saturday during “Snoasis 4: Cool to the Core.” Hosted by the Friends of the Museum, at least 200 children and adults flocked to the Fort Frances Public Library on a sunny, mild day to participate in games and eat tasty food. […]
Duane Hicks With the town slated to do a total rebuild of Colonization Road East from Scott Street to the overpass this summer, a local resident has put forward some suggestions to help the project run smoother for everyone. Merv Ahrens, who “endured and survived” last year’s King’s Highway reconstruction […]
Duane Hicks After years of waiting, the town is hoping to get a definitive answer as to whether or not the province will sell the land situated between the old library and the Fort Frances Clinic to allow for the latter’s future relocation and expansion. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Wendy […]
Duane Hicks The town’s water treatment plant got a nearly perfect score after a Ministry of the Environment inspection late last year. The town scored 97 percent on its MoE 2015/16 drinking water inspection report after an announced detailed inspection, which was conducted Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Mayor Roy Avis applauded […]
Staff The local Kiwanis Club once again will be holding a Good Friday breakfast this year, with tickets going on sale Monday. The breakfast will take place Friday, March 25 at 8 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets cost $15 each, which will be available at Green’s Brandsource and Lidkea […]
Staff It’s not too late for local women to sign up for the “Women’s Wellness Day” this Tuesday (March 8). Hosted by the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, it is being held at the Zion Lutheran Church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in celebration of International Women’s Day. “It’s […]
