Staff Town council has amended the town’s traffic control bylaw to allow for new loading zones and remove special parking restrictions. Council approved the following changes at its meeting Monday night: •the addition of a loading zone on the south side of Scott Street, commencing from a point 41 metres […]
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Staff With the new watermain along King’s Highway between Webster Avenue and the west entrance of Tim Hortons going into service, there will be more modifications to the temporary traffic control plan starting late Monday afternoon (Oct. 5). The following detour will be in place: •One stop sign will be […]
Duane Hicks The Fun in the Sun committee is asking the town to allot more money for fireworks in its 2016 budget, increasing the annual contribution from $5,000 to $7,500. “Each year, the July 1 fireworks show is one of the biggest community events in Fort Frances,” FITS committee member […]
Duane Hicks A group of local gym users want improvements to the weight room at the Memorial Sports Centre. During a public budget meeting Monday night, spokesperson Ian McKay told town council there are health and safety concerns that need to be addressed. The Memorial Sports Centre is a hub […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking for an extra $2,000 in the town’s 2016 budget to help with tourism marketing. Chamber president Jennifer Greenhalgh requested town council increase the current allotted fee for services from $7,500 to $9,500. This funding would cover some of the tourism […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services is providing space for Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) meetings to start up here beginning next week. “It doesn’t single out a group,” noted Mandi Olson, the Pre-treatment/After-care co-ordinator at the FFTAHS. “If you are an individual whose parents were alcoholics, drug […]
Heather Latter Community partners are pleased with the turnout for the grand-opening of the Fort Frances Assisted Living Program here Friday. The program, which has been running since March, still has spaces available. As such, those involved decided to hold an open house so people could stop by to find […]
Heather Latter For a third-straight year, Renée Martin-Brown set out to inspire a group of young women through her “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem retreat—and that’s exactly what she did. A total of 65 girls aged 11-16—some from as far away as Ear Falls, Thunder Bay, and […]
Duane Hicks Don’t forget about the new tennis courts. That’s the reminder the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee gave town council during its public budget meeting last night. In a letter to council, committee chair Bob Tkachuk asked the town keep $112,000 earmarked in the 2015 budget in next year’s budget. […]
Staff Town council can expect to get at least some input on its 2016 budget this evening. Written submissions have been made by Bob Tkachuk, chair of the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee, Rick Wiedenhoeft, chair of the Police Services Board, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, president of the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
Press Release The local Salvation Army has purchased a new building—the former Movie Gallery on Scott Street—to replace its aging property on Victoria Avenue. While there still are many renovations to be done to the new property to make it suitable for community outreach, we are pleased to announce this […]
Duane Hicks The Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Northern Lights Credit Union were the top teams at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off” last Wednesday at the Legion. The GHAC team—consisting of Cassy Bernard, Leah Galusha, John Payne, Jeff Bernard, and James Woods—garnered the Judges’ […]
