Duane Hicks Demolition of the Rainy Lake Hotel is set to get underway. Chief Building Official Travis Rob said JMX Contracting will be mobilizing one crew this weekend to get some preliminary on-site work done inside the long-vacant building. The main crew is arriving from southern Ontario on Sunday, and […]
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Staff A significant settlement was reached today at the Ontario Labour Relations Board for employees of Gingrich Woodcraft Inc. who were terminated in August when they voted to unionize and join Unifor. The owners had shut down the custom cabinet-making factory, claiming their religious beliefs precluded them from working with […]
Press Release Representatives from Ontario’s 21 universities will be at Fort Frances High School this Monday (Oct. 5) from 2-3:15 p.m. for the University Information Program (UIP). This free event offers local high school students, and their parents, the opportunity to speak in person with multiple university reps. The UIP […]
Press Release This Sunday afternoon (Oct. 4), “Life Chains” again will occupy sidewalks in Canada and the U.S. There we will silently pray and witness on behalf of voiceless fellow citizens such as unborn babies, vulnerable seniors, and physically- or mentally-challenged people. Each participant will hold a “life” message sign, […]
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 […]
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 […]
