Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—The White Pine Inn here is up for tax sale by the Town of Fort Frances. “Basically, it’s been abandoned by the owner so for us to try to recover the outstanding taxes, the tax sale process is one of the means, as per the Municipal Act,” […]
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Staff Want to show your love for the library this Valentine’s Day? Why not donate baked goodies to the Friends of the Library’s annual bake sale next Friday (Feb. 13). Friends’ president Cathy Robinson said the group has its list of volunteers who help bake for the popular fundraiser. But […]
Duane Hicks As town council weighs whether to ban dogs from the area commonly known as “Seven Oaks,” Agency One bands would like to raise public awareness that the land in question is of spiritual significance. “I think people shouldn’t forget that it was originally set aside as a reserve […]
Duane Hicks Safe Communities Rainy River District has recognized the local Substance Abuse Prevention Team as an outstanding partner. Safe Communities chair Linda Plumridge presented Tiffany Clifford-Smith and Jeanne Pasch of SAPT with a certificate of appreciation during Saturday’s annual general meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association in […]
Duane Hicks The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests is busy working with stakeholders to modernize forest tenure and develop Enhanced Sustainable Forest Licence agreements. But Rainy River District feels control of the Crossroute Forest needs to be wrested from Resolute Forest Products sooner than later to save the local […]
Heather Latter New Gold has passed a critical point in its approval process—getting the green light for its Environmental Assessment from the provincial government last week. And with the federal Environmental Assessment approval having been granted earlier in January, it means work on the development of the mine will be […]
Duane Hicks Council will consider some much-needed repairs and renovations to some town buildings in its 2015 capital budget. During a budget meeting yesterday, council began to discuss what capital budget items are most important this year and which can be cut right off the bat. Fort Frances CAO Mark […]
Staff Sturgeon Creek School, the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program, and Nestor Falls School will be recognized at the Rainy River District School Board meeting tonight for their joint parent engagement and family math night. Utilizing a $1,000 Parents Reach Out (PRO) grant, the three school councils organized the evening in […]
Staff A new program, “Let’s Speak Ojibwe,” will start tomorrow morning at the Fort Frances Public Library—and it’s not too late to participate. Library program director Andrea Avis said there’s been quite a bit of interest in the program and she’s expecting at least a dozen people to attend. “We […]
Press Release New Gold Inc. announced today that the company has received the key environmental approvals for its Rainy River project in Chapple. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change separately completed their detailed assessments of the project, and subsequently announced their respective […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has asked council for $9,500 as its annual fee-for-service to market the town and promote tourism. “We need to really work at promoting ourselves year-round,” said Chamber president Jenny Greenhalgh, who made a presentation to council Monday night along with Chamber manager […]
Heather Latter Mira Donaldson has another accomplishment to add to her list. The multi-talented 13-year-old from Fort Frances last week was selected as one of 12 recipients of the annual Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. “I’m really honoured and proud,” Donaldson said quietly after receiving a certificate of […]
