Duane Hicks The reality of the recent closure of the local paper mill, and hopes of what the future might hold for Fort Frances, loomed large last Wednesday during the official opening of a new museum exhibit chronicling the past 100 years of logging and paper-making here. Fort Frances Museum […]
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Staff The Town of Fort Frances was activated as a host community and welcomed 145 residents from Attawapiskat First Nation on Saturday. They are staying at the Copper River Inn. Attawapiskat First Nation has declared an emergency due to high water levels on the Attawapiskat River, which have the potential […]
Press Release The late spring melt is working its way through the Rainy-Namakan system. These flows, in combination with recent rainfall amounts, have led to steep rises in tributary flow rates to these lakes. Many of these tributaries have water levels and flows greater than that seen on average once […]
Staff Whether you’re looking for something to do on the long weekend, or have family of friends visiting from out of town who might be interested in local history, gaze no further than the waterfront. The “Hallett” and lookout tower along the La Verendrye Parkway opened for the season today, […]
Duane Hicks The replacement of water and sewer infrastructure underneath Third Street East from Crowe Avenue to Frenette Avenue will be the major construction project here this summer. On Monday night, town council awarded the tender for its water, sewer, and road work package to Tom Vert Contracting for $2,420,886.63, […]
Staff Town council authorized the renewal of an annual lease agreement with Bearskin Airlines LP at the Fort Frances Airport during its regular meeting Monday night. The new rate increased by one percent ($10,208.76 per year), Council also: •authorized the suspension of calendar parking on the 400 block of Nelson […]
Duane Hicks Thanks to the generous support of community members, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will continue with its “Project Petunia” beautification program later this spring. As of Friday’s deadline, the Chamber’s call for sponsors resulted in 18 local businesses and individuals donating a total of $2,350, which will […]
Duane Hicks Town council is throwing its support behind the fight to keep door-to-door mail delivery here. Council passed two resolutions at its regular meeting Monday night following a request from Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 538 president Sandra Lange. “Canada Post informed the public that they intend […]
Duane Hicks Organizers of the inaugural “Medical NAFTA” meeting being held here July 3 are looking for testimonials from local residents who have had to travel far to receive medical services. Fort Frances Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who has been co-organizing the meeting with International Falls Coun. Cynthia Jacksa, said the […]
Staff While it did not raise as much as last year, the Voyageur Lions Club’s second-annual “Jail or Bail” fundraiser Saturday at Canadian Tire here still raised $4,500 for two good causes. A total of 15 “convicts” were nabbed and forced to raise “bail,” including Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, […]
Haley Anderson The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business & Community Expo is ready to hit the Memorial Sports Centre this Friday and Saturday. Although the Chamber has hosted an annual exposition for 26 years, this will be its second geared towards local business. In years past, the expo […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will run the former Ontario Travel Information Centre here this summer. Mayor Roy Avis said the town is in the process of inking an agreement with the province to lease the building, which was closed in the spring of 2012. “The tourist information centre as we […]
