Staff Lts. Dennis and Mary Maybury say they no longer will tolerate the dumping of furniture, junk, or other large items at the Salvation Army Citadel here. “We don’t like to do this . . . but we’re being taken advantage of,” Lt. Dennis Maybury stressed. He said he has […]
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Staff Could your son or daughter be the 2013 Fort Frances Mini-King or Mini-Queen? The annual contest will be held here June 28, but parents who want to enter their children will have to act fast. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said she will start taking registrations today. She will accept the […]
Sarah Pruys With courses entitled “School @ Sea” and “Foods of the Americas,” who wouldn’t be interested in some of the new programs being offered at the local Confederation College campus this fall? Or perhaps “People & the Forest” or “Developmental Disabilities” sound more appealing? Campus director Anne Renaud said […]
Sarah Pruys “They’re the darnedest cutest birdhouses you’ve ever seen,” noted BIA chairman Doug Anderson. The community project involved a long line of locals, and is culminating with new birdhouses being put up on the 100-300 blocks of Scott Street. The birdhouses were built locally, with the BIA purchasing 33 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Native Urban Wahkaihganun Corp. will build a six-unit apartment complex on York Avenue later this year after town council approved zoning amendments at its regular meeting Monday night. The amendments changed the zoning for 1026-1040 York Ave. from “R2” to “R4” to permit multi-residential use and […]
Duane Hicks Police services costs are escalating in Ontario, and town council is calling on the province to take immediate measures to alleviate the most recent pay increase of 8.5 percent that will take effect next year. Council passed a resolution at its regular meeting Monday night, which will be […]
Sarah Pruys Dr. Joanna McQuarrie has known since Grade 7 that she wanted to go into dentistry. Now, after nine years of post-secondary education at the University of Manitoba, she has achieved her goal. Dr. McQuarrie first spent three years completing her Diploma of Dental Hygiene, then worked part-time as […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will be pressuring the Ministry of Transportation and Miscampbell Road Authority to repair the section of Frog Creek Road fronting the airport property. Mayor and council have gotten several complaints in recent months about the condition of this portion of the road, which is used by […]
Sarah Pruys Willie and Rodi Longenecker are talented people. Not only do they sing worship songs, but they can do it while fishing on Lake of the Woods and being filmed for their first video DVD, “Calling Fishermen.” The couple, who have lived in Morson since 1969, sat down to […]
Duane Hicks The demolition of the vacant Huffman School will begin June 16 as the town moves forward with plans to develop a new subdivision in the east end. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the school will be down by July 1. The work is being done by […]
Staff Council will vote tonight on whether to amend a zoning bylaw which, if passed, would allow the Fort Frances Native Urban Wahkaihganun Corp. to build a new six-unit apartment complex on York Avenue. The proposed building has met some opposition, with two north-end residents speaking against the re-zoning during […]
Staff Students at both elementary schools in Fort Frances will see new principals after the Rainy River District School Board announced at its regular meeting Tuesday night some changes in assignment for the 2013-14 year. Bill Daley, currently principal at J.W. Walker School, will become the principal at Robert Moore […]
