Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances and Resolute Forest Products today reached a joint agreement to resolve outstanding assessment appeal complaints regarding the company’s mill here. The property assessment will be reduced by 25 percent for the subject years 2009-12. Resolute had been seeking reductions of about 58 percent. […]
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Staff Children and adults in Fort Frances will have a few activities to look forward to on “Family Day” (Feb. 18). A family skate will be held Monday from 9:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre while a family swim will take place there from 1:15-3:30 p.m. A parent […]
Heather Latter Having received some funding for youth programs, the United Native Friendship Centre here has started up an eight-week session for youngsters of all ages. “It’s giving the youth an opportunity to learn, share their voice, and have fun,” enthused Cathy Fobister, the new cultural co-ordinator for aboriginal youth […]
Staff Resolute Forest Products might be in a position to decide what it will do with its Fort Frances mill later this spring. During a conference call Tuesday coinciding with the announcement of Resolute’s preliminary fourth quarter and 2012 results, Resolute president and CEO Richard Garneau said the company currently […]
Duane Hicks The town will get a better idea as to what the proposed “Huffman” residential subdivision on Williams Avenue will cost after town council decided yesterday to put the job out to tender. Engineering Northwest has estimated the project will cost about $1.4 million, but the town will get […]
Staff Resolute Forest Products might be in a position to decide what it will do with its Fort Frances mill later this spring. During a conference call Tuesday coinciding with the announcement of Resolute’s preliminary fourth quarter and 2012 results, Resolute president and CEO Richard Garneau said the company currently […]
Press Release Everyone has a role to play in ending domestic violence in the workplace and the community. Eight workplaces in the Kenora-Rainy River districts took important steps in 2012 and the beginning of 2013 to create safe, supportive workplaces. They taught supervisors and workers how to recognize the warning […]
Duane Hicks Due to the infiltration of groundwater into the town’s aged piping system, it continues to treat far more water than it should have to. In an activity report from Operations and Facilities executive committee chair Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft at Monday night’s council meeting, he noted the town treated […]
Duane Hicks Métis Ventures Inc. (MVI), a holding company of Sunset Country Métis, is asking the town for a break on its outstanding taxes. Council received a letter from Clint Calder, president of both Sunset Country Métis and MVI, stating that the current total principal tax owing on properties at […]
Staff Legal action initiated by four local bands in 1998 culminates with a Superior Court of Justice hearing regarding the “two-chain shore allowance” that starts next week at the Fort Frances Courthouse. Couchiching, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning (formerly Nicickousemencaning), and Mitaanjigamiing (formerly Stanjikoming) are the plaintiffs in the matter while the Attorney […]
Duane Hicks Following up on a decision last month that the role of deputy mayor be held on a rotating basis according to who is the current chair of the committee of the whole, the position will not get paid more than any other councillor. Council last night approved a […]
