Duane Hicks Several hundred people from area First Nations joined the grassroots movement, “Idle No More,” by marching marched through Fort Frances on Friday afternoon. Held as a show support for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who is on a hunger strike for her community, as well as to protest Bill […]
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Duane Hicks Celebrating 25 years of fellowship during the holidays, the Community Christmas Dinner here is set to go tomorrow from noon-2 p.m. at Knox United Church. The free event, open to everyone, includes a traditional Christmas meal of turkey, ham, gravy, potatoes, veggies, and dessert, along with live music. […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP would like to extend a sincere thank you to the owner and staff of Tim Hortons in Fort Frances for their partnership in support of online safety for youth and their families. In September, patrons of Tim Hortons purchased “Smile Cookies” during a […]
Staff Putting together and distributing close to 200 Christmas hampers this year, the heads of the local Salvation Army are thrilled with the support from the community. “The community responded very well,” Lt. Dennis Maybury remarked. “We want to thank everyone for all the donations.” “This is such a wonderful […]
Staff The local mill will be even quieter over Christmas as No. 7 paper machine is being shut down on Dec. 24-25 due to market conditions. Meanwhile, the town is keeping up its “economic development strategy to support the industries that built our community, as well as seeking new opportunities […]
Staff It seems many people are deciding to keep at least some of their holiday spending local this Christmas—buying up Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce gift certificates to give away as presents. “We have been very busy,” Chamber manager Annely Armstrong noted yesterday. “I have running around dropping them off, […]
Duane Hicks Well-known for his 49 years of coaching hockey in Fort Frances, Ken “Kenno” Christiansen was honoured Monday evening as the 2012 “Citizen of the Year.” “This is quite an honour to be ‘Citizen of the Year,” he remarked. “I would like to thank everybody. I really appreciate it. […]
Duane Hicks The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting the number of ’flu shots it has administered so far this season is lower than a year ago. “The number of ’flu shots the health unit has given this year is lower than usual,” noted Donna Stanley, manager of infectious diseases for […]
Duane Hicks The combination of several issues and the overall economic atmosphere have come together to create “the perfect storm” town council has had to face in 2012, and will continue to weather in 2013, said Mayor Roy Avis. “I know it’s been a very eventful year,” he said at […]
Duane Hicks An expert panel recommended last week that Ontario’s 80 local electricity distribution companies (LDCs) should voluntarily amalgamate into larger regional agencies within the next two years. But the Fort Frances Power Corp. is among those staunchly opposed to such changes. FFPC chair Doug McCaig said Friday that the […]
Duane Hicks Management non-union (MNU) staff with the Town of Fort Frances have opted to put off a previously-approved two percent pay hike they were to receive in 2013. Town council approved rescinding the pay raise at its meeting Monday night after a report by Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig, […]
Duane Hicks Town council has identified its next top infrastructure priority for possible future funding under Phase II of the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative Capital Program. The next critical section of sanitary sewer piping to be replaced is a trunk section of 450 mm diameter, which runs along Second Street […]
