Press Release Ontario is taking strong action to address concussions inside and outside of the classroom New legislation, to be introduced today, would help protect students engaging in school sports and health and physical education classes from the potentially serious, long-term, and harmful effects of concussions. It also would ensure […]
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Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances has hired Jason Kabel as its new Community Services manager starting next month. Kabel, 39, will be filling the shoes of George Bell, who is retiring after 18 years of service. “I am both thankful and excited for the opportunity ahead,” Kabel said […]
Duane Hicks In anticipation of increased land ambulance costs if the Rainy River Health Centre emergency room has to close due to a lack of doctors, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is having district municipalities pay a supplemental levy. The town’s share of this levy is $82,863.83 […]
Duane Hicks The provincial government has to get its finances in order and at least for the near future, municipalities are on their own. That’s the message delegates heard at the 2012 ROMA/OGRA combined conference in Toronto last week. “The government has to get their debt in line and in […]
Duane Hicks Due to a lack of volunteers, the Fun in the Sun committee has been forced to cut down July 1st activities this year to just fireworks. They are, however, welcoming other groups to step forward and organize their own Canada Day festivities. Committee chair Randy Thoms said the […]
Heather Latter Jeremy Jordan of Couchiching First Nation is living a clean and sober lifestyle, focused in his aboriginal traditional culture, to be a role model and bring about positive change in his community. The 21-year-old sits on the Couchiching Leadership group, the Grand Council Treaty #3 Youth Council, Lands […]
Duane Hicks The cross-province torch run to promote organ and tissue donations will stop in Fort Frances tomorrow. Step by Step Campaign founder and CEO George Marcello and a group of torchbearers are scheduled to be at the Safeway parking lot at 10:30 a.m. The public is encouraged to come […]
Duane Hicks Town council has nearly wrapped up its work on the 2012 budget and it appears some residential taxpayers will see an increase of 2.49 percent. That tax increase was about as low as council could go, Mayor Roy Avis said after yesterday’s budget meeting. “Council took a look […]
Staff Jason Kabel is the newest member of the town’s management team after council approved the appointment at yesterday’s budget meeting. Effective April, 9, Kabel will take on the duties of Community Services manager, with the exception of emergency services, which will be designated to CAO Mark McCaig. Current Community […]
Staff Fort Frances will host the regional OPP awards ceremony May 3. Three local officers will be receiving the Police Exemplary Service Award for full-time service with a Canadian police service, A/Insp. Steve Shouldice reported at Friday morning’s Police Services Board meeting here. Sgt. Phil Donald and Sgt. Darryl Wright […]
Duane Hicks Call out for groups to step up The Fun in the Sun committee will not being going ahead with any Canada Day activities except fireworks this July 1. The reason is a lack of volunteers, committee chair Randy Thoms said yesterday. Thoms said the group got very little […]
Press Release The Ontario NDP once again is living up to its election promises with a motion to create a legislative committee for northern issues passing yesterday, local MPP Sarah Campbell said. The motion, brought forward by Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, proposed a new committee made up of Northern Ontario […]
