Duane Hicks The entire 2011 budget will be explained at a public meeting tonight, after which town council will vote on bylaws to pass the estimates and accompanying tax rates to support the municipal levy. “We’ll go through a summary of all the revenues and expenditures, and take a little […]
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Peggy Revell The four candidates vying to capture the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the May 2 federal election laid out their thoughts on tourism, pension reform, the forest industry, the economy, and, well, pizza at last night’s debate Fort Frances. About 50 people came out to the Civic Centre […]
Duane Hicks With mining exploration taking place across Rainy River District, one only has to look south of the border to see how successful such an operation can be. In a presentation to Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce members on Tuesday, Craig Pagel, president of the Iron Mining Association of […]
Peggy Revell A pilot project between the Valley Adult Learning Association and the Super 8 Motel to improve employee skills in nearing the end of its first year—and comes with hopes other local employers will join in. “It’s been very successful,” VALA executive director Barb Duguay enthused about the pilot […]
Heather Latter A new exhibit entitled “Eclectic Expressions,” featuring digital art by local artist Penny Faragher, opens tonight at the Fort Frances Museum. “My art is based on anything that holds a bit of fascination for me,” Faragher explained. “That could be architecture, design, trees, words—I love all of these […]
Duane Hicks Local caterer Todd Moxham was guest chef at the “Focus on Canada” on April 13-14 at Hibbing Community College. Moxham, owner of Cater 2 U, said he was asked to come to the annual Global Understanding conference, which focuses on a different country each year, after making contacts […]
Peggy Revell Local men are being asked to slip on a pair of red four-inch high heels later this month—then walk a mile—to stand up against rape, sexual assault, and gender violence. It’s all part of the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event slated for Thursday, April 28 from […]
Duane Hicks Riverside Community Counselling Services will be part of a province-wide network of services and support for male survivors of sexual abuse. The province announced last week it will establish a comprehensive network of 45 agencies across Ontario to co-ordinate the delivery of specialized services for male victims, adding […]
Heather Latter A warm and charming Margaret Trudeau offered up an inspirational message of hope for those suffering, or knew of someone who is suffering, with mental illness during her presentation here last Thursday evening in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental […]
Duane Hicks With a number of requests to make this year’s bass tournament a reality up for town council approval, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is intent on making the event viable this year—and beyond. At a meeting between council and FFCBC directors last Thursday afternoon to discuss various […]
Staff Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will see their bills go up starting next month. FFPC CEO Joerg Ruppenstein said this morning the Ontario Energy Board has approved a rate adjustment effective May 1, which will have an impact of an average of three percent on residential consumers’ bills. He […]
Staff Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees tonight will be looking to approve a contract for the installation of solar panels at St. Francis School here. The project stems back to last June, when the board submitted three feasibility proposals to the province. It subsequently received a funding allocation for […]
