Duane Hicks Members of International Association of Machinists Local 771 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1744 are fighting AbitibiBowater regarding changes to their pensions which they say they have not agreed to. Union reps are in Thunder Bay this week to begin arbitration regarding the “biomass agreement” struck […]
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Duane Hicks Residents and some businesses will see an increase in sewer and water rates in 2011. Town council approved a schedule of rates recommended by the Operations and Facilities executive committee at its regular meeting Monday night, which includes a two percent increase for residential customers. This works out […]
Peggy Revell The United Native Friendship Centre here has launched a new campaign aimed at tackling violence against aboriginal women. “The Kanawayhitowin program is an aboriginal campaign in Ontario to raise awareness about the signs of abuse in our community of aboriginal women,” UNFC executive director Sheila McMahon explained at […]
Staff Council approved a collective agreement with the Fort Frances Professional Firefighters Association at last night’s council meeting, but the town is saying the new deal will prove to be “very costly for the corporation and for the taxpayers of the Town of Fort Frances.” The arbitrated award includes a […]
Press Release Eleven forestry companies, including AbitibiBowater, have accepted wood supply offers from the province, creating 163 new jobs and sustaining 404. This will also help create other jobs in the forestry sector, and support local economies. AbitibiBowater in Thunder Bay will produce stud lumber at their sawmill, creating 50 […]
Staff Paper production at the local AbitibiBowater mill will halted for two weeks starting next Monday (Feb. 21) due to poor market conditions. Pierre Choquette, Abitibi’s manager of Canadian Public Affairs, said this morning the temporary shutdown is expected to affect 230 employees. He added the kraft mill will continue […]
Duane Hicks With the aim to bolster its coffers to help pay for future projects, the town is looking at a sewer and water rate hike for 2011. Town council will receive a report on water and sewer rates at tonight’s regular meeting, which indicates a 3.7 percent overall increase […]
Duane Hicks “Lead the Way!”—a workshop to encourage women aged 55-70 to be more physically active—will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Taking place from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Shaw Community Hub Room, the Northwestern Health Unit and the Canadian Association for the […]
Irene Laing Thirty-one members attended the Feb. 9 meeting of the Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Memberships were approved for Liza Perron, Diane Schindel, Dorleen Dyrland, and Debbie Hebert while Julie Lowry and Marie Howells were reinstated as members. Meanwhile, president Sylvia Gunderson initiated Catherine Dobie, Dorleen Dyrland, and Diane […]
Duane Hicks Local businesses were in the spotlight last night at the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. Lidkea Optometry was honoured as Business of the Year (1-15 employees). Other nominees for that award included Ron’s Auto Body, Greensides General Store, Northern Lights Credit Union, Citi Financial, A […]
Duane Hicks Dozens of retired members of the International Association of Machinists Local 771 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1744 rallied here yesterday to raise awareness of a dispute they have with AbitibiBowater regarding changes to their pensions which they have not agreed to. IAM Grand Lodge rep Brian […]
Press Release DebtMasters.ca Inc. is a credit recovery company expanding to Fort Frances and Northwestern Ontario. The newest DebtMasters consumer associate is Fort Frances native Lori DelBo. “I felt a strong need for an organization like DebtMasters in our community to help with the economy and the people of this […]
