Staff At Monday night’s regular meeting, council: •approved a report regarding sidewalk run-off issues in front of Wilson’s Business Solutions, stating that during future road rehabilitation projects, the proper slope on the sidewalk will be installed in accordance with provincial standards (the property owner will be responsible for all costs); […]
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Duane Hicks Town salutes volunteers, employees The Town of Fort Frances will be looking for a new fire chief in 2011 as Gerry Armstrong is retiring from the Fort Frances Fire Department at the end of the year. Armstrong, who was among four retirees recognized at the town’s annual appreciation […]
Staff In response to concerns from the local Police Services Board about motorists cutting in line to get across the U.S. border and similar issues, town council will lobby both the provincial and federal government for help. In a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown, he said the […]
Duane Hicks It’s clear district residents are getting into the idea of community “tag” with “acts of kindness.” As of yesterday, more than 100 “acts of kindness” have been donated, with more coming in, to be sold off at the “Acts of Kindness Benefit” coming up Friday, Dec. 3 at […]
Peggy Revell How each person can take steps to stop violence, bullying, and other destructive behaviour was the theme of the three-day “We are all Leaders” conference held in Fort Frances last week. “Our hope is that through this conference, we have helped people help themselves and to help others […]
Peggy Revell
Motorists nabbed for speeding soon will have a choice between getting a ticket or heading back to class as part of a pilot project to make school zones safer. Kicking off this Friday (Nov. 26), local police officers under the direction of OPP Cst. Anne McCoy will police the school […]
Duane Hicks Most user fees will be going up in the new year after town council approved a schedule at last night’s meeting. Town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said every division took a thorough look at the user fees, and the majority of them will be hiked by 1.7 percent. For […]
Duane Hicks Fire chief set to retire “Citizen of the Year” Joyce Cunningham was honoured Friday night at the town’s annual appreciation dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. Cunningham was not be able to attend because she was in Sudbury for a meeting of the Ontario Library Service North board, which […]
Staff Family & Children’s Services of the District of Rainy River is inviting the public to attend an open house this Wednesday (Nov. 24) as it celebrates 75 years of being incorporated. “It’s kind of a bittersweet celebration,” noted Wendy Brunetta, who has been with FACS for 26 years. “We’re […]
Staff The winner of an essay contest held in conjunction with Local Government Week (Oct. 17-23) is scheduled make a presentation to council at tonight’s regular meeting. Daymond Morrisseau, a Grade 5 student at Robert Moore School, will read his essay before council. He was the only winner in this […]
Staff With the holiday season upon us, the local Salvation Army will be accepting applications later this week for its Christmas hamper program. Those who would like to receive a Christmas hamper this year must pick up a registration form on Nov. 25-26 at the Salvation Army Citadel on Victoria […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers responded to 68 calls for service between Friday and Sunday. The calls were diverse but included a number of incidents related to the weather. Some of the incidents officers worked on included: •motor vehicle collisions; •a property-related investigation; •traffic-related complaints; •thefts; •assaults; •trouble […]
