Duane Hicks Couns. Andrew Hallikas and Ken Perry joined the ranks of incumbent candidates seeking re-election in this fall’s municipal election after both filed their nomination papers Friday. Coun. Andrew Hallikas said it was a fairly easy decision to seek a second term. “When I first got on council, it […]
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Staff The intersections at Portage Avenue and First St. East and Portage Avenue and Second St. East will be closed temporarily Monday due to road construction. Bay City Contractors will be placing and shaping granular “A” material along Portage Avenue between First and Second St. East starting on Monday at […]
Peggy Revell While it will be rough around the edges, the new Robert Moore School will be ready to welcome students through its doors this Tuesday. “We’re definitely going to be in the building,” said Raymond Roy, manager of plant operations and maintenance for the Rainy River District School Board. […]
Staff Dr. Cynthia Saliba will be joining the Nelson Medicine Professional Group as a family physician starting Wednesday (Sept. 1), the Fort Frances Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee reported this morning. She also will join her colleagues in providing team approach primary care with nurse practitioners and other allied health […]
Press Release The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has donated $25,000, through its Humanity Fund, to Oxfam emergency flood relief efforts in Pakistan and is raising additional funds from members and local unions across the country. CEP is urging members and locals to give generously to the growing […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard is climbing steadily across Northwestern Ontario. The hazard is sitting at “moderate” to “high” for the whole region, with the higher hazards in the southern portions of the Fort Frances and Dryden districts, Quetico Provincial Park, Thunder Bay and Nipigon districts, and north towards […]
Staff Motorists should be aware that a section of Fifth Street will be closed to through traffic until 8 a.m. tomorrow. MSO Construction Ltd. will be completing the double application of surface treatment from Portage Avenue to Wright Avenue around 1 p.m. today. But in order to allow it to […]
Duane Hicks A fourth council incumbent has filed papers to run in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft submitted his nomination to run for a seat on council yesterday, following Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. John Albanese on Tuesday. They join Coun. Sharon Tibbs, who filed in late […]
Staff Rainy River Resources announced last week it is increasing its 2010 exploration budget for its Northwestern Ontario properties by $6.1 million. The board of directors approved an increase from $18.7 million to $24.8 million at its Aug. 11 meeting. “We are extremely pleased that the board has provided our […]
Press Release Starting this year, college and university students will spend less time filling out loan and grant applications and standing in back-to-school line-ups. They also will receive their financial support faster. The province is streamlining student aid by making the application process easier and cutting red tape. This will […]
Press Release Lisa Strom, a life-long resident of Fort Frances, recently was honoured by the local branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 15 years of dedicated service in its family history centre. Strom’s enthusiasm for researching her own genealogy first brought her to the centre […]
Staff Time to clean out the garage and basement. Anyone with oil, paint, batteries, and other junk they can’t normally dispose of should mark Saturday, Sept. 11 on their calendar since it will be the annual Fort Frances and Rainy River District Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Day. Residents will […]
