Dan Falloon The rookie came through. The local Ducks Unlimited chapter, spearheaded by first-year chairperson Kevin Begin, hosted yet another successful banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday night. The 27th-annual edition of the dinner raised approximately $21,000 for the national DU organization—up from $20,140 last year. “Some of the […]
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Duane Hicks Following up on discussions from earlier this spring, economic development advisor Geoff Gillon of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. made a presentation to town council Monday evening regarding an enhanced economic development services proposal and economic development advisory committee restructuring. In his report, Gillon said the proposed […]
Duane Hicks Town council agreed to put off a planned increase in pay for the incoming mayor and council this December, instead electing to freeze its remuneration at its current level for another two years. Council approved a report from the Administration and Finance executive committee during its regular meeting […]
Peggy Revell Couchiching First Nation has announced its intention to set up a toll booth near the west end of the Noden Causeway as of May 21. The decision by the band council to set up the toll booth is twofold, explained Chief Chuck McPherson. It stems from the failure […]
Staff At last night’s regular meeting, council: •agreed to a recommendation of the Administration and Finance executive committee to amend Bylaw 02/10, freezing the mayor and council’s remuneration pay at its current level for two years, ending Dec. 1, 2012; •referred a recommendation regarding a backflow prevention device and water […]
Duane Hicks Union Gas is poised to resume the final year of its two-year project to replace its natural gas distribution services here. Work is expected to get underway the week of May 10. After crews replaced 24 km of vintage steel natural gas lines with yellow medium density plastic […]
Staff Council will hear a presentation tonight from Union Gas district manager Glenn Burton regarding project updates in the Town of Fort Frances. Last year, Union Gas started a major project to replace its natural gas distribution services here. The two-year project involves replacing its steel natural gas lines with […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has been very busy over the last few days responding to at least a dozen grass fires in town limits since Thursday night. The fires all have been in the north and east ends of town, Capt. Joe Bobczynski noted this morning. […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was called to the landfill Wednesday to fight a fire there. Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong said Friday morning that the fire had started in the part of the landfill where brush cuttings, garden waste, and building materials are disposed of—not the […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources has declared a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) in much of Northwestern Ontario to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective as of midnight last night, the fire ban will remain in effect until conditions improve. The fire hazard is “extreme” because of unusually dry […]
Staff Police located local teen Caitlin Henderson safe and sound yesterday afternoon. Henderson was reported missing at the beginning of the week. She last had been seen around 9 p.m. on Monday, when she left her residence on her bicycle and did not return. No other details were released.
Staff District residents came through once again for the Canadian Blood Services spring donor clinic at Fort High yesterday and Wednesday. Spokesperson Harvey Heather said this morning they saw a two-day total of 358 donors, who gave 307 units of blood that will help up to 929 patients in hospitals […]
