Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Continuing with the third year of a five-year rehabilitation plan for the Noden Causeway, the Ministry of Transportation is planning to resume work in early June. In an e-mail this week, MTO regional director Larry Lambert reported this third phase of work will include rehabilitating the west […]
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Staff In an effort to encourage local residents to do some spring cleaning in their yards, the town will suspend the collection of tipping fees at the local landfill on Saturday, April 17 for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. Tipping fees will be waived from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., but only […]
Press Release The 2009 Ontario budget announced funding for community projects, distance learning, and workplace literacy as a key component of an economic response strategy. This funding will help laid-off workers and other adult learners to train for more technical training and highly-skilled jobs in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Northern Community […]
Press Release Effective April 1, 310-FIRE (3473) is the new, toll-free emergency forest fire phone number across Northern Ontario. Early detection and reporting are essential to quickly managing forest fires. Having one number will make it easier and more efficient for Ontarians to report forest fire emergencies. The number will […]
Peggy Revell Trustees were unanimous last night in voting to appoint Heather Campbell as the new director of education for the Rainy River District School Board. “I’m so excited and so honoured to be chosen to lead the board, and I endeavour to do my very best to make a […]
Press Release Tooth decay currently is the most common chronic disease affecting children. Untreated, it can be painful, make it hard to eat, and affect our children’s performance and attendance at school. With healthy habits, healthy foods, and healthy rewards, tooth decay is almost completely preventable. The Canadian Dental Association […]
Press Release A Dryden area tourist camp owner has been fined $4,500 for a number of convictions under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Gordon M. Makara pleaded guilty and was fined $2,500 for unlawfully selling fish without the authority of a licence. He also was fined $1,000 for failing […]
Press Release An Atikokan man was fined $1,500 for violations against the Aggregate Resources Act, the Public Lands Act, and the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Marcel Huard pleaded guilty to operating an aggregate pit without a permit and was fined $500. He also pleaded guilty to constructing a road without […]
Press Release A Geraldton man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for having a loaded firearm in a vehicle and failing to pay $4,000 in fines from previous safety-related wildlife convictions. Peter Atlookan Jr. was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. His firearm was forfeited to […]
Duane Hicks With the deer population at a high right now, the Fort Frances Airport is looking at options for keeping the animals away from the runway. The town is applying for funds for perimeter fencing—the best, long-term measure against deer. But if those dollars don’t come through this year, […]
Duane Hicks Those who have donated $500 or more to the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre are urged to check a master list and make sure their name will be included on the donor wall that will be made […]
Staff The numbers may have changed, but it’s mostly familiar faces when it comes to those in the district who were included last week in the Ministry of Finance’s annual list of public-sector employees who earned more than $100,000 in 2009. Rolling out on top for this region once again […]
