Duane Hicks Water and sewer rates are going up in Fort Frances again this year after town council approved a hike at its meeting Monday night. Residents will pay 2.1 percent more while industrial, commercial, and institutional customers are seeing a jump of 17.39 percent. The residential monthly rate for […]
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Staff Whether they’ve been on stage before or are new the spotlight, some local businesses are getting primed for the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up this Saturday at the Adventure Inn here. This year’s gala drew a total of 56 nominees, a couple of which were nominated in more […]
Peggy Revell It’s a long trek from South Vienna to Northwestern Ontario, but it’s one Henrik Mader has made so he can spend the next six months as an exchange student living in Fort Frances. “It’s nice here,” said Mader, 15, who arrived here on Jan. 22 from Austria. “It’s […]
Staff Members of the public who have questions regarding the proposed hydroelectric development along the Namakan River are invited to the upcoming open houses being held across the district. Here in Fort Frances, the open house is slated for Thursday, Feb. 18 from 2-8 p.m. at the Adventure Inn. These […]
Peggy Revell The local Valley Adult Learning Association is inviting people from across the district to be inspired and motivated this spring through a fun-filled evening, complete with a motivational speaker. “We just wanted it to be a real inspirational fun night for people, coming and listening to the motivational […]
Duane Hicks The sidewalk on the east side of the 700 and 900 blocks of Portage Avenue will not be removed as part of Phase II of the biomass roads project this spring. Council approved a recommendation from the Operations and Facilities executive committee last night indicating that while the […]
Press Release On Feb. 3, an officer of the Fort Frances OPP Community Drug Action Team, officers from the OPP Northwest Fort Frances Crime Unit, and officers of the Fort Frances OPP detachment executed a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act search warrant at Elizabeth Manor here. As a result of […]
Press Release On Feb. 5, the Fort Frances detachment of the OPP began investigating the report of a missing female youth. Police are asking for public assistance in locating Cheyenne Boshkaykin, 13, who currently is a resident of the Training and Learning Centre in Watten Township. Boshkaykin is described as […]
Staff Local residents Allan Bedard and Bill Krukoski will appear before town council tonight in search of answers about the Fort Frances Community Clinic. The pair are seeking answers to such questions as what the roles of Fort Frances Community Clinic and the Nelson Medical Professional Corp. are, how clinic […]
Press Release The outbreak of gastroenteritis is over at Rainycrest Long-Term Care and the visitor restriction has been lifted, effective today (Feb. 8). To aid in preventing future outbreaks, remember to not visit if you are experiencing any ’flu-like symptoms and wash your hands frequently to help prevent the spread […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will be celebrating the opening of Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project during “Tourism Week” (June 3-8), and museum curator Pam Cain is putting out a call to urge services clubs and other groups to organize an event to coincide with the […]
Staff Local residents looking to renew their driver’s licences or vehicle registration will do so at ServiceOntario, located at 922 Scott St., beginning next month. “The one-stop shopping concept will enhance convenience and save Ontarians valuable time, effort, and money,” Alan Cairns, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Government Services, […]
