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 […]
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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, […]
Staff Due to cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest Long-Term Care, the visitor restriction there will remain in effect through the weekend. The situation will be reassessed Monday, at which time the visitor restriction may be lifted. Visitors currently are restricted to one family member only, and no children under the […]
Duane Hicks Council continued working its way through the 2010 capital budget during a special budget meeting yesterday—this time focusing on $6.8 million in projects under the Operations and Facilities division. Some projects that made it through the first round of cuts include a new pumphouse foundation, storm sewer forcemain, […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances ratepayers likely will be paying more on their sewer and water bills in 2010, with residents to see a two percent increase and the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sector a 17 percent hike. During a committee of the whole budget meeting yesterday, Operations and Facilities […]
