Staff After passing a resolution last month to pursue changes and enhancements to local doctor recruitments efforts in Fort Frances, town council is authorizing the Rainy River Future Development Corp. to develop terms of reference and a revision to the current model of the doctor recruitment committee. Council approved a […]
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Staff Whether the terms on town boards and committees should be reduced to two years or stay at four will be reviewed by executive committees in the near future. Council agreed last night to refer the matter to its four executive committees for review after a report from the Community […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service responded to the report of a fire at the kraft mill here shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke coming from the roof area of the seventh floor on the north side of the building. The […]
Staff With work on the 2010 budget underway, council will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2009. Interim tax levies are a means […]
Staff The local “tour de Fort” concert series received a $9,000 shot-in-the-arm thanks to a grant through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund to help cover operating costs for its 19th-annual season, which will run from April, 2010 until March, 2011. “I’m extremely pleased and proud that the federal government is […]
Press Release On Jan. 1, changes to Ontario’s civil justice system took effect. These changes will make it easier, faster, and more affordable for people and businesses to access justice and use Ontario’s civil courts to resolve disputes. These changes include: •increasing the monetary limit of the Small Claims Court […]
Peggy Revell With 2010 having arrived, the “Heart of the Continent Partnership” has its sights set on building co-operation and dialogue along the Ontario/Minnesota border, including establishing region-wide community-based training on balancing nature, commerce, and cross-border opportunities. “This is really about bringing people together for the common good,” said Doug […]
Press Release Starting Jan. 1, 93 percent of Ontario income tax payers will get a permanent tax cut as part of a comprehensive tax plan that will help create 591,000 jobs and make the province more attractive for new business investment. The province is cutting the first income bracket tax […]
Staff She has volunteered for decades, and helped raise thousands of dollars. Now Fort Frances resident Marjorie Katerick hopes her nomination for a national volunteer award will encourage others in the district to volunteer. “We are now in a new year and the beginning of a new decade,” noted Katerick, […]
Press Release Have you been newly-diagnosed with a chronic illness? Have you been coping with chronic illness for a long time? Do you provide care for someone living with a long-term illness? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Chronic Disease Management Network may be able to […]
Press Release Throughout January, LCBO shoppers can support the CNIB by making a donation at check-out counters throughout Northern Ontario. Donation boxes will be displayed at LCBO check-out counters in Fort Frances, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Kakabeka Falls, Keewatin, Kenora, and Nipigon until Jan. 31. Funds raised will remain […]
Duane Hicks With town council and administration poised to dig into the 2010 budget later this month, Mayor Roy Avis is confident they will find a way to minimize the impact on taxpayers. “I think the budget’s going to go quite smoothly this year. I see us not having a […]
