Duane Hicks While it still needs to receive royal assent and proclamation, the Good Government Bill was passed by the Ontario legislature last week and so it’s likely municipal elections will be held two weeks earlier from now on. Bill 212 will reform the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in several […]
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Staff With less than a month to go until the annual “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day, the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club is reminding folks to pick up registration forms and collect pledges over the next few weeks. Club member Jim Martindale said organizers have been working hard to […]
Duane Hicks While tax levies, along with sewer and water rates, won’t be decided until later in the 2010 budget process, Fort Frances residents will see a two percent jump for most user fees, with a greater hike for waste management services, in the coming year. Mayor and council discussed […]
Heather Latter A meeting to gauge interest in continuing with—or further developing—a local community garden is being held tomorrow afternoon in the boardroom at the Northwestern Health Unit office here. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. “We want to find out what kind of capacity we have locally […]
Staff Holmlund Financial has issued a challenge to other businesses to step up and sponsor or adopt families for the local Salvation Army’s Christmas hamper program. Susan Bodnarchuk said Friday that staff at Holmlund’s (consisting of Wendy Calder, Jean Dick, Bob Gustafson, Lori Shoemaker, and herself) all agreed to forego […]
Staff With winter now here, snowfall—and snow removal—will be a fact of life in the coming months. And for those who have to park their vehicles on the street overnight, they should pay close attention to parking restrictions. Some streets have signage indicating “No parking-snow removal” from 2 a.m-8 a.m. […]
Staff Just in time for those doing their Christmas shopping, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is hosting a “Bake Sale Extravaganza” this Sunday (Dec. 6) from 2–5 p.m. at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge (near the dump). Similar to last year’s “Up Scale Bake Sale,” the fundraiser mainly […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is looking to brings its remuneration and travel policy for both staff and members of council up to date, and a committee formed just for that purpose put the finishing touches on a draft policy this morning. The proposal includes a minor increase […]
Duane Hicks With winter clearly upon us now, not to mention the season of giving, local shoppers are asked to think about donating new, store-bought mittens for children, or cash to buy ones, to the local “Mitts for Kids” campaign before the end of next week. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—Some children spend their allowance on video games, toys, and candy. But French students at Robert Moore School here have something else in mind for their money: livestock. Saving up their allowances, and whatever else they have in their piggy banks, the students have been raising funds so […]
Heather Latter People invited to contribute photos, stories With a new school opening next fall to house students from Robert Moore and F.H. Huffman, plans are in the works to celebrate the closing of the nearly 100-year-old Robert Moore School. Cynthia Donald, along with a small group, has been tossing […]
Press Release It was another very successful year for students registered at NCDS. Tyson Grinsell, the summer jobs co-ordinator at NCDS, had a very busy spring and summer, placing more than 125 employees at businesses across Rainy River District. The total training incentive amounts equalling more than $83,000. Grinsell also […]
