Staff After more than a year of planning and consultation, the Rainy River District School Board has finished designing the new school set to be built in Mine Centre “We’ve finalized the design,” Raymond Roy, the board’s manager of plant operations, said about the status of the new building that […]
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Press Release New measures will help prevent, detect, and respond to animal diseases and other related health events to better protect the people, animals, and economy of Ontario. The Animal Health Act, 2009 was passed last week by the Ontario legislature. Once proclaimed, the act will provide important tools to […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources was fined $300,000 last week for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. On May 9, 2008, firefighters employed seasonally by the MNR went to Killarney Provincial Park to burn a “slash pile” consisting of fine […]
Peggy Revell In an “unbelievable” display of generosity, an estimated 6,000-7,000 pounds of emergency relief supplies have poured in from across the district for children in need living in remote Pikangikum First Nation. “It’s been unbelievable, especially with the economic problems not just here but across Ontario and Canada,” said […]
Duane Hicks With a team average of 325,730 steps over four weeks, and each of its members averaging 12,528 steps a day, the local Ministry of Natural Resources team captured the Northwestern Health Unit’s “Workplace Wellness Challenge” that wrapped up Dec. 4. “The team is pretty happy. Everybody’s sending e-mails […]
Staff The family of William Moody Jr. is hoping people can mail some Christmas cheer to the Fort Frances teen who is set to spend the holidays in a Thunder Bay hospital. Born with spina bifida, Moody has not been well recently, said his grandmother, Val Calder, and has been […]
Staff Fort Frances town council got some good news Monday night in regards to the 2010 budget—the Northwestern Health Unit levy will not be going up. Elaborating on correspondence regarding the 2010 municipal levy that council received from the health unit, Coun. John Albanese, who also chairs the Northwestern Health […]
Duane Hicks Mayor and council got to hear why Grade 10 Civics class student Carly Pruys loves Fort Frances when the Local Government Week essay contest winner made a presentation at Monday night’s meeting. “Fort Frances is a friendly place, that’s for sure. Even though some people leave and move […]
Staff Morrison Crescent will be a brighter and safer place now that council has given the go-ahead to install a street light there as requested by Bethel Baptist Church. The Fort Frances Power Corp. will install one street light pole, complete with fixture, bulb, and arm, at an estimated cost […]
Staff West-end residents and businesses experienced a power outage for just over an hour yesterday morning after a component failure, the Fort Frances Power Corp. reported today. FFPC CEO and president Joerg Ruppenstein said a lightning arrester, a protection device which redirects and grounds lightning so it doesn’t do any […]
Staff In order to mark the centennial of the Canadian navy, a framed pictorial history of the Fort Frances namesake warship, HMCS Fort Frances, will be presented to Mayor Roy Avis at 7 p.m. tonight at the Civic Centre. Lt. Cmdr. Les Newman will present the display, which includes a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will recognize the achievement of local businesses, and the contributions they make to the economic growth and prosperity of Rainy River District, at the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Adventure Inn here. But it is […]
