Heather Latter The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market recently submitted its idea of a “Community Food Box” program to the Aviva Community Fund and now is looking for locals to vote for their cause in order to earn some funding. “We were told about it two or three weeks ago and […]
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Duane Hicks Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada and AbitibiBowater are proposing a new trust fund to replace the existing pension fund pool, and take some of the strain off the company as it undergoes restructuring under bankruptcy creditor protection. The plan is being announced at a series of […]
Duane Hicks Despite the fact the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau has a lack of funds for the event this year, organizers aren’t about to let the annual community Christmas dinner here become a thing of the past. Karen Mitchell, who’s taken the lead on organizing the 22nd-annual dinner, said Monday […]
Press Release In May, students in the Advanced Placement program at Fort Frances High School wrote the course’s mandatory comprehensive exam. Out of 319,653 students who wrote internationally, 75 percent of Fort High students performed in the top quarter in the Free Response (essay) section of the exam. The AP […]
Press Release The Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Clothesline” truck will be in Fort Frances next Wednesday (Nov. 18) to pick up donations of resalable men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing. By donating your unneeded clothing, you’re helping us in our mission to improve the lives of more than two million people living […]
Staff Town council on Monday night authorized a report to establish a Sunny Cove Camp advisory committee. It will include Kiwanians Alan Zucchiatti, Robert Sletmoen, and Robert Lidkea, Couns. Ken Perry and Sharon Tibbs, as well two citizens. The town is advertising for citizens to apply for the committee. See […]
Heather Latter There only are a few days left for those wanting to participate in “Operation Christmas Child” this year. Run by Samaritan’s Purse, the project allows people to provide gift-filled boxes to children in need. “The shoeboxes go to children overseas and to countries where there is war, famine, […]
Duane Hicks With the new parking lots behind St. Mary’s Church available for motorists to use, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig is reminding the public not to park on Victoria Avenue in front of the church. He noted Monday evening that council amended the traffic bylaw last month to do […]
Heather Latter Ed Haglund may never know the whole story, but he has a piece of his heritage to pass on to younger generations in the form of a letter written by his uncle, Eddie Haglund, to his sister, Frede, back in 1941. Framed along with the letter is a […]
Press Release Millions of tree seedlings will be planted to create jobs and support the renewal of Ontario’s forests. Under a one-year supplemental forest renewal program, Ontario will purchase up to 13.5 million tree seedlings from greenhouse producers this winter and the seedlings will be planted on roughly 6,700 hectares […]
Press Release The OPP launched a re-designed and interactive website yesterday as part of its ongoing commitment to providing public access to OPP information, investigations, and events. To be inclusive of people with disabilities, the website was designed to meet current accessibility standards. Increasingly, websites are the first point of […]
Press Release Canada’s largest provincial public sector union has embarked on a project no other union has attempted. On Nov. 1, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union began a census of all its members and staff to collect demographics and statistics of OPSEU members and to assess any barriers in […]
