Duane Hicks The redevelopment of a local church property into a multi-residential dwelling will be able to proceed after the Ontario Municipal Board denied an appeal of a zoning amendment at 1345 Emo Rd. and declared the rezoning “in effect.” OMB chair Gary O’Connor delivered his decision last week to […]
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Duane Hicks While town council has yet to finalize the 2009 budget and decide on any potential tax increases, it will receive a report on the new tax ratios and vote on whether to approve them this evening. Town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said she had been waiting until recently for […]
Mitch Calvert After two months of online voting, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin finds himself in the running for the ARCA RE/MAX Series most popular driver award. Arpin is second in total votes this month, and is among the top five overall along with Art Seeger, Tony Palumbo, Frank Kimmel, […]
Riverside 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 help. […]
Duane Hicks The Fine Line Art Gallery’s 2009 spring art exhibit, “Thread,” will kick off tomorrow evening with a mix-and-mingle event. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said that as of yesterday, 25 pieces have come in so far, adding it’s possible more will be submitted as the gallery is […]
Press Release Staff at Family and Children’s Services have teamed up with Gillons’ Insurance Brokers and the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario in providing fleece blankets for children and youth in need. Board member Trevor Fitzgerald made the announcement at the monthly FACS board meeting held April 16. The presentation […]
Press Release The Ministry of Education is performing operational reviews of the 72 district school boards across the province. Composed of external consultants from Deloitte & Touche LLP and Ministry of Education staff, the Operational Review Team conducted the review over a three-day period in January. Four functional areas were […]
Press Release In our second successful year of presenting P.A.R.T.Y. (Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma for Youth) to area grade 10 students, there has been a new sponsor added: McDonald’s Restaurant of Fort Frances. So far this school year, more than 200 students have spent a day at La Verendrye Hospital […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be at Canadian Tire this Saturday (May 9) to promote its “Spring into Summer, Spring into Safety” campaign. Fire safety specialist Wayne Riches said firefighters will be on hand from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to offer information on fire safety as well […]
Press Release Research and professional experience tells us that children of divorce are affected, and emotionally impacted the most, when caught in the middle of the conflict that may exist between their parents. Children often are witness to this conflict during exchanges and visits. As such, the Supervised Access Program […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River federal Liberal delegates Ken Boshcoff, Wayne Tocheri, Lorna Sutherland, Dan Morrisseau, Gary Lipinski, and Douglas Judson attended the biennial convention of the Liberal Party of Canada on April 30-May 2 in Vancouver. “I [was] very excited by the spirited discussions taking place at the convention […]
Staff More than 200 people took part in the second-ever “5k in May” event hosted by Energy Fitness on Saturday along the La Verendrye Parkway, raising $3,312 for the local “Community Chest,” which helps support district families facing medical expenses. “The sun was shining, and it was just a great […]
