Courtesy of the Winter road maintenance contractors in Northwestern Ontario have had to pay severe penalties this year for failing to meet provincial standards. “These are performance-based contracts and when they fail to meet our standards, they face penalties,” Ian Smith, the Ministry of Transportation’s regional director for the northwest, […]
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Duane Hicks In light of last week’s grim news regarding the latest mill shutdown here, seniors levels of government have extended offers to help Fort Frances. Geoff Gillon, with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., told council yesterday that Amie Dimatteo, director general of FedNor, has suggested the town submit […]
Duane Hicks At a time when Fort Frances needs it most, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is working with partners to implement a plan to transition the local economy and aim for a prosperous future. Economic developer Geoff Gillon and consultant Tannis Drysdale spoke to council yesterday to give […]
Heather Latter Sunday marked a historical day in the Lutheran Church as Rev. Jacob Quast, pastor of The Church of the Lutheran Hour here, formally was installed as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church over in International Falls—making the two churches into a joint parish. “There’s never been a joint […]
Duane Hicks The Assisted Living Action Group is hoping to attract paid members in order to carry through with the next phase of its mission to see an assisted living facility built in Fort Frances. Vice-chair June Caul said the group is asking anyone who’s interested to donate $100 and […]
Duane Hicks Faced with dwindling tax revenues due to a reassessment of the mill property here, and not wanting to increase the burden on taxpayers any more than necessary, town council will be looking at reducing services in the 2014 budget. A straw poll among mayor and council during Monday’s […]
Heather Latter Given the results of New Gold’s feasibility study and its final Environmental Assessment report, both released last week, it’s evident the company is forging ahead with plans to build a mine at its Rainy River Project site north of Barwick—despite the recent drop in gold prices. “New Gold […]
Heather Latter The chairs of the Accommodation Review Committees at both Sturgeon Creek and Crossroads are “cautiously optimistic” their schools will remain open after last week’s committee of the whole meeting revealed Rainy River District School Board trustees are opposed to consolidating the two schools with Donald Young School in […]
Joey Payeur Every coach at the higher levels of hockey wants their team to play for 60 minutes. During the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ home tournament this weekend, the Warroad (Mn.) Squirt A’s—and whoever they play against in at least some of their games—will get to do exactly that. […]
Duane Hicks Abby Bone ate spaghetti at the FFHS First Responders fundraiser dinner yesterday at the high school cafeteria. The dinner raised $1,400, which will go towards the group’s trip to the Journal of Emergency Medicine conference Feb. 5-8 in Washington, D.C. The dinner was supported by Safeway, The Place, […]
Heather Latter Grade 10 students Caley Adamski, Josh Ward, and Matt Roen got a start on their history exam yesterday morning at Fort High. Exams started Monday and wrap up tomorrow, with second-semester classes beginning Monday (Jan. 27).
Heather Latter “Mr. E” (Eric Leclerc) showed off the amazing floating ball trick Monday evening during his magic show, “The Mysteries of MR. E,” which was part of the “Kids & Co.” entertainment series at the Townshend Theatre. The next show will be March 3, when TheatreworksUSA presents the musical […]
