Staff As part of its ongoing process to update its zoning bylaw, the town is giving residents the chance to request zoning changes to their property. At last week’s council meeting, municipal planner Faye Flatt noted the town had its updated Official Plan completed and approved in December, 2012, and […]
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Duane Hicks The town could be undertaking a project to make the East End Hall more accessible. Community Services manager Jason Kabel told council last week that he was contacted by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and told extra funds were available under the Enabling Accessibility Fund—Small Project Component. […]
Heather Latter Dr. Craig Holland, one of the two new physicians welcomed to Fort Frances at the end of August, is settling into life in Canada and is happy to be here. “I wanted to do something different,” said the physician, who most recently lived in Michigan with his wife, […]
Heather Latter With the colder weather setting in and snow starting to fly, the Fort Frances Community Garden has wrapped up its season. “It went really well,” enthused Krista Anderson, who sits on the Community Garden Planning Committee. “We had some new gardeners this year, as well as many returning […]
Duane Hicks On Oct. 22, 1983, a dream of Sister Betty Kennedy’s came true with the grand opening for a new seniors’ drop-in centre in Fort Frances. Thirty years later, the Sister Kennedy Centre is being celebrated by those who have kept it a place for local seniors to socialize, […]
Duane Hicks If you notice next Tuesday morning that a section of Fourth Street West is blocked off, and there’s emergency response vehicles in the vicinity, don’t worry—it’s only a drill. The Town of Fort Frances, Union Gas, and Energy Fundamentals Group (EFG) L.P.-Centra Pipeline are working together to run […]
Heather Latter Community Living Fort Frances and District is moving ahead with its plan to build a multi-use facility at the former Sixth Street School site after unveiling a sign there Thursday afternoon. Board chair Steve Latimer noted the plan has been in the development stage for the past year. […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District Breast Health Network launched a support network during its biennial “Luncheon of Hope” held Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “We’re very excited to be putting together a support network for women who are in the early stages of facing a diagnosis of breast […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers keep winning—and the people who compile the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League top 20 rankings are noticing. The Lakers’ rise to No. 6 in the current rankings is the best in team history, thanks to its current eight-game winning streak that included a pair […]
Duane Hicks A firefighter manned one of several hoses used to water down a single rail car containing hydrogen peroxide which had tipped over early Friday afternoon, causing the chemical to leak at the mill railyard. The vicinity had to be closed to traffic for most of the weekend. The […]
Heather Latter Volunteers hopped aboard the dragonboat from the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club on Sunday afternoon at the Sorting Gap Marina for its final paddle as they made their way to the ramp so it could be taken out of the water for the winter.
Duane Hicks RN Donelda Friesen monitored Bill Gushulak’s blood donation Monday during the Canadian Blood Services’ donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. A regular blood donor, Gushulak was giving the “gift of life” for the 41st time. The clinic wrapped up yesterday, seeing a total of 289 donors and […]
