Duane Hicks Most taxpayers in Fort Frances will be paying more this year although some will see their taxes go down. The 2012 budget was explained at Monday night’s council meeting. Tax levy increases are as follows: •Residential—2.49 percent; •Multi-residential—2.69 percent; •Commercial—1.02 percent; •Industrial—1.1 percent; •Large industrial—1.23 percent; •Pipeline—2.165 percent; […]
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Duane Hicks With an eye to launch a community survey before summer, the local Assisted Living Action Group (ALAG) gathered more than 20 stakeholders for a strategic planning meeting Monday at the Sister Kennedy Centre here. A sub-committee of the Senors & Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) team, ALAG held the […]
Duane Hicks “Stop. Think. Click.” This is the message the OPP is trying to get through with its new provincial crime prevention initiative called Cyber Awareness Protection and Enforcement (CAPE), which was launched for the North West Region here last week. A two-day workshop was conducted at the Fort Frances […]
Staff Ontario’s “sunshine list” was released Friday and once again, it appears health care and education salaries comprise the bulk of those earning $100,000-plus in the region. Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. Former Riverside CEO and president Wayne Woods’ salary went up more than $23,000 in 2011, as he earned […]
Heather Latter Registration for plots set Given that spring has arrived in Rainy River District, gardening season is just around the corner. And with that, a registration session for plots in the Fort Frances Community Garden is set for next Wednesday (April 4) from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Sunset […]
Duane Hicks “One bicycle can change a life. One life can change a community. Live to ride.” A bicycle can mean a whole new life for the men, women, and children of Africa. Yet here in North America, many perfectly good bicycles lie unused. After rounding up 273 bikes last […]
Lucas Punkari Even though it’s entirely different from anything he’s competed in before, Fort Frances swimmer Donovan Taylor is excited about taking part in this week’s Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal. “I’m super-pumped about it, actually,” he enthused. “Montreal has been a bit of a bugaboo of sorts in the […]
Lucas Punkari After going winless at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ championships last year in Toronto, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was looking for redemption at the 2012 ‘A/AA’ all-Ontarios last week in Peterborough. But while their effort was much stronger, the black-and-gold again fell short of making it to the playoffs, […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into the Youth Challenge Nationals this past weekend in Winnipeg, local bowler Lyle Dolph simply was hoping to stay positive and do his best as a member of Team Northern Ontario. The 17-year-old Fort Frances native was able to do just that—and more—as he and his teammates […]
Heather Latter Helen and John Pohanka enjoyed their main course Saturday evening during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Spring Reflections” dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous here. The event, which also featured a silent auction and entertainment, brought in about $4,795.
Heather Latter Melissa Fletcher (“Suzette”), left, Kerry Zucchiatti (“Mrs. Donahue”), and Beth Logue (“Emma”) rehearsed a scene Sunday evening from the play “Bridie & Company,” which will hit the stage April 19-21 at La Place Rendez-Vous in a dinner theatre format. Advance tickets are available there for $40 each. This […]
Heather Latter Tara Montague, centre, a senior therapist at Child Care Resources on Church Street, showed off some of the sensory toys in one of the therapy rooms there to executive director Lois Mahon, left, from Sudbury last Wednesday while Jana Riches, a community ABA consultant, looked on. The organization, […]
