Duane Hicks At the request of Coun. Ken Perry, town council has sent Private Crossings Bylaw No. 32/82 to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for its review and recommendation. In a written request, Coun. Perry said the issue of private contractors installing private rail crossings arises during most developments […]
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Duane Hicks Town council received a letter from local resident William Krukoski at its regular meeting this week suggesting it consider developing a Public Works snow removal crew to plow and haul away snow for individuals on a user fee basis. But the idea will go no further than that, […]
Staff Both scheduled home matches this week for the four Muskie court sports teams were postponed due to the cold weather. Tuesday’s match-up with the Kenora Broncos has been rescheduled for Feb. 17 while no makeup date has been set yet for today’s showdown against the Dryden Eagles. Due to […]
Duane HicksPeggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Local residents most likely will be looking forward to the end of a frigid cold snap that saw wind chills plunge below minus-40 C, school bus cancellations, car troubles, and the town unable to improve slippery road conditions. On the bright side, the heavy snow that’s […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre got a financial shot-in-the-arm Tuesday after Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle announced a grant of $439,492 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for the technology centre portion of the future facility. “By facilitating the availability […]
Staff A total of 30 species, and 1,663 birds, were counted during the annual Christmas Bird Count that took place here Jan. 2. “This is a good result,” noted local count co-ordinator Ilke Milne. “In the 14 years of the Fort Frances Christmas Bird Count, we’ve had between 24 and […]
the MNDM Ontario is using state-of-the-art technologies to support mineral exploration and boost investment in the Mine Centre area. The province has launched an airborne geophysical survey as part of an enhanced geoscience program in the region. High-quality data produced by the survey will help attract investment by identifying new […]
Press Release Be advised that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is upgrading its telephone system at the Rainy River Health Centre today (Jan. 14) starting at 5 p.m. for about four hours. During this time period, the public may experience a “busy signal” when calling the hospital number (852-3232). Please […]
Press Release The Community Arts & Heritage Education Project has received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in support of a two-year initiative that will bring arts and heritage education models and strategies to Fort Frances, Atikokan, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, Red Lake, Nipigon, Red Rock, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon, […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Billed as an event that will feature up to 200 displays and potentially draw 10,000 people over two days, the Saw Tech Log and Rural Northwest Expo 2009 is coming to Fort Frances on June 12-13. Glenn Dredhart, president of Canadian Trade Ex, a Timmins-based company which […]
Press Release The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors has announced the celebration of Environmental Public Health Week 2009 in Canada on Jan. 19-24. The Northwestern Health Unit is happy to partner with the CIPHI to recognize the hard work of certified public health inspectors and environmental health officers in […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—A change in the Greyhound bus schedule, which took effect Tuesday, will put a crimp in some district riders’ travel plans since there no longer will be a 10:15 a.m. bus from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay nor a 7:25 p.m. bus from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg for […]
