NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton is applauding the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly’s final report on electoral reform, which recommends a new electoral system for the province: Mixed Member Proportional. It will be up to Ontario voters to decide whether the new system is adopted in a referendum being held […]
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After launching its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia,” on Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts here, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is well on its way to having a full slate of sponsors for flower baskets. “We didn’t have as many people at the launch as we did last year, […]
In light of an unannounced Ministry of Environment inspection back in February, town council said Monday night that staff at the Fort Frances water treatment plant have been doing excellent work. Citing a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown during Monday night’s council meeting, Coun. Sharon Tibbs noted […]
An initiative to develop a community calendar highlighting major district events so far has been met with little response, noted calendar co-ordinator Diane Maxey. “I’m still encouraging people to get a hold of me. But I haven’t heard from anybody, actually,” she said late Monday. “It can still happen. But […]
Residents should take note that the traffic flow between the north and south ends of town will change starting next Tuesday (May 22) once the Portage Avenue underpass repair work begins. Details of the $2.1-million project, which is expected to be completed in October, were explained to the public yesterday […]
The orange ribbon is a symbol of supervised visitation. When parents separate, visits or exchanges can be difficult for the whole family. Problems sometimes arise between parents or other family members at the time children are exchanged. At other times, there may be concern about the visits themselves. The Supervised […]
The Northwest Region Fire Management Program responded to three new fires yesterday, bringing the total of active blazes to 14. The new fires responded well to initial attack suppression efforts through the day, however, and no problems are anticipated with the new starts. Two of the new fires were located […]
In an effort to prevent any more waste unnecessarily going to the local landfill, Fort Frances High School is requesting the Town of Fort Frances pick up recyclables from the school. “Have you noticed the amount of recyclable materials that your household accumulates in one week or even two?” FFHS […]
Leah Woods, left, and Crystal Nault tried to stay dry as they handed out fire prevention information from the Ministry of Natural Resources this morning at the border. Despite the rain, the Restricted Fire Zone for Northwestern Ontario remains in effect, with the fire hazard at “medium-high” in every district. […]
Catlin DeBennetti, left, Heidi Howells, center, and Marina Jewell, right danced to the rhythmic beat of Jamaica yesterday afternoon at the Townsend Theatre as part of Dancemakers School of Dances’ production “Around The World.” —Amanda Roy photo
Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods had a Mother’s Day crowd of 275 people tapping their toes during a concert last night at Knox United Church. The sold-out show was a fundraiser for the church. —Duane Hicks photo
Dawn Booth, office manager for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, kept track of flower basket sponsors during the launch of “Project Petunia” Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts. For a sixth year, the Chamber will be hanging flower baskets along King’s Highway from Tim Hortons to Central Avenue, then up […]
