Dave Petsnick of Fort Frances is the new owner of Revco Carpet after finalizing the purchase of the company last week from long-time businessman and entrepreneur George Revus. Petsnick, a licensed sheet metal worker and gas fitter, left his job of four years at the OSB mill in Barwick to […]
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While Fort Frances was tops when it came to developing an emergency management plan last year, the town still has work ahead of it in 2005, said Dale Smyk of Emergency Management Ontario. “Kudos to [Fort Frances Fire Chief] Steve Richardson and his group. They were the first to get […]
Fort Frances town council may end up dissolving the various executive committees, and start hearing all matters in committee of the whole, if a suggestion by Mayor Dan Onichuk ends up being approved. The mayor voiced his idea at Monday’s committee of the whole meeting at the point when the […]
Pedestrians going to businesses far out in the west end of town, such Wal-Mart and Canadian Tire, may not have to walk on the road much longer as the town might build a sidewalk along King’s Highway as part of its 2005 capital projects. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council […]
The first meeting last week between the boards of Rainycrest Home for the Aged and Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. focused on a definition of the word “amalgamation.” “One of the things we need to do upfront is define what amalgamation means,” said Rainycrest board chair Dennis Brown, who also […]
The top three fundraisers from this year’s “Polar Plunge” found themselves on the receiving end of some additional rewards on Monday. Jillian Gustafson, Dale Gill, and “Polar Plunge” co-ordinator Jim Martindale each were presented with $400 gift certificates in recognition of their outstanding fundraising on behalf of the Voyageurs Lions […]
The Rainy River District School Board approved a motion Tuesday night to reinvest its year-end surplus into schools, effectively injecting $2.1 million into 11 projects to improve student success and to upgrade school facilities. Laura Mills, the board’s chief financial officer, presented the board’s audited financial statements for 2003-04 at […]
Members of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will take a strike vote on Monday (Jan. 17), but local president Sharon Preston emphasizes this is just another step in the bargaining process. “A strike is not the goal. The goal is to support the bargaining initiatives we’ve set out, […]
Any freight sent between Rainy River District and Winnipeg on Grey Goose/Greyhound Bus Lines now has to travel through Thunder Bay after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection put limitations on freight crossing the border. “They’re not taking parcels through the States any more as per U.S. Customs regulations,” said […]
With the stroke of a pen (actually, 450 pen strokes), Rainy River First Nations came one step closer this week to settling one of the longest-standing land claims in Canadian history. Tuesday afternoon, the principal negotiators representing the federal and provincial governments, as well as the band, sat down in […]
The Ministry of Education has approved a proposal by the Northern Ontario Education Leaders (NOEL) to encourage students to stay in school until the age of 18—and will support the program with a $1.5 million grant. Terry Ellwood, superintendent of education for the Rainy River District School Board, will outline […]
The Town of Fort Frances may join the myriad of other communities around the world contributing financially to South Asian tsunami relief efforts. The matter was brought up by Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft at last night’s regular meeting, just before council approved a request from the Salvation Army to hold “tag […]
