After being discussed over the summer and sent back to the Planning and Development executive committee numerous times, town council agreed Monday night to amend the traffic control bylaw and take a hard line with parking violations. But the bylaw almost was sent back to committee again as council argued […]
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An enrolment study shows a slight rise in the number of students attending local Catholic board schools, but there are some concerns that numbers are dropping at Our Lady of the Way in Stratton. The Northwest District Catholic School Board held its regular monthly meeting there Saturday morning and one […]
Boasting a lineup of 12 teams, the Fort Frances Times’ annual Great Chili Cook-off is ready to add a little spice to lunch next Friday (Oct. 4). And if the remarks by some of the chefs are any indicator, competition for the coveted “Chili Bowl” might turn out more like […]
Despite more construction over the next couple of weeks, including some extra costs coming out of the project’s contingency fund, the ’52 Canadians Arena at the Memorial Sports Centre will re-open Monday. “We have to. Minor hockey is going to be here,” Community Services manager George Bell said Tuesday. “The […]
The migratory fowl hunting season in the Fort Frances region so far has been, well, for the birds. Predictions of below-average success, blamed on the severe flooding throughout the area back in June that washed away many ruffed and spruce grouse nests, have made for slim pickings for those on […]
Bruce Caldwell, a local airplane enthusiast and member of the town’s Economic Development Advisory committee, learned a lot about expanding business here after returning from a convention in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month. “I think I would have handled it differently if I were to go again,” Caldwell noted Friday. […]
The province has announced $32.5 million in additional funding to improve ambulance response times, with the local Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board to get more than $500,000 of those funds. While welcomed, the additional funding won’t solve all issues with providing ambulance services in this area. “It was […]
Ayaangwaamizin University at Couchiching is set to start its second year of operation next month, with many changes ahead. “It’s starting next month rather than September because we are offering condensed courses,” said Dennis McPherson, one of the school’s founders. “We’ll be making specific decision on courses and decide on […]
A four-player deal between the Borderland Thunder and Nipigon Feathermen Hawks has players involved on both sides considering their options. The Thunder sent forwards Justin Bodnarchuk and Mike Fair, along with defenceman Terry Parisien, to the Hawks on Sunday for forward Brent Greene, who made last year’s inaugural Superior International […]
The Treaty #3 office has re-opened after a four-day closure due to funding problems but it will close for good next month if issues with Indian Affairs minister and local MP Robert Nault aren’t resolved. “We were just given enough funding to continue until [Oct. 18] unless Nault is willing […]
With municipal elections coming up a year from November, residents once again can go to the mailbox instead of a polling booth to cast their ballots after town council decided Monday night to try mail-in voting for a second time. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said yesterday the turnout for the last […]
