Property tax cuts should average five to 10 percent across the province by the year 2000 through the provincial-municipal swap of services, Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Al Leach pledged last week.
But others are calling that statement false, accusing the government of merely “passing the buck” to municipalities.
It was supposed to provide clear answers to all their questions but district municipalities are still scrambling to find out what the downloading of responsibilities from the province will mean to their pocketbooks in 1998.
Don’t be surprised if you see about 150 people walking, running, or biking on Highway 621 from Sleeman to Bergland this Saturday starting at 8 a.m.
Fort Frances should know next month whether it will be crowned one of Ontario’s most caring communities.
The town was one of 26 communities to make the short list for the Trillium Foundation’s “Caring Communities Awards”—and eligible for a $10,000 prize.
Working for La Place Rendez-Vous Hotel here can be quite a challenge for Joelle Blanc.
With the guidance of her father, George, and her uncle, Paul Noonan, who co-own the business, Blanc has slowly climbed the ladder to her present position of maitre d’.
“I like the business and working with numbers,” she noted.
For most, life may not be a riverboat fantasy as the song claims. But for the 11 people who cruised Lake of the Woods last weekend, life became just that.
And the event might be the boost needed to get more people taking advantage of the Historic Boundary Waterway’s natural beauty.
The Northwestern Health Unit has a new audiologist under its roof, and she wants everyone to hear her loud and clear that she plans to put roots down firmly in her job here.
Brenda Tullio, 27, replaces outgoing audiologist Jeff Naka, who moved to Thunder Bay.
Twelve dogs vied for top honours in fetching in the second-annual Four Paws Retrieving Contest held Friday at the Sorting Gap Marina as part of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Entries were down seven from last year’s event but the calibre was still there, said organizer Dawnn Taylor, who didn’t believe fewer dogs meant less interest.
The local Safeway store is sharing its catch from the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, donating $4,750 each to the bass committee and the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club.
The money was raised from the sale of hamburgers, hot dogs and pop sold at the food booth Safeway ran during the tournament.
Tenders went out yesterday for a new double ice surface facility to be located next to the Sportsplex here, with Sept. 2 the deadline for proposals.
