Fort Frances News

Whether it's fences or hedges, shrubs or trees, the town is reviewing which properties in Fort Frances with these features are compliant with Bylaw 13/01 - the fence bylaw.

The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth is hosting an information session on the Canada Student Loans Program and the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant next Tuesday from 11 a.m.-noon and again from 1-2 p.m. The local SCCY office is located at 301 Scott St.

Fun in the Sun kicked off Friday with the BIAa s a oeMall Daysa festivities, including the annual mini-queen and king pageants.

The local public school board will hold a special meeting Monday morning to approve resolutions needed to acquire a building permit in order to proceed with construction of the new Robert Moore School here later this month.

Donna Williamson of Fort Frances was the $10,000 grand prize winner of the Riverside Foundation for Health Carea s a oeCanada Day Cash Lotterya fundraiser raffle.

The day finally came as the 205 students of Fort Frances High Schoola s a oeClass of 2009a donned their caps and gowns last Thursday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre.

Tony Manuge fired off two perfect rounds at the weekly skeet shoot Tuesday evening at the Fort Frances Sportmena TMs Club range near Frog Creek.

The inaugural Fort Frances Folk Festival is scheduled for Saturday, July 18 starting at 1 p.m. at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge.

Three new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening, including one in Fort Frances District and two in Nipigon District.

The Fort Frances OPP and the coronera s office are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Rainycrest resident earlier this week.

With construction season now in full swing, council heard updates on the various projects taking place across town during Monday night's meeting.

In a unanimous vote, town council last night gave the official go-ahead for building the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre following a torrent of money from both the federal and provincial government for the project.

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD ************************* OEB issues rate adjustment for Union Gas Limited TORONTO, June 18 - Today the Ontario Energy Board approved changes to the rates Union Gas Limited charges its customers effective July 1, 2009.

Residents are invited to attend an open house marking the launch of a new outreach services centre for family and children programs, which is set for this Monday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. The centre - located at 1018 Webster Ave.

The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre likely will be going ahead after all thanks to a funding announcement from the provincial and federal governments for more than $1.967 million came through Friday afternoon.

Fort Frances got a shot-in-the-arm from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund with money to help pay for the water and sanitary sewer portion of the reconstruction work going on at Nelson Street, Portage Avenue, and Victoria Avenue .

Following an investigation into missing revenue from a Fort Frances business, a district woman has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000. In November, members of the Fort Frances OPP detachment began an investigation into the disappearance of a large amount of money from the daily proceeds at Suds & Tubs Laundromat on Portage Avenue.

Submitted by Journal Staff on June 8, 2009 - 2:42pm. Roy Forsythe, 87, of Alberton Township, passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle with heart disease, with his family by his side, on June 4, 2009, at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances.

The Drive To Work Caravan launched in Kenora is now on the road and travelling today to Dryden and Fort Frances.

Maritimes musician Charlie Aa TMCourt wowed the audience with the blues during last Thursday eveninga TMs performance at the Little Beaver Snow Park here.