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The town of Fort Frances is looking for someone to run the canteen at the Memorial Sports Centre.

Staff Writer memara@fortfrances.com Fort Frances town council voted in favour of resuming youth summer programming for the remainder of the summer. The town will start the hiring process for positions that need to be filled. The town’s summer programs, historically run from the Memorial Sports Centre and including the “Rec N Crew” program along with other specialty camps, were cancelled in the summer of 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions set out by the province. In a normal year, the p...

The Fort Frances Seniors Centre could be reopening by early August.

11 March 2021 The Fort Frances council had their first biweekly meeting of March on Monday. During the meeting, three letters submitted concerning the renaming of Colonization Road were referred to the Planning & Development Executive Committee for inclusion in the collection of comments on renaming Colonization Road. Sorting Gap Marina Council approved the request made by the Community Service Division to lease the Sorting Gap Marina. Aaron Bisson, culture and recreat...

memara@fortfrances.com Fort Frances council approved the request submitted by the Community Service Division to lease the Sorting Gap Marina to a for profit organization. Aaron Bisson, culture and recreation manager, said the Community Service Division is tasked with providing service to Fort Frances residents. This includes departments within the division such as the library, the Fort Frances Museum and the Memorial Sports Centre. “We just don’t have the ability to offer an expanded servic...

The Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances could be heading to private hands. The town’s Community Services committee supports a recommendation to seek ‘Requests for Proposal’ to see if there is any interest from the private sector to run the facility on a leasing arrangement. The site was operated on a lease shortly after it was constructed in the 1990s. The town took over operations in 2002. Recreation and Culture Manager Aaron Bisson says it might now be a good time to consider leasing out...

18 March 2021 The Family Centre is collecting donations of kids clothing for their semi-annual Kids Giveaway. The event runs from March 23 to 24. The Family Centre will have a room set up with kids clothes arranged by size. The hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Donations are […] 18 March 2021 Program open to anyone who needs assistance, with an income under $25,000 The Volunteer Bureau is offering its charitable income tax program ri...

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 8:30 AM ET | Last Updated: January 26 One of the ice surfaces at the Fort Frances Memorial Sports Centre will be removed, as the Town of Fort Frances looks for ways to cut costs, as indoor arenas are closed due to provincial regulations.(Memorial Sports Centre/Facebook) Provincial orders mean indoor arenas are empty across Ontario, with some communities in the northwest now choosing to shut off their ice plant for the season. Town councillors in Fort Frances will hear from ...

File photo The town of Fort Frances is looking to shut down one of its two ice rinks for the rest of the season. The uncertainty of the provincial lockdown and one of the main users not expected to resume are playing into a proposal to remove the ice from the Ice for Kids Arena. Recreation and Culture Manager Aaron Bisson admits it will mean less ice time for users. “Based on pre-shutdown levels on one rink, we would be able to satisfy 80% of the ice time. There is a possibility that coming o...