I rescued it from the trash can . . . for the third time. My old grey sweater has been my favourite chilly day companion for many a decade. It is not only comfortable, it is “natty”—just the kind of casual attire fit for the retired small-town gentleman. “Natty, my […]
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Most weeks, I write about my activities and adventures in the field or on the water. After all, I spend a lot of my time outdoors during all seasons; that’s just the way I roll. But since I returned home late last week from my most recent bass tournament in […]
As Jeremy Johnson celebrated his series-winning goal for the Minnesota Wilderness in Game 6 of the SIJHL final here Monday night, there might not have been a more disappointed person in the stands at the ’52 Canadians Arena than Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Merritt Rysavy. The 21-year-old from Sioux Falls, […]
Dear editor: Please accept this open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the closure of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA). Dear Prime Minister: The Globe and Mail calls your government’s decision to close the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) a “travesty.” Well before the Globe adopted the word, two thinking […]
Lucas Punkari While a few items still need to be worked out, the new arena at Couchiching is drawing ever closer to being fully operational. “We probably have another month to go before everything is up and running officially,” construction site manager Mike Bruyere explained. “We’re still working on things […]
Lucas Punkari With no losses to his name yet in high school badminton play and a berth at the all-Ontarios now secured, Muskie Taylor Whitehead just is trying to wrap his around what he’s accomplished over the last couple of weeks. “It’s pretty mind-blowing,” he admitted. “I’m just starting out […]
Lucas Punkari A pair of Fort Frances hockey players will be going up against the top 1997 birthdate players in all of Ontario in two weeks. Thunder Bay Kings’ goalie Brandon Bodnar and Fort Frances Muskie defenceman Carter Brown will be playing for Team HNO at the OHL Gold Cup […]
Duane Hicks Fluorescent light bulbs contain chemicals like mercury that are harmful to environment. In fact, there’s supposedly enough mercury in one standard compact fluorescent bulb to poison about 1,000 gallons of water. This begs the question, what do you do with them when they burn out? Incandescent bulbs can […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir recently received approval to slaughter chickens. In order to do so, however, it needs to purchase some additional equipment that will cost about $5,000. Since the abattoir is financially tapped out at this point, it is appealing to district residents to help […]
Duane Hicks In order to reduce recycling costs, the town will look into the possibility of having compactor bins replace the unmanned recycle bins located on Sixth Street West. Council received a report, entitled “Vol. No. 7—Northern Ontario: A Study of the Optimization of the Blue Box Material Processing System […]
Staff The Fort Frances Times has been fielding complaints lately from customers on RR1 routes in Alberton who have not been receiving their newspapers that are mailed to them each week via Canada Post. It seems the local post office has been having some mail delivery issues, especially in the […]
Heather Latter With “Tour de Fort” wrapping up its current season last Thursday night at the Townshend Theatre, the lineup for its 2013/14 was announced. And it’s already been deemed one of their best yet. “It’s a huge lineup,” enthused president Ken Avis. “We went all out, spent all the […]
