Dear sir: This letter is in response to the article published in the Jan. 2 edition of the Fort Frances Times about one of our skaters, Michael Nelson. While the body of the article is complimentary to the skater, we were taken aback by the headline that calls figure skating […]
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Dear editor: Well, Fort Frances residents, there is very little time left to make your vote count in the council byelection. I am only hoping that you are reading this. I keep noticing that Mr. Hamilton claims he will make a difference. “I stand ready, willing and able to make […]
An idea to give residents one free tipping pass at the local landfill this year, currently being tossed around as town council wrestles with the 2008 municipal budget, is a good one. It looks to be a great replacement for the highly-successful high school cleanup that Walter Horban spearheaded for […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., Doreen L. Kiesel, of Emo, Ont., peacefully passed away with her family by her side. Doreen was born March 19, 1931 in St. Boniface, Man. to the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Carmody) Stevens. At […]
Joseph R. (Cha-Chee) Huls-Meunier, 44, passed away peacefully on Monday Jan. 7, 2008 at the Royal Columbia Hospital in New Westminster, B.C. Joe was born Feb. 6, 1963 and grew up in Rainy River, Ont. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying snowmobiling, hockey, hunting, fishing, and camping. Joe also was […]
Paul Newman, 48, of North Bay, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 in North Bay. He was born Jan. 31, 1959 in Atikokan, Ont. Paul will be sadly missed by his mother, Lillian Newman; brother, David of Thunder Bay, Ont.; and several aunts and […]
The Fort Frances Highlanders soon will be heard by ears much further away than Rainy River District after they recently cut a CD of pipes and drum music, which will go on sale later this year. Funded through a federal Community Incentive Grant the group applied for through the Rainy […]
The “Teachers Learning Together” team from Crossroads School in Devlin was saluted last night with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence Award for taking on an action research project. In conjunction with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and a support team from Lakehead University in […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario Realty Corp. and R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. have completed the category ‘B’ environmental assessment consultation and documentation (C&D) report regarding the proposed construction of a youth justice facility on Eighth Street here. They now are allowing for public comment until Jan. 18 before moving on to […]
With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce seeing a record year for gift certificate sales, it looks like many local businesses agreed with their mantra to “Keep your town in business, by keeping your business in town” this past Christmas season. “I would guess we sold over $20,000 in gift […]
Heading into its second year, the offering of food boxes to needy residents from the Community Care Ministry at the Apostolic Way United Pentecostal Church here is seeing much success. Through contributions from the congregation, donations, and funds from the church, the ministry has been able to help many families […]
FORT FRANCES—Thinking ahead, Fort Frances is considering establishing a fleet replacement financing plan with the 2008 budget to start saving money now to pay for new vehicles down the road. During a special budget meeting Monday, town council and management met to discuss the 2008 budget which, at that time, […]
