Luke Schill had a good variety of dishes to choose from Friday during NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton’s summer barbecue. Hampton’s supporters dropped by the Sixth Street home of Pam Hawley and NDP candidate John Rafferty, who’s expected to run in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding in the provincial […]
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The Borderland Ensemble Group held a “Practice in the Park” yesterday evening under the picnic shelter at the Lions Park. More than 20 people brought their lawn chairs and found some shade in which to relax and listen to the music.—Duane Hicks photo
It is with great sadness that the family of Elsa Wiersema announces her unexpected passing on Thursday, July 5, 2007. Elsa was born April 11, 1935 to Eldert and Johanna Romyn in Zwijndrecht, Holland. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1948, settled in Portage La Prairie, Man. […]
Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region over the weekend. Both were located in Dryden District and were 0.1 hectares in size, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Northwest Region Fire Centre reported this morning. The forest fire hazard is on the rise across Northwestern Ontario. Active weather […]
The “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass tournament went to father-and-son team LeRoy and Mike Wilson, who followed a 15-pound haul Friday with a second-day finish strong enough to hold first place. The Wilsons brought in 27.12 pounds between the two days—enough to hold off Pat Steele and Ralph […]
Successful applicants for a share of the town’s $50,000 allocation from the Moffat Family Fund will be handed cheques at tonight’s regular council meeting. A total of nine local groups, which won’t be revealed until tonight’s meeting, will get varying portions of the pot this year. A total of […]
Children from the Li’l Eagles program, part of the United Native Friendship Centre’s summer programming, toured the Fort Frances Times office yesterday and learned how to create an ad from summer student Mallory Donaldson (right).—Heather Ogilvie photo
An angler competing in the “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament was sent to La Verendrye Hospital here this morning after being ejected from his boat while fishing on Lake Despair. The fisherman, Trevor Zimack of Thunder Bay, reportedly was thrown from his boat when it caught a wave the […]
Organizers of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, which runs July 22-28, are looking for several individuals to help co-ordinate volunteers and put up the tent. “We’re looking for people to share the load of working with the volunteers,” FFCBC chairman Jim Cumming said this morning. “It’s a big […]
The Town of Fort Frances will be able to upgrade local infrastructure in support of the “Abitibi Alternative Energy Project” (biomass boiler) after Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced a grant of $1.3 million here yesterday. “We are pleased to support a municipal project that will help […]
Local OPP detachment commander Insp. Dave Lucas, left, congratulated Steve Shouldice on his promotion to staff sergeant here yesterday. Shouldice officially assumed his new position June 4.—Amanda Roy photo
Babies aren’t as innocent as they look, according to new research out of the United Kingdom. Sweet little infants actually learn to deceive before they can talk, says University of Portsmouth psychology department head Vasudevi Reddy in a study that challenges traditional notions of innocence while confirming many parents’ suspicions […]
