Dear Mike: Not only was I surprised but absolutely stunned that the Fort Frances Times had no reports relating to the sudden shutdown of the current session of the Ontario legislature on Monday, June 4. Regrettably, Shaw Cable (Ch. 80) telecasts only five hours (daily) from the legislative assembly; therefore, […]
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Dear editor: With regard to the article “New school eyed at Robert Moore site,” does that mean they [the Rainy River District School Board] are intending to demolish Robert Moore? That would be a terrible mistake. The construction dates on each of the three sections are a visible reminder of […]
An Efficiency and Effectiveness Review of the Rainy River District school bus transportation services was conducted by a review team selected by the Ministry of Education. The review is the result of recent governmental initiatives to establish an equitable approach to reforming student transportation across the province. The review was […]
The night-time entertainment during the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship could be the best ever. The schedule kicks off Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. with the ever-popular MuchMusic Video Dance for young people under the big tent. There is no age restriction as alcohol will not be available. […]
Canadians like using cash. It’s a fast and convenient means of payment. In 2006, there were some 1.3 billion notes in circulation worth more than $43 billion. That’s about 40 bills for every person in Canada. And demand for cash increases each year by about five percent. During the busy […]
Teri Treftlin, who was raised in Fort Frances and Atikokan, was presented with the Young Entrepreneur Award (Northwest) at the 10th-annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario awards luncheon held June 6 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. This year’s winner was fortunate to find her life’s calling early on. […]
Town council agreed Monday night to declare two properties surplus and put them up for public sale. The property at 821 Sixth St. W.—formerly Buttner Enterprises—will be put to public tender, with a reserve bid in the amount of $75,000. The other property—319 Third St. W.—was purchased a few years […]
On Sunday, June 17, local “Joints in Motion” participant Bill Michl will be having a Father’s Day Speghetti Dinner at the KC Hall between 5-7 p.m. The cost is $10 each, with proceeds going to the Arthritis Society. The funds raised stay in local society’s area and are used to […]
With the arrival of summer comes the potential for severe weather, including the many thunderstorms Rainy River District has witnessed over the last couple of weeks. The Fort Frances Fire Department would like to remind the public about the use of the emergency sirens in those situations, and what they […]
Jason Jarvis may look all business with a racing-styled helmet, cycling shorts, and a sleek, hot green bike, but he laughed at the notion that members of the Borderland Bicycle Club were out for anything but fun here Sunday. “Some of us wear spandex, but we’re not racers,” he joked. […]
Energy Fitness patrons will be heading off in teams to a pair of marathons this weekend—one in Winnipeg and the other in Duluth. The marathoners will be wearing matching green bandanas with white polka dots as a show of solidarity—an idea dreamed up by Energy Fitness owner Jackie Lampi-Hughes. “Just […]
