Dear editor: Well, I’ve given up on the short walks along the waterfront in fear of stepping into some dog doo-doo. Now what am I supposed to do? I’ve also quit cutting my grass in the front yard and boulevard so I won’t get into it there. And the back […]
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Dear Mike: The recent push to start an ‘AAA’ hockey program in Fort Frances is the latest example of small-town politics and grudges getting in the way of logical thinking and common sense. Despite the beliefs of some, Fort Frances simply isn’t big enough to contain three successful hockey programs […]
Dear Mike: We were appalled at the letter you received from Donna Devenport of Moose Point Lodge. Surely our Canadian customs officers do not normally treat our American visitors in this manner. There are polite ways of putting a point across, but it would seem that this particular customs person […]
Dear editor: In order that local separate school ratepayers are not unduly and incorrectly influenced, I would like to correct several false statements made by John Borst, a trustee with the Northwest Catholic District School Board. In his letter to the editor in last Wednesday’s Times (“Motion misinterpreted”), Mr. Borst […]
Town council likely will face a tough decision sometime this summer: is the government dock at Pither’s Point worth saving. Let’s hope the answer is yes. True, as Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig pointed out this week, the dock isn’t a going concern like it was 25 years ago. The […]
The Fort Frances Public Library’s “Building for the Future” campaign has an exciting lineup of fundraising events this month. First off, there will be a garage sale on Saturday, June 9 from 7 a.m. -noon at the East End Hall. Donations of items are greatly appreciated, which can be dropped […]
Teams of 10 people will stay up all night as they rally together to raise funds for the fight against cancer at the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual “Relay for Life” event coming up June 22 at Pither’s Point. Money raised during this unique 12-hour, overnight community event will fund life-saving […]
The Town of Fort Frances has entered into a new agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources for shoreline property along the La Verendrye Parkway. The agreement is for a 25-year term, with the MNR receiving 10 percent of gross revenues of sales generated on the land and water lots, […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club held its 43rd-annual recognition dinner Friday night at the K.C. Hall here. The evening saw many members recognized for their charitable work and dedication to the club, as well as the induction of two new Lions. The hall was buzzing with excitement as June R. […]
Attendees at this year’s Emo Walleye Classic may not have had front row seats, but they were never too far from seeing the action with tournament media switching fully to live feed from its cameras. While live video had been used to an extent previously, it was only to compliment […]
Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving the following, or other, unsolved crimes within Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota. On Friday, April 26, a person was assaulted and robbed of cash and property outside the Dingwall Medical Centre in Dryden. The suspect is described as being about six feet and […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club kicked off its sailing season with a race last Wednesday (May 23). Three sailboats competed in a windward/leeward course in Sand Bay to open the Wednesday Night Race Series. When the course times were adjusted for handicaps, only 18 seconds separated the three boats. In the […]
