Dear sir: For many years, high school students in Atikokan have benefited from having a school bus based there. This bus has had numerous uses, both curricular and extra-curricular. Its use has been an integral part of the education the Rainy River District School Board provides in Atikokan. It is […]
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To the editor: On Feb. 17, another fun and successful “Curl for Cancer” event was held in Fort Frances. The Northwestern Region of the Canadian Cancer Society would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Nadine Johnson for once again co-ordinating this wonderful event. Nadine has been an integral […]
Dear editor: Congratulations! You did it! Thank you to all who helped Atikokan win the Merit Prize for Fitness in this year’s Kraft “Hockeyville” competition! Your online support over the past three weeks has given us enough votes to win a day of on-ice hockey clinics with an NHL hockey […]
Dear editor: I would appreciate the opportunity to state my opinion. It seems to me that more and more frequently we are hearing that there is a diabetes epidemic in North America. In fact, there were news reports this past week on this very subject. If this is so (and […]
Dear Mike: I want to congratulate all the YBC bowlers who were in the zone round of the “4 Steps to Stardom” tournament held recently at Plaza Lanes against teams from Dryden, Kenora, and Atikokan. Our bowlers were excellent, with the local Bantam boys’ and girls’ teams winning gold, as […]
Dear editor: During the fourth draw of the Tim Hortons Brier on Sunday afternoon in Hamilton, the playing surface of the ice changed drastically after the seventh end of the game between Ontario and Manitoba to where it became almost impossible to place the broom for crucial draws, freezes, and […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff spoke to students at Fort Frances High School on Monday to teach them a bit about the political process and to encourage them to make a difference in their own way. He quizzed the group of Grade 10 students assembled in the Townshend Theatre […]
FORT FRANCES—While they still have to approve a $1 million loan to buy the clinic, Fort Frances town council clearly supports the ideas of a community-owned clinic and Family Health Team operating model as the way of the future here. With Fort Frances facing a severe doctor shortage, and the […]
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 in Emo is struggling desperately to make ends meet and is requesting assistance from the municipality. “We want to get some relief to help retain the costs of maintaining the building,” Kay Nichol, secretary of the Legion executive, told Emo council at its meeting […]
Sheets of ice, the unique “thunk” of rocks making contact, and shouts of “Hurray, hard” probably were the last thing on Tom Fry’s mind the moment he heard he’d been named the Canadian Curling Association’s Volunteer of the Year. “I was totally surprised when I heard. I was on the […]
FORT FRANCES—The Times received unconfirmed reports Tuesday that Abitibi-Consolidated’s board of directors has approved the bio-mass boiler project for its Fort Frances mill. Natural Resources minister David Ramsay has confirmed, however, that he will be here Thursday at 10 a.m. to make an important local forestry announcement. He will be […]
The roller-coaster ride that was the NorWOSSA playoffs ended on a high for the Muskie boys’ hockey team as they clinched their third league title in four years with a win over the host Dryden Eagles on Sunday. After a sloppy, albeit successful, start to the post-season, the black-and-gold stepped […]
