After being on sale for only two weeks, tickets are all gone for the upcoming concert entitled “Glorious Christmas” on Dec. 17 at the Townshend Theatre. “We are sold out,” choir director Diane Maxey said late Monday. “There might be an odd ticket here and there. Those who want one […]
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After being first vice-president for two years, Christine Denby (Gillons’ Insurance Brokers) was elected president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce at its annual general membership meeting last Tuesday at The Harbourage. “It’s kind of like being lady-in-waiting and now it’s my turn to be queen,” Denby said last […]
FORT FRANCES—The new council for Fort Frances started its four-year term Monday night after being sworn-in. And in his inaugural address, Mayor Roy Avis made it clear that teamwork will be a necessity for success. “Tonight, I would like to thank the citizens of Fort Frances for electing me mayor. […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Schoo Board on Tuesday night approved a $2.5-million Energy Retrofit and Renewal Program with Honeywell Inc. “We wanted more than an energy retrofit program. We wanted to create an improved classroom environment so they are truly good places to learn,” said Raymond Roy, the board’s […]
Liberals from across Canada chose former federal Environment minister Stéphane Dion as their new leader Saturday—and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff is pleased with the choice. “I’m really pleased. It augurs well for Northwestern Ontario,” Boshcoff said yesterday from Ottawa. “I could not have wished for a better conclusion.” […]
Sometimes it’s beneficial to make changes to reoccurring events in order to keep the interest up. The annual pre-Christmas “Holly Daze” celebrations in Emo on Friday and Saturday had a few new activities—such as a parade, a “beautiful baby” contest, and a gingerbread challenge—added to its schedule, which certainly did […]
FORT FRANCES—Members of the Local Food for Local People (LFLP) committee spoke with Pat Johnson, director of food safety for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, via a teleconference last week to propose interim solutions to processing district livestock locally until an abattoir can be built here. […]
Hockey tournaments often are a great opportunity for coaches to experiment. The Muskie girls’ hockey team experimented with a number of different line combinations, and tinkered a bit with their goaltending, at the Northern Shield Classic over the weekend in Dryden. And as is the case with any experiment, the […]
FORT FRANCES—Hockey Northwestern Ontario hosted the first of six summits scheduled to take place throughout the region at the Memorial Sports Centre here Saturday afternoon. The summit—attended by more than a dozen local residents—was held to help determine the state of minor hockey in Northwestern Ontario and identify any areas […]
Dear editor: Winning the Liberal leadership by Quebecer Stéphane Dion might have fooled many television viewers on Saturday, as well as the delegates at the convention. But after the results of the second ballot were announced, it was obvious that Dion was going to be the new Liberal leader. My […]
Dear editor: Same old car, new paint. After 13 years of broken promises and corruption, the Liberals have picked a new front man. Their choice? An out-of-touch academic who spent 10 years in a scandal-ridden cabinet and whose record as environment minister was condemned by environmentalists and the environment commissioner. […]
Dear editor: Hi. We’d like to thank Mrs. Plumridge for giving us a tour of the Fort Frances Times. We learned a lot of things about what it takes to make a newspaper. We especially enjoyed meeting the staff, watching the big machines operate, and checking out the cool computers. […]
