The Muskie boys’ hockey team kicked off the 2005-06 NorWOSSA regular season here Friday night with a 5-2 win over the Red Lake Rams. The black-and-gold had jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the opening period, but the Rams battled back to tie the game at 2-2 in the […]
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With the holiday season fast approaching, district children soon will be getting started on their Christmas wish lists. And once again, the Fort Frances Times wants to help make sure those letters to Santa Claus get up to the North Pole on time. Kids of all ages can drop off […]
A meeting between the province, the Rainycrest board of management, and district municipal leaders has been schedule for next Thursday (Nov. 17) to discuss the future of the local long-term care home. But for now, the public will be excluded from those talks. “The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care […]
The Border Communities Organization passed a motion Thursday to work with the province and state to put together a financial analysis regarding the purchase of the international bridge here. Following clear indications from both International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason and Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk that they wanted to present […]
The Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball teams competed for NorWOSSA gold at the league playoffs yesterday in Dryden, but both had to settle for silver in the end. The senior squad kicked off their day with a convincing 30-16 win over the host Eagles in the semi-final showdown. But […]
Veterans Mr and Mrs Boileau spoke to Mrs MacKinnon’s senior kindergarten class after this morning’s Remembrance Day assembly at JW Walker School. Mr Boileau told the youngsters about the medals he earned. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Give peace a chance This poster by Taylor Latimer, a student at St Francis School, was one of five sent to the next level of judging in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest, and is on display at the Fort Frances Museum. The other four posters were designed by Katelyn […]
Marguerite Mary Langstaff, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2005 peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances. Marguerite was born March 27, 1915 in Canyon, District of Kenora, Ont., to the late Albert and Florence Lavigne. She was a long-time resident of Fort […]
With well over $100,000 still needed to pay off the skate park here, the Kiwanis skate park committee has been brainstorming new ideas to raise funds in the New Year. The committee met most recently Tuesday evening and according to member Patsy Roy, several initiatives are in the works. “In […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill vacancies on its board of directors after three members have stated they are stepping down. They include Ala Dulas, station manager at B•93 FM, Debbie Williamson from the Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary, and Jon Evans from BDO Dunwoody, Chamber manager […]
Now into their sixth season on the ice, the Muskie girls’ hockey team continues to push into new territory—literally and figuratively. The team travelled to Winnipeg last weekend to play in the fourth-annual Silver Oak Invitational Tournament, which was the first time they’ve been invited to participate. They also stepped […]
In some regions of Ontario, forage is plentiful. In other areas, herds were pulled off pasture in August and have been on hay since then. We here in Rainy River District probably are somewhere in between the two. When feed is limited and hay is expensive, you may need to […]
