Abitibi-Consolidated here is getting tough on dust. No, it isn’t a late spring cleaning. The maintenance department at the mill has embarked on a long-term project to reduce the amount of dust it emits into town. The project began last summer with a trial using four large nets around the […]
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The time was supposed to be tomorrow afternoon. The place was supposed to be the Sturgeon Creek football field in Winnipeg. The event was supposed to be an exhibition game between the Muskies and Sturgeon Creek Schooners. But a phone call from Schooners coach, Brett Watt, changed all that. Muskie […]
At 20 and 22 respectively, Scott Dingwall and Jeff Gustafson’s combined ages amount to less than the total number of years of fishing experience held by some tournament anglers, so perhaps it was appropriate that such a young team should emerge victorious in the youngest bass tournament in the area. […]
Lobbying partners in the forestry sector have pledged to keep their demands in the spotlight even after Premier Dalton McGuinty’s promise two weeks ago to offer help to the industry in crisis. “We’re continuing to apply pressure to make sure it doesn’t lose any of its heightened momentum,” said Michael […]
Women in Fort Frances and the west end of the Rainy River District will soon—and for the first time in about eight years—have easier access to services for victims of domestic abuse. The Atikokan Crisis Centre has announced it will open on Outreach Office here in Fort Frances beginning Friday, […]
To the Fort Frances Times, Konnichiwa! I am writing to you from a junior high school in north-central Japan. I came to Japan one month ago today to teach English. It is gorgeous here, and I have already had many amazing experiences. Yet my heart is still in Canada. […]
Dear Editor, We, the people whose job it is to bring you news, current affairs programming and the music from artists across the Northwest, deplore the fact that regional radio service has been brought to a halt. From White River to Big Trout Lake, and Hornepayne to Rainy River, listeners […]
Dear Editor, For all friends of Amanda Chaboyer, formerly of Fort Frances, she is in the Much Music video “Where are you?” by Our Lady Peace. She was lucky to have created her own Native group and was asked to perform for this group. Check the video out—you can see […]
Dear Editor, To the person or persons who broke into my home on Wednesday night. You stole some reasonably valuable items, but most of what you took from us were items left to my wife and I from our parents which had more sentimental value to us than cash value. […]
Dear Sir: I would like to give a big thank you to the Parks Board for doing such a great job at Seven Oaks. The area was so beautiful and the pictures taken there of our wedding were awesome. The hard work the crew put in really showed and was […]
Dear Editor, I think that a goverment that wants to not make money is a stupid one. There is no work in the town now so why not just roll up the streets and get it over. Thunder Bay is not that far behind. We are losing four to eight […]
MCFARLANE-MCCORMICK–Born to Kristen McFarlane and Mike McCormick, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Tanner Charles, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on August 4, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
