The Montreal Expos have been gone for 18 years and seven months, yet they refuse to go away. For years there was alleged interest in having the Tampa Bay Rays play summers in Montreal, and springs and falls in St. Petersburg, but the best team in baseball in 2023 is […]
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Drama & Speech Arts Division Results – April 17Adjudicator – Deborah Jean French Choral Speaking, Grades Five and Six A French Choral Speaking, Grades Three and Four French Solo Poetry, Grades Three and Four French Choral Speaking, Grades Three and Four French Choral Speaking, Grades One and Two French Solo […]
Submitted by Grand Council Treaty #3
Grand Council Treaty #3 is deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Evan and Callie Joseph, two young members of Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation and the Lake of the Woods hockey community. Our hearts go out to their family, friends, teammates, and community members during this difficult […]
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The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association honoured its players on Sunday night, with a spaghetti dinner and awards presentations. U-9 (NOVICE)DC Giants, Fine Foods Fury, Armstrong Crushers, Northwest Flyers DC Giants (medals) Most Improved Henry Spry Most Sportsmanlike Kendall Hill and Bode Coyle Fury (medals) Most Improved Matthias […]
Dear editor and residents of Fort Frances I have concerns regarding the article which appeared in your April 12 edition of the Times entitled “Budget will see residential tax rate increase by 4.78 percent.” My last assessed value was $297,000 so I used the $300,000 assessment value in my calculations. […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season resumed this past weekend at Lake Murray, South Carolina. It is a body of water that I had not been to in the past but it had a good reputation as a great place to fish. I usually enjoy getting to fish new bodies of […]
Wow, the last week of April and it really don’t seem like it. The 4 or 5 inches of snow last week certainly didn’t help me think spring! I was in Guelph Monday for the day and the grass is green and lawn mowers were venturing out. Around the Quetico […]
Earth Day occurred last Saturday. Folks in Fort Frances and the district were probably more concerned about digging out from the huge late April Snowstorm than taking steps to make our world a greener and more sustainable place to live. I was in Calgary on Earth Day and enjoyed a […]
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Currently, this outbreak is isolated to only the West unit of the Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time […]
With spring weather teasing us, we are anxious to get out into the yard and start our yard and gardening chores, but be cautious when starting spring yard work. Spring lawn care at the right time is important if you want to have a healthy lawn this summer. The most […]
A group of 17 Sunset Country Squash players participated in the seasons last tourney this past weekend, the Silver Fox/Squash Cancer Charity Tournament in Thunder Bay, April 21-23, 2023.Several players had success. Mike Brady continued his winning ways in Men’s C division taking the title over Thunder Bay’s Richard Cole. […]
Friday morning! The start of a perennial event, Spring Fever Days, over in Emu, home of some really strange birds. I was excited. The WRRD Lions Club was unveiling its Pontoon Boat Raffle Prize and Telford and I were in charge of the kickoff of ticket sales. We were set […]
