Sparky’s Confectionary was robbed last night, making for the second time the store’s been hit this month, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. Shortly before 9 p.m., a male walked into Sparky’s, located at 508 Second St. E., brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect then […]
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On the last day before the provincial legislature adjourned for the holidays, local MPP and NDP leader Howard Hampton succeeded in passing a resolution to ensure Northern Ontario retains 11 seats at Queen’s Park. “I move that, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should ensure the […]
It was a tale of two cities, two teams, two tournaments, and two very different results. The Muskie girls’ hockey team came away from the Schwan Cup tournament in Minneapolis with its best-ever showing—the consolation crown—after winning two of three games there. Meanwhile in Duluth, the Muskie boys’ hockey team […]
The Bluebird group meets every fourth Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Scott Street. Its primary function is to give support as well as to educate members about the many forms of arthritis. We have access, through our provincial branch, to area and regional co-ordinators, […]
2004 was a very special year for Kiwanis as we celebrated 80 years of service to Fort Frances and the Rainy River District. On Sept. 25, our club held an anniversary party combined with the installation of officers for the new year. Both Bruce Bervan, the Governor of Western Canada, […]
Meetings of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society are held the fourth Monday of the month beginning in January and ending in October. The time is 7 p.m. at the CN station. We continue to maintain and expand the flower beds at the library and at Rainycrest Home for the Aged. […]
Diane Maxey of Fort Frances is headed into the New Year with many sentiments on her sleeve. 2005 will be an unprecedented path, when, for the first time since 1973 she will go it alone after losing her husband, Jim, to a lengthy illness nine months ago. Her story isn’t […]
Ministry of Natural Resources staff from Thunder Bay District have been preparing for a woodland caribou collaring project later this winter. Training took place this past Tuesday at Squaw Bay. “This was great practice for caribou collaring, which will take place on the west shore of Lake Nipigon near Vooges […]
I counted. I paced off from my desk. I passed through the doors that lead into the press area at the Times. Took a few more steps. Veered left. Marched on. Went through the large doorway leading into the shipping area warehouse. Closed the door behind me and then continued […]
It shouldn’t take a natural disaster, like the one of such infathomable death and destruction across a wide swath of Asia and Africa earlier this week, to make us realize that life is pretty good here in our little neck of the woods. Sure, there was plenty to gripe about […]
Christmas is a time for people to come together—whether they be family, friends, or perhaps just neighbours. And one enduring tradition exemplifying this is the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s community Christmas dinner. Now in its 17th year, the annual dinner was held Saturday afternoon at Knox United Church and once […]
After a two-hour session behind closed doors Tuesday morning, the board of management of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here voted to rescind a motion passed at a special meeting in November, effectively taking the option of establishing a contract with Extendicare Inc.—a private health care company—off the table. “It […]
