The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library will hold its first meeting of the season next Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. downstairs in the library. New volunteers are welcome to attend and needed to get involved in helping our library be the best it can be. The group […]
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Two public meetings on the fate of the Esox Lake dam were held last week, providing a look at the options the Ministry of Natural Resources—with input from public—will be weighing before taking action. The first of these meetings was held last Wednesday at the MNR office here while a […]
Are the efforts to re-introduce elk into Northwestern Ontario doomed to failure because of illegal harvest? According to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Fort Frances, the higher-than-anticipated mortality rate due to hunters has put the entire project in jeopardy. “I don’t know if it’s mistaken […]
Do the math—76 hopefuls, only 20 available roster spots. Of those 56 players who don’t make the Muskie boys’ hockey team this coming season, some will need a tissue box for the tears, some will need boxing gloves for the anger, and others just a simple pat on the back […]
The Rainy River District School Board revealed its enrolment numbers at its first meeting of the 2004-05 year last night—and the picture isn’t very pretty. In fact, it’s downright scary. Between the first day of school this year and last year, the board has lost 74 elementary students and a […]
Dear sir: In your editorial of Sept. 1, 2004, you stated that “free property taxes is not the solution to its [the curling club’s] current woes and town council should nix that request.” I respect your opinion, however, I am sure that it was arrived at without considering all of […]
Dear sir: After reading the editorial in the Sept. 1, 2004 issue of the Fort Frances Times, and discussing the curling club’s request with numerous individuals, it appears some of the issues need to be clarified. The Fort Frances Curling Club Ltd. is a non-profit organization with no shareholders. The […]
Dear sir: Recently, David’s Deli asked town council to lift the financial burden of “bag tabs” to help it continue to provide free meals to those who need a lift in life. At first glance, the $1 tags don’t appear to be a big deal. But if David’s Deli generates […]
Dear sir: Along with the property beside me on the 600 block of Front Street, which the town purchased so some construction companies could use it, they also allowed these construction companies to use my boulevard. After parking trailers and driving heavy equipment over top of it, they threw some […]
Dear editor, We need the help of our community. Rainy River High School’s Grade 12 English classes and the local Legion are researching the names of World War One soldiers on the town’s cenotaph. There are eight men that we are unable to find any information on. It would be […]
Dear sir: There is a book being published soon about the men of the 94th Battalion of World War One, many of whom were from Barwick and Rainy River District. If anyone has any military photos or documentation regarding the following individuals of the 94th, could they please contact Rilla […]
The costs and problems involved with the increasing amount of garbage produced by Emo residents was the primary topic of discussion at council’s regular meeting there last night. At meetings earlier this year, council expressed concerns regarding the rate at which the township’s landfill was being filled. And togeether with […]
