With the federal election looming Monday, Fort Frances residents, as well as voters across the country, are preparing to cast their ballots. But with less than a week to go, many remain undecided. Ray Scott, 49, is still unsure which party he will support because he doesn’t know whether or […]
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Despite a nearly $1-million cut in funding due to decreased enrolment, the Rainy River District School Board passed a balanced budget for 2004-05 during a special meeting here Monday night. The board has lost about 116 students since last year, which translates into a $1 million reduction in funding. “Our […]
There are changes in the air at the Rainy River Watershed Program with the resignation of program co-ordinator Martin Nantel, effective in two weeks. Nantel, who has been overseeing the program for nearly two-and-a-half years, is stepping down July 9 to take a position with Environment Canada in Thunder Bay. […]
The Municipal Property Assessment Corp. met with town council here Monday to answer questions, including explaining the disparity between the average property assessment of properties in Fort Frances and Dryden. “It was basically an informational session,” noted Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig. “The impetus was that we’ve seen our assessment […]
There is a group of people in Canada whose youth population is growing at twice the rate of the general population, yet this same group has a significantly higher suicide rate than the general population. This group is six times more likely to die by drowning than the rest of […]
Fort Frances OPP has begun the second stage of its bicycle safety program here—and that means discipline for kids who are seen riding their bikes without helmets. Over the past year, the OPP has been doling out coupons for McDonald’s ice cream cones to kids spotted wearing their helmets. Their […]
Fort Frances resident Christine Jensen, 16, recently received a grant from the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies to use to achieve her academic and career goals. Tina Leimenstoll, who does independence planning at the local Family and Children’s Services office here, is responsible for applying for bursaries for the […]
Dear sir: The convicted murderer of Holly Jones in Toronto admitted that he committed this gruesome crime because he had been viewing child pornography on the internet. Holly did not know her murderer. She was simply a child waiting to cross the street. Canada’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) refuse to […]
Dear sir: I first came to Northwestern Ontario in 1946 to work in the mines in the Red Lake area. As I was young at the time, I didn’t pay much attention to politics and you had to be 21 to vote any election. The first member of the federal […]
Dear editor: Liberal supporter Alan Tibbetts misled Fort Frances Times readers last week in claiming that “both of the other main parties in this election are not totally supportive of regional agencies.” In fact, the NDP plan calls for a reversal of Paul Martin’s deep cuts to regional development agencies […]
Rainy River District School Board passed a balanced budget for the 2004-05 school year at a special meeting here last night—despite the fact the province only has released 70 percent of its education funding. Among the items for which funding has not yet been released are special education, literacy and […]
Three of the four victims of a fatal accident that occurred last month on Highway 17 just east of the junction with Highway 71 have been identified. The victims were identified as Troy Lansall, 35, of Winnipeg, Man., Balinder Chandi, 30, of Brampton, Ont., and Dilbag Singh, 48, of Montreal, […]
