When Rachel Ravwerda and Andrea Dykhoorn signed up to plant trees for eight weeks in Northwestern Ontario, little did they know what they were getting themselves into. The pair hail from Chatham, Ont.—the breadbasket of southern Ontario. Both have worked on farms before and thought they were prepared for what […]
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The Town of Fort Frances is sending a letter to Municipal Affairs and Housing minister John Gerretsen to ask the province to consider municipalities of all sizes when it comes to making decisions regarding the share of gas tax revenues mentioned in the provincial budget. “We are writing to you […]
There’s an old saying about old dogs and new tricks, but it certainly doesn’t apply to motorcyclists. The image of the motorcyclist is changing. No longer do young, thrill-seeking riders predominate. Today, more and more middle-aged riders are taking to the road—many for the first time. There’s even a name […]
The people of Iraq may be on the brink of reclaiming power in their country, but the role of the United States military is not yet over. In just a few months, Fort Frances native Rebecca Beck (nee McEvoy) and her American husband, Sean, will be leaving to do their […]
Family and Children’s Services here is planning to relocate from its current address at 450 Scott St. to the renovated westernmost portion of the old Fort Frances High School (260 First St. East) at the end of the month. “We’re excited. We’re very pleased with how the work is turning […]
Twenty smiling students walked across the Townshend Theatre stage last Thursday evening to receive their diplomas and certificates as graduates of Confederation College. Business student Pamela Advent took home the biggest haul, receiving the Academic Award of Excellence, the Campus Award of Excellence, the President’s Award of Excellence, and the […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising travellers entering the United States at the border here to consider crossing elsewhere for the next few weeks due to delays caused by construction. In a press release issued late Tuesday, the agency reported that from “now until mid-July, construction crews will force […]
Dear sir: I live in a wonderful part of Emo. On one side, there are elderly people; on the other, a woman with small children, the hospital, and the ambulance building. When I moved here in 1990, I thought it was the most quiet and peaceful neighbourhood. But the field […]
Dear editor: At the all-candidates’ debate in Fort Frances earlier this month, Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff expressed his unreserved support of the FedNor program, which is the federal government’s main engine of economic growth in Northern Ontario. FedNor is one of a series of regional development departments that assist disadvantaged […]
Dear sir: We have enjoyed the Fort Frances Times as our source of local and community news and events for many years. Therefore, our family was shocked at the brazen ads, including lewd photographs, for “Ladies Nite Out” and “Canadian Playboyz” (June 2 and 9) which left nothing to the […]
When Rainy River District was ripped from Kenora last year by some brainy bureaucrats in Ottawa, and then attached to the old Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding, the big fear was whether the same thing would happen at the provincial level. It appears the writing is on the wall. If you recall, […]
Fort Frances native Peter Klyne will be playing for the Manitoba under-17 football team this summer. Klyne, the MVP for the Muskie ‘B’ football team in 2003, attended the final tryouts for the team last weekend along with D.J. Howells, also of Fort Frances. Both are offensive linemen. They […]
