The Muskie badminton players competing at the all-Ontarios in Ajax last week all saw their action end in the ‘B’ flight. The mixed doubles team of Jason Pattison and Natalie Desjardins lost in the quarter-finals while Simone Desjardins was eliminated one round earlier in senior girls’ singles action. The ‘B’ […]
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The public is invited to attend the Civic Centre on Monday for a special meeting at 7 p.m., at which time town council will vote on the 2004 budget it approved in principle at its April 26 meeting. At that meeting, council opted for a tax hike of 14.67 percent […]
A new labour agreement between Abitibi-Consolidated and its unionized employees at 12 of its mills in central and eastern Canada took another step forward this morning as main-table negotiations began in Montreal. “Negotiations are always tough, always a challenge,” Cec Makowski, vice-president (Ontario Region) of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers […]
Muskie girls’ singles competitor Simone Desjardins, along with the mixed doubles duo of Natalie Desjardins and Jason Pattison, both have dropped down to the ‘B’ event at last report from the all-Ontario badminton championship in Ajax. Simone Desjardin won her first two matches yesterday, beating R. Brown (SWOSSAA) 15-11 and […]
If you’re planning to do a little spring cleaning around the house and garage, Saturday is a great day to tackle it. District residents can get rid of most everything from old cans of paint to car batteries Saturday when the Rainy River First Nations Watershed Program, in co-operation with […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Raymond (Ray) Dolk announces his peaceful passing at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. on May 4, 2004. He was born May 15, 1923 to the late Robert and Jennie Dolk, and lived all his life in Fort Frances, Ont., […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club will mark its 40th anniversary on Saturday, with the keynote speaker to be Past International Director Ross L. Thorfinsson Jr. Thorfinsson, a financial planner and business consultant from Eden Prairie, Mn., was elected for a two-year term as International Director at Indianapolis in July, 2001. […]
The Town of Fort Frances has a message for those who persist in dumping their garbage alongside town streets—smarten up or pay up. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Thursday morning the town has empowered its bylaw enforcement officers to levy $500 fines on the spot should people be […]
The Fort Frances Children’s Complex Advisory Committee will meet with Ontario NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton on Saturday to talk about child care. Committee chairperson Linda Wall said Thursday morning the meeting will be “to let him know what is stake for child care in Ontario and in […]
Dear sir: I read Bill Krukoski’s letter in the Fort Frances Times last week re a local place for people to gamble. Mr. Krukoski seems to be quite for such a place, especially, if I understand correctly, that it’s supposed to advance our local economy. I had to think about […]
Dear Mike: I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those who supported the recent “Cuts for Cancer” campaign which succeeded in raising such an astounding sum of money on my behalf. First and foremost, a huge thank you to the five brave individuals—Patty and Andrew Labbe, Rachel […]
Dear editor: Kudos to the Northwestern Ontario Fire Safety Coalition and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council for organizing “The Times They Are A-Changin” Injury Prevention Conference, which was held last week in Fort Frances. It was a job well done! Also, congratulations to Abitibi-Consolidated (Fort Frances division), local […]
