While Mayor Dan Onichuk’s suggestion to start council meetings at a standard time for the benefit of the public was approved back on Jan. 12, council held off on passing a bylaw to put that policy into place Monday night after Coun. Roy Avis voiced a concern over the in-camera […]
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Dear editor: Pertaining to the article on the moose count in Wildlife Management Unit 11A that appeared in last week’s Times. In 1939 or 1940, WMU 11A was closed down for resident and non-resident hunters alike. And it remained closed for around 20 years until the moose population had built […]
In many ways, Marlin Carr is your typical district resident. He works in the bush, raises cattle, goes to church on Sunday, and generally leads a quiet life. The 33-year-old bachelor lives alone with his dog, Champ, on a farm along Highway 71 about five miles north of Highway 11. […]
The plight of the district cattle inspection station still remains to be seen as it continues to struggle for survival year after year. The station, located at the border in Rainy River just east of Canada Customs, saw very little usage last year due to the discovery of mad cow […]
When the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists plan an outing, they don’t allow trivial things like minus-30 C temperatures and potentially dangerous windchill values to spoil their plans. That’s why when 14 members from Fort Frances to Barwick made the trek to Sabaskong Bay on Lake of the Woods last […]
Dear sir: It is with great sadness that the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau sees another wonderful volunteer move away to pursue his career elsewhere. I, of course, am speaking of Joey Payeur (who was the sports reporter for the Fort Frances Times). When Joey came to town, he stopped by […]
As Fort Frances struggles with its 2004 budget, the Northwestern Health Unit is asking the town to foot a 36 percent hike in its per capita levy this year. Council received notice at its regular meeting Monday night that at the Jan. 15 meeting of the health unit’s board, it […]
Greg’s Recycling and the Township of Chapple would like to thank all for their excellent recycling efforts in 2003. Greg’s Recycling processed 29,723 pounds of recyclables last year, making for a monthly average of 2,477 pounds. The breakdown included paper (10,896 pounds), plastics (2,756), steel (2,537), pop cans (1,125), cardboard […]
Local MP Robert Nault said he’s pleased with the direction in which Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is moving despite the new minister’s announcement to scrap the controversial First Nations Governance Act that was introduced when Nault held that portfolio. “I think that the announcement was a very positive […]
The Gavel snowmobile racing team did well at an NWRA competition in Vermilion Bay last weekend, bringing home several top three finishes in various classes. John Gavel finished third in the final of the Sport Fan division after coming fourth in the heat. And he wound up fourth in the […]
Marie-Josée Potvin isn’t mincing words when it comes to pre-competition predictions. “They have been working really, really hard and they’re going to kick butt,” said the local figure skating coach who will be overseeing 15 of the several dozen competitors from the Emo and Border clubs who will look to […]
Emo council is preparing to take aim at those who cause fires that require the assistance of the Ministry of Natural Resources to extinguish. The issue was raised at the regular council meeting last Thursday night as the result of two fires last summer which required the assistance of MNR […]
