Town council did not decide Monday night whether it will sign on with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for another three years, but it did give the RRFDC its word it would have an answer by Feb. 29. In the interim, council extended the town’s current contract with the […]
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Council directed Clerk Glenn Treftlin to reschedule four council meetings in 2004 at its meeting Monday night. The meeting slated for May 24 was changed to May 25 due to Victoria Day while the Oct. 11 one was rescheduled to Oct. 12 due to Thanksgiving. The Dec. 13 meeting was […]
A recent study revealed 85 percent of people in Rainy River District read the Fort Frances Times, and 70 percent read the Daily Bulletin, while only 31 percent read any daily newspaper like the Winnipeg Free Press or the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal. The same study showed a similar trend […]
With the town’s centennial year coming to an end, Marla Simpson’s time as centennial co-ordinator is over. But having turned over a final report to the committee of the whole of council as to the Centennial Celebrations Advisory Committee’s activities for the past year or so, she took a few […]
A different division didn’t render different results for Dave Egan and his Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians. The second half of the Manitoba Eastman Midget League schedule got underway in earnest last weekend, with the Canadians picking up a pair of road wins to give themselves a 2-0 mark in […]
Is seems Fort Frances finally is getting on the map—and online—when it comes to high-speed Internet. With the recent announcement that Shaw Cable will be offering high-speed Internet connections through cable early in the new year, and the announcement in October that Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services’ application for broadband infrastructure […]
For people thinking about a high-speed Internet connection at home, the choices can be confusing. The following is a brief description of the three main technologies available for high-speed Internet connections, also known as broadband, and some of their advantages and disadvantages. The three broadband technologies are: cable modem, DSL, […]
The Stratton seniors’ Christmas dinner at the Millennium Hall attracted a full house last Thursday, with guests coming from Fort Frances, Emo, Rainy River, Baudette, Nestor Falls, Pinewood, North Branch, and Stratton. Thank you to the cooks for the delicious food, as well as all the organizers and volunteers for […]
With more and more cases of influenza reported each day, the Northwestern Health Unit is seeing a high demand for vaccinations in the Kenora-Rainy River districts. Public health nurse Cindy McKinnon said Monday that while the health unit initially was going to wrap up its ’flu shot clinics Dec. 4 […]
The Borderland Community Orchestra, now in its fifth season, is presenting an innovative new performance this Friday at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls, combining the sounds of the orchestra with dance and singing. The “Holiday Sing-a-long” will feature the Janet Wagner Dance Studio dancers from the Falls, who will […]
At least a couple of times per year, my choice of a column topic is made easy for me—and I truly wish it wasn’t. While I know much of what follows will just be whistling in the wind to those of you who choose to ignore it, I’m hoping what […]
The wild turkey is not a bird that is native to Northern Ontario. People have tried to introduce it here, but it has never taken hold. It has, however, been successfully re-introduced to southern Ontario (part of its original range) and into southern Manitoba. The turkey is the only domestic […]
