Under the “Oh no, not again” file . . . Yes, that dreaded “T” word is being floated around again by town leaders. As in “twinning” Fort Frances with another town/city. Also as in “time (and money) wasted.” This time around, 10 years after our last foray with “twinning,” Fort […]
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Dear sir: I have been following the ongoing no-smoking debate in the Fort Frances Times on-line. I was born in town and since we in Toronto already have had this shoved down our throats by the internationally renowned idiots who run Toronto city council, I thought I might add my […]
Dear sir: After reading Dr. Sarsfield’s rant in the March 20 issue of the Times, I felt compelled, once again, to weigh in and voice an opinion on the smoking/non-smoking debate raging in Fort Frances. The first question that came to my mind after reading the article was “Who Doesn’t […]
They’re at the edge of a deep hole. Not inside the hole, just at the edge. The Borderland Thunder enter Game 3 of the best-of-seven SIJHL final tonight at the Dryden Recrea-tion Centre down 2-0—seemingly left for dead against a confident and streaking Ice Dogs team. But the team knows […]
While no one denied tobacco smoke is a health hazard, presenters at the first of three public meetings scheduled to address establishing a bylaw banning smoking in all enclosed public places in Fort Frances clearly had differing opinions on the subject Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. One proponent of […]
While mum’s still the word as to whether Fort Frances will seriously look into setting up a “sister city” or “twin city” with either Winchester or Paris, Tenn., Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said a trip to those cities last week was worthwhile and insightful. “It was a very revealing trip,” he […]
Donations of money and labour from Alberton Township won’t be enough to keep their school open, according to trustees at the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night. Danielle Robinson made an emotional plea outlying the efforts of the township, which pledged to donate $10,000 if […]
Emo council has just sent its Phase Two funding application to FedNor in the next step towards landing a biomass waste disposal and recovery pilot project, Reeve Russ Fortier said. Phase Two funding of the proposed landfill site will cover a complete engineering operational analysis, which will involve a site […]
Organizers are breathing a sigh of relief as the tender for the River Walk condominium project finally was awarded Tuesday night. The Fort Frances Non-Profit Housing Inc. board met twice Tuesday to discuss the fate of the condo project, finally determining that Penn-co Construction Corp. would be selected for the […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
In between the carnivals and circuses that used to arrive every summer, Fort Frances would welcome an assortment of “barnstormers,” as they were known elsewhere, so our New Atlantis never lacked for thrills and entertainment long before TV was born! These performers were regularly fall, winter, or early spring visitors […]
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A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
Spring has sprung, or at least done its best to show its face amid the odd snowshower. One of the sure signs of spring and impending summer for the rest of the continent is Major League Baseball kicking off another glorious season earlier this week. Well, let’s hold the onions […]
Emo Lions Club president Bob Dimit tells me their annual “walk-a-thon” will be held May 11, starting at 9 a.m. from the Emo curling club. The route once again with go from the curling club to Tom Judson’s gate, south to River Road, and then back. Refreshments to follow. Legion […]
