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A team of volunteers worked together to remove the ice surface from the Fort Frances Curling Club, clearing the space for a new season of events. First up is the Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo, set to take place at the Curling Club this Friday and Saturday, April […]
The Emo Walleye Classic takes place May 25/26 and 27 this year. As always this event takes a lot of dedication by many people. A new prize has been added to this year tournament – any team with a combined age of the two anglers coming un under 50 could […]
The Montreal Expos have been gone for 18 years and seven months, yet they refuse to go away. For years there was alleged interest in having the Tampa Bay Rays play summers in Montreal, and springs and falls in St. Petersburg, but the best team in baseball in 2023 is […]
Drama & Speech Arts Division Results – April 17Adjudicator – Deborah Jean French Choral Speaking, Grades Five and Six A French Choral Speaking, Grades Three and Four French Solo Poetry, Grades Three and Four French Choral Speaking, Grades Three and Four French Choral Speaking, Grades One and Two French Solo […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 is deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Evan and Callie Joseph, two young members of Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation and the Lake of the Woods hockey community. Our hearts go out to their family, friends, teammates, and community members during this difficult […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association honoured its players on Sunday night, with a spaghetti dinner and awards presentations. U-9 (NOVICE)DC Giants, Fine Foods Fury, Armstrong Crushers, Northwest Flyers DC Giants (medals) Most Improved Henry Spry Most Sportsmanlike Kendall Hill and Bode Coyle Fury (medals) Most Improved Matthias […]
Dear editor and residents of Fort Frances I have concerns regarding the article which appeared in your April 12 edition of the Times entitled “Budget will see residential tax rate increase by 4.78 percent.” My last assessed value was $297,000 so I used the $300,000 assessment value in my calculations. […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season resumed this past weekend at Lake Murray, South Carolina. It is a body of water that I had not been to in the past but it had a good reputation as a great place to fish. I usually enjoy getting to fish new bodies of […]
Wow, the last week of April and it really don’t seem like it. The 4 or 5 inches of snow last week certainly didn’t help me think spring! I was in Guelph Monday for the day and the grass is green and lawn mowers were venturing out. Around the Quetico […]
Earth Day occurred last Saturday. Folks in Fort Frances and the district were probably more concerned about digging out from the huge late April Snowstorm than taking steps to make our world a greener and more sustainable place to live. I was in Calgary on Earth Day and enjoyed a […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Currently, this outbreak is isolated to only the West unit of the Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time […]
