Four people died in a fiery collision Saturday evening when two pick-up trucks collided head-on on Highway 17 about 30 km west of Kenora. The two vehicles were heading in opposite directions around 8:20 p.m. when the accident happened near Rush Bay Road. The severity of the collision caused a […]
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The FFHS Music Department is presenting its annual musical revue Nov. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Townshend Theatre. The theme of this year’s revue is “$Money$” and the production boasts a cast of roughly 45 talented singers, dancers, and musicians. The show includes tunes from a wide variety of […]
A five-year-old boy was hospitalized after nearly drowning Saturday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre pool. On-duty staff responded to the incident around 7 p.m., reviving the child and administering the necessary first-aid. The boy then was taken by ambulance to hospital for further monitoring. His condition has not been […]
Arson among children is a real problem, but the Fort Frances Fire Department and its partners aren’t going to let it get out of control thanks to a new program called TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children). “With my previous job as well as my time here, we have […]
The Trevor Bonot rink of Stratton earned their first win at the junior men’s district playdowns at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay. After losing their first two games yesterday, Bonot got on the winning track this morning with a convincing 11-5 win over Greg Doran (Port Arthur). […]
Weeks of practising and preparations all come to a head for young figure skaters here as the Borderland Skating Club hosts the Sunset Country regional testing today through Sunday. Skaters in the junior, primary senior, black intermediate, and gold high skill level will test in one of three categories (dance, […]
While many district people have read Crime Stoppers’ re-enactments of crimes in the newspaper or seen them on television, it always seems the crimes in question are in communities outside the area. That’s about to change. “We want it so that people from Fort Frances and the Rainy River District […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will see their first on-ice action of the season at the annual “Scrimmagefest” in Warroad on Friday and Saturday. About 20 Minnesota high school squads will join the Muskies for the weekend used by coaching staffs to make their final cuts before their respective league […]
With the deadline for applications coming up next Wednesday, five town committees continue to have vacancies, including the 2003 centennial committee. “It says in the ad [in yesterday’s Times] that we need so many members, but really, we can never have too many,” committee member and town CAO Bill Naturkach […]
Joining the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee at yesterday’s weekly meeting was Jane Gillon, local representative of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. The topic of discussion was the availability of funding for consultant costs. She and Geoff Gillon, local economic development officer, helped to identify sources of funding available […]
In loving memory of Edna Freeman, who passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. She was born on a farm in Mountain Iron, Mn. on Sept. 25, 1929. Edna was united in marriage to Allan Freeman on Nov. 1, 1946, and moved to Fort Frances, Ont. that same year to […]
William Edward “Billy” Brig-ham, 66, of Winnipeg, Man., passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 at the Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg. He was born Sept. 3, 1935 in Emo, Ont. to the late Charles and Flora Brigham. Billy attended the School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ont. until he was 17. […]
