The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association was holding a working bee Wednesday at the Stratton cattle barn in preparation for this Saturday’s calf sale. “It’s the cattlemen’s annual feeder sale,” noted RRCA president Tom Morrish. “It’ll be mostly calves, this spring’s calves,” he noted. “An educated guess would be around 1,200 […]
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They may been rookies to the annual Great Chili Cook-off but the Fort Frances Times’ team of Rosanne Kellar and Jennifer Dent wooed the three judges with their “2001: A Chili Odyssey” last Friday. “I knew we had really good chili but I didn’t know how the judges would react […]
Last Thursday (Sept. 27), grade seven and eight students (and some in grade six) from Crossroads School, along with four adults, experienced firsthand what it’s like to be in a house when it’s full of smoke–and the smoke increases second by second. Devlin/La Vallee Fire Chief Leo Pruys arranged for […]
The draw for the final 40 openings in the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will take place tonight live on Channel 11, with 106 teams vying for the coveted spots. The new “double-dip” option, introduced this year to allow both anglers to put their names in the draw, was […]
Doug Anderson of Fort Frances, chairman of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, has been elected to the Canadian Safe Communities Foundation’s board of directors. “I think the board of directors wanted input from the communities that have been ‘safe communities’ for several years,” Anderson said Tuesday, referring to his […]
Dear sir: To the striking workers of the Association for Community Living, I am very grateful that each one of you put your futures into uncertainty so that the future of our disabled citizens–both young and old–would be one of security. Because of your strong determination, they can now have […]
To the editor: The recent court decision in favour of Métis hunting and gathering rights (R v. Powley) is a victory for everyone. When the law is upheld based upon legal, historical, and moral principles, everyone wins. Clearly this court decision is based upon knowledge not ignorance, competence instead of […]
For longtime hunter Ray Coran, the opening of moose and deer season is his favourite time of year. “I like that first weekend because you get that first run,” he remarked. “They’re not spooked yet. They don’t pair up and there’s more of those gun shy ones.” “I just love […]
As a border community, residents in Fort Frances–and indeed right across Rainy River District–know firsthand the benefits of having relatively easy access to the United States via the international bridge here or crossing over at Baudette. Many families on both sides of the border are linked by marriage, and many […]
District farmers will have the chance to share their concerns for the future as the Agricultural Odyssey Group seeks grassroots input this Friday night in Stratton. The Odyssey–a coalition of Ontario’s major farm organizations and commodity groups–is sweeping across the province to examine issues in the agriculture industry here and […]
Although the Rainy River District School Board’s school closure selection committee is slated to meet Oct. 23, the board is looking to fill a few more seats before the group starts its work. “We required three members from each of the schools identified for closure,” trustee Ron McAlister said in […]
Cameron and Heather are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Caedwyn Gwyneth, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. in London, Ont., on August 26, 2001. Delighted grandparents are Ahlan and Judith Johanson of Fort Frances and William Boyd of Canfield, Ontario.
