Alison Agar is not letting kidney disease get in the way of her dreams of becoming an actress. After receiving her third kidney transplant last January, the 18-year-old Fort Frances native is now ready to go to university. And with the help of a prestigious award, that dream is fast […]
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The Fort Frances Badminton Club’s season wind-down last week was a chance for players and parents alike to test their skills in an evening of friendly competition. The bevy of parent-child doubles matches at the high school gym was taken with both a fun and evaluating approach. “It’s a chance […]
Last Thursday, residents of Big Island First Nation and guests officially opened their new band office. The $1.1-million building has been a dream of band manager Val Pizey since 1983 when the population moved from its old reserve on Big Island to the mainland. The first band office was an […]
The traffic flow across the international bridge has dropped slightly this spring compared to last year. “Generally speaking, the volume of travellers are down a bit. They’re down about 10-12 percent,” noted Ray Martinson, district superintendent for Canada Customs and Revenue Agency here. To date, 17,732 travellers have crossed the […]
Linda Woodcock, the OFAH travelling teacher, came to Crossroads School on June 4 to conduct workshops on environmental studies with grades two, two/three, five/six, and eight classes. She talked about animal habitats and how animals are adapted to where they live. The four things every animal needs are food, water, […]
As we continue to count down to the town’s centennial in 2003, an examination of the news shows 1998 also was a year to celebrate! Communities in the district were celebrating centennials while town institutions were recognizing 100 years of existence. The Fort Frances Public Library had begun in 1898 […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is wrapping up the first step of its business retention and expansion project next week with the aim to move on to analyzing its findings this summer. The project started back in April when volunteers began surveying 100 local businesses chosen from various sectors. […]
Take your Dad out for a special lunch at Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday (June 17). To celebrate Fathers’ Day, Tess Coish of Tess’s Kitchen has planned a fundraising fish fry from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lunch costs $7.50, and includes deep-fried fish, salads, and baked beans. […]
Dear sir: By the time this reaches print, the Abitibi-Consolidated/Revenue Canada $500,000(?) faulty facility on the Customs project may have started. The recent project suggestion of the buy-out of the bridge may stall the project while the proposal is under study. While a change in ownership to a public facility […]
Dear editor: Just the facts please. Re: coverage of “Freedom Ride Hits the Trail” (Wednesday, June 6, 2001–Fort Frances Times Pg. B1 third-last paragraph). The fact is, CUPE Local 65 is in a labour dispute with the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living, not with NORTRA. The fact […]
Dear Mr. Editor: The Association for Community Living workers’ strike is another indication of the sad direction our society is headed. As corporate wealth continues to escalate and the rift between the rich and working poor widens to an abyss, the government blames the workers for our province’s financial woes […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to speak to my swimmers, their families, and the community who knew me as the head coach of the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team. To the swimmers who I have had the pleasure of coaching for the past 14 years, thank […]
