The Aquanauts put on a strong performance in their last swim meet of the year. Competing at the annual Thunder Bay International Invitational last weekend, Karli McKinnon led the local contingent by qualifying for the finals in seven of her eight events. Her best results were a third-place finish in […]
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The Emo Beef Club had its first meeting Wednesday, May 9 at the research station in Emo. It was attended by 11 kids–some new to the beef club and some veterans. An election of officers took place and then we discussed options on how to go about this year’s club. […]
Since the Fort Frances Times first began publishing on the web in 1995, the look and feel of the online edition has gone through four overhauls. Each improved the edition over the previous. Last night, the Fort Frances Times launched its newest version. For most people viewing the site, it […]
Dear sir: I have found it reassuring to hear that the hemo-dialysis unit in Fort Frances is on track for operation come the fall. It is my understanding that the room is coming along quite nicely, and that there are nurses hired and in the process of starting to, or […]
Dear sir: I am (once again!) dismayed (but not surprised!) at the extremely poor coverage given of our recently-held Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts. Each year this exciting event involves hundreds of young people and volunteers from across the district. The participants devote countless hours of practice perfecting […]
Dear editor: To the people living on Emo Road 2 north from Emo. Two weeks ago, I completed my annual pickup of garbage thrown from some of your car windows. I picked up from the cemetery back as far as my place as I have always disliked seeing the roadsides […]
Dear sir: I would like to thank the aboriginal people and their descendants for sharing their walleye and sturgeon with us–the under-privileged people who must wait until spawning season is over to commence fishing. The aboriginal people are to be congratulated for sharing their bounty with us. This is very […]
A valiant Muskie comeback against one of the province’s top teams was not enough to continue the girls’ quest for a berth at the all-Ontario soccer championships. The black-and-gold had to settle for the silver medal after being beaten 3-2 by St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay) in the final game of […]
“We went to Anchorage with a purpose and we more than succeeded.” That’s how Jeannette Cawston, co-ordinator of the 11th-annual World Health Organization conference here next May, summed up local delegates’ trip to the 10th-annual one in Alaska last week. “We had a hugh profile with them. It was great,” […]
The Fort Frances Times celebrated the creation of its new Web site with a launch party and open house Tuesday night. Originally created in 1995, the online edition was in need of some major changes, Web Development Manager Lincoln Dunn said. “We had the chance to look at some Web […]
