While it won’t be up and running until at least May, early work on the new dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here started last Thursday in the day hospital area “Things are progressing,” Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., noted Tuesday. “We’re still working on the […]
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After a three-year standstill, there once again is some stirring at Echo Lake Estates in Emo. Until recently, lawyers representing the three parties involved in a dispute over who should pay for a drainage system at the 70-home subdivision weren’t even sitting at the table any more, according to co-owner […]
Steve Arpin wrapped up the snowmobile racing season on a winning note Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Champ 440 division at the “World Series of Racing” in Eganville, Ont. “He was racing against the best in the world,” noted his brother, Chuck Arpin Jr. “It was pretty unreal. […]
After receiving a counter-offer from the Town of Fort Frances to annex the landfill site along McIrvine Road, Alberton Reeve John Milling is still not pleased. “I don’t like the offer. I don’t think it’s reasonable to eat away at our tax base. It hurts us, we can’t afford to […]
The Muskie court teams made history last Friday in Dryden as all four won NorWOSSA gold in their respective finals–with both the senior boys’ basketball team and girls’ volleyball teams advancing to NWOSSAA. After watching the three other teams take gold, the pressure was on the senior girls’ team to […]
It wasn’t a good weekend for the local Tagg’s Bantam rep squad at the eight-team Tournament of Champions in Brandon, Man. “They could have beat any team there if they would have played well,” manager Ron Bridgeman remarked. Tagg’s had opened the tournament with 5-5 decision against the Northwest Stars, […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended Trout Road and other branches of that road system be opened conditionally, not to have it remain closed as was wrongly reported in last Wednesday’s Times. And that recommendation is being applauded by several parties–with some reservations. “Mainly, we thought it was […]
Dear sir: Last evening (Feb. 28), I attended the “Fort Frances High School to Germany” concert at the Townshend Theatre. While I played in a band during high school, and sang in several choirs since, I lay no claim to being a music critic. Despite that, what I heard was […]
You cannot spend much time in the north woods without becoming familiar with the Whisky-Jack.He will drift out of the trees in the coldest weather to share your lunch–stealing the beans from your plate and your sandwich while you reach for the coffee. This bird is one of the jay […]
A 20-month-old child from Quebec choked to death a week after an un-popped popcorn kernel got stuck in her throat. The kernel absorbed saliva and expanded to nine mm within seven days, growing large enough to completely block the trachea. Each year, young children in Canada are at some risk […]
It was my first year of high school teaching in a small parochial school with very high standards. I was intimidated and worked late in the night to prepare my lesson plans, and still was nervous when it came time to teach. More than anything, I wanted to make a […]
Gladys Kadikoff, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial mass will be held Friday, March 2, 2001 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
