By now, most of you know about the walkout that occurred at the high school last Friday. The walkout was planned by three students who had some legitimate concerns about things which were happening within the school. Those three, in turn, were backed by a number of other students who […]
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Dear sir: I would like to express my thanks to the businesses, taxpayers, and residents of Emo for their overwhelming support following our letter to the editor last week, which directed the township to find a solution to the drainage ditch problem. A representative from the Ministry of Housing and […]
Dear sir: Just a quick thank you note to the Town of Fort Frances for a wonderful Nov. 12 weekend. The dedication ceremony for the new mural was enlightening, educational, and filled with civic pride. Personally, I was glad to see no students were released to attend–we wouldn’t want to […]
Dear Mr. Behan: I am wondering if I could take advantage of your Letters to the Editor column to seek the assistance of your readers. I am in the process of writing a book about the exploits of the Fort Frances Canadians and their seven-year quest for the Allan Cup. […]
Dear sir: Well another Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day) has gone by. If memory serves me right, this day was set aside to remember the people who died in the first and second world wars plus other wars, too. When I went to school, it was a holiday for us kids […]
Before coming to Fort Frances last Friday, all Carol Pirie of North Carolina knew about her great-grandfather, Edward Wellington Backus, was that she had “missed out.” “My sister had told me he was a lumber baron,” Pirie said, adding her sibling then would go on and tell her about the […]
It may have been finished just the day before, and it still needed some touch-ups afterwards, but that didn’t take anything away from the eagerly-anticipated unveiling of the town’s first heritage mural Friday morning. Residents from both sides of the border crowded on Mowat Avenue as they waited for the […]
While Remembrance Day ceremonies can be solemn events as people recall veterans who served in past wars, Dick Bird was all smiles Sunday when he spoke at the blessing and dedication of the new War Veterans and Peacetime Armed Forces Memorial Site at Couchiching. “I couldn’t be happier. The turnout, […]
Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray got a chance to see firsthand what $100,000 in Canadian Millennium Partnership Program funding has done for the Lions Park here, taking part in the official dedication ceremony Friday morning. The area in front of the podium was packed with children from Robert Moore and […]
In the aftermath of Friday’s walkout at Fort Frances High School, administration is working to get students with concerns about their school to make use of its “open door” policy. An ombudsman office also may be formed for students to air issues they may have. “We’re discussing things with students. […]
“I probably don’t deserve it.” That was Times publisher and co-owner Jim Cumming’s reaction yesterday after finding out he had been named the 1999 Citizen of the Year for Fort Frances. “I have worked with a lot of people over the years, and I’ve been only a cog in the […]
They came empty but the three delegates from the Namibian Town Clerks Forum said they are leaving full of knowledge after getting a firsthand look at municipal politics in Rainy River District. Boniface Mutumba, Lukas Muhepa, and Ria Dippenaar left for Toronto yesterday after spending almost a week here as […]
