For most people, taking up golf for the first time can be a very frustrating experience. Not so for local golfer Mike Dick, a 50-year-old drywaller from Devlin who never seriously took up the game until just eight years ago. Yet he’s preparing to make his first appearance in the […]
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The inaugural “AA” developmental hockey camp hasn’t even taken to the ice yet and already co-owner Mike Allison is looking ahead to next year. Allison said he would like to incorporate a goalie clinic as well as a women’s camp that would run separately from the main one next year. […]
The weather was perfect for a “welcome back” picnic at Pither’s Point Park last Saturday and the six children from Belarus were primed for fun after their long trip back to Rainy River District. “I am very happy to be with Yvonne and Stewart” were the first words out of […]
Although town council tabled a motion to enter into a waste disposal agreement with Solid Waste Integrated Systems (SWIS) Corp., the discussion at the committee of the whole meeting earlier Monday did not seem to favour the agreement. Bruce Spottiswood, superintendent of facilities (works), presented a report for the Operations […]
Dreaming big has launched a former Fort Frances resident into another recording of her musical talent–this time in the form of an eight-song CD called “Shine On.” Sandra Allan, 32, wrote and co-produced the CD–a collection of pop, rock, and gospel music–out of “Barn Studios” in Thunder Bay, where she […]
Continued efforts aimed at improving telecommunications technology is the key to attracting new businesses to Fort Frances and district, economic development advisor Geoff Gillon told town council in his quarterly report Monday night. Gillon, with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here, said the RRFDC has worked hard on getting […]
Rebecca Spencer was born in England, spent her OAC year in Switzerland, went to Australia and Tasmania for a six-month stint, and received an economics degree specializing in natural resources from the University of Waterloo in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. In between, she grew up in Fort Frances. And the roots she […]
The meeting CN originally had scheduled for this week was postponed until next Wednesday but Central Avenue residents remain optimistic. “To my knowledge, the group here on the block had no problems with [the postponement],” said George Drazenovich, who lives at 809 Central Ave. “Everybody is waiting to see what […]
The same day the Times published an article concerning phone problems at Bear’s Pass, Melanie Kozik was faced with a business emergency because hers didn’t work. Kozik’s husband, Kim, owns a refrigeration business in Fort Frances. He was installing a new air-conditioning system at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here […]
With the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East now closed, and much of its equipment and furnishings already moved out to the “multi-use” facility at Westfort, it may not be long before new ventures pop up at the centrally-located property. “It’s been declared surplus and it’s been […]
Christine Denby learned a valuable lesson Monday evening–one that Fort Frances Deputy Fire Chief Charlie Turgeon hoped everybody would take to heart. Denby, along with her two children, was among more than 20 people who took part in a demonstration of the Challenger Fire Unit, a self-contained house fire simulator. […]
While it only rained an inch or so in Fort Frances overnight Monday, some families living west of here, particularly in Emo, Devlin, and La Vallee, were hit hard. Starting around midnight, the sudden downpour–dumping up to three-and-a-half inches of rain in some spots–washed out several area roads and stranded […]
