Last Thursday, Fort High students were treated to a performance by the “Bemidji State University Jazz Band.” Having been on tour for three days, the band already had played in Grand Rapids and Hibbing before stopping here in Fort Frances. They played several songs together, and a few duets and […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will hold three public consultations after its transportation committee recently revised the district transportation policy and now seeks public opinion on the changes. “It gives people a chance to review the draft that we’ve made up recently,” noted trustee Dan Belluz, who also sits […]
Come early April, people looking for children’s clothing will have a new retail outlet to add to their list of places to shop in Fort Frances. “Mary’s Little Lambs,” owned by local resident Mary Calder, is slated to open at 616 Mowat Ave. (next door to Warrior Work Wear). Calder, […]
The cast and crew of “Camelot” have come a long way since rehearsals began in January. But there’s also no denying that as everything comes together, a lot of hard work still needs to be done to make next week’s 16th-annual musical production at Fort High a success. With the […]
Last week, six area businesses enrolled in the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP) were interviewed about their experience with the program by two private consultants working on behalf of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board. Consultants Nicholas Ignatieff and Debra Nixon were gathering information for the board in order to gauge […]
I am not a wine drinker. Never have been. To me, wine comes in three varieties–red, white, and bubbly. To add adjectives like “sharp,” “sweet,” or “dry” to describe the wine would be mere shots in the dark for me. But even a complete wine list illiterate like me couldn’t […]
“Pointing kids in the right direction–which way do you want to go?” is the motto of the “Youth United” program run by the Sunset Country Métis. But the program–which began in October on a six-month basis with funding by the Métis Nation of Ontario and Human Resources and Development Canada–may […]
Thanks to a joint effort between the Fort Frances Seniors’ Coalition and the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Team, local seniors can get a free specialized directory of services and resources based on their needs. Called “The Fort Frances Directory of Services and Resources for Seniors,” it will […]
Several students at Fort High are gearing up for an important annual event. Like thousands of other Canadian teens, they will be participating in the 30-Hour Famine. The “famine,” which aims to raise money for World Vision Canada and its projects, will take place at FFHS in mid-April. As the […]
Dear Mike, The editorial in the March 3 edition of the Times suggested starting a party of like-minded northerners. “With a block of MPPs, we’d have some clout then, right?” Yes, we would, if they truly represented our northern views. In fact, we’ve had a block of MPs and MPPs […]
Dear sir: According to the article, “Impact of lake levels on river uncertain,” in the Times last Wednesday (March 10), there is a proposal to lower the lake level of Rainy Lake by more than a metre starting this spring. In the whole article, there was nothing to suggest positive […]
Dear sir: We wish to take this opportunity to thank the Fort Frances Times for all the positive coverage of the “Youth-at-Risk” program. We have enjoyed working with the students, both in the classroom component and the training placements. The abilities and commitment of the students to learn and develop […]
