Public school board staff who were slated to be cut due to amalgamation and the new funding model seem to have gotten a stay of execution at last night’s committee of the whole meeting here. Acting education director John McLeod presented trustees with his review of staffing for the board’s […]
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Dear sir: Did you watch the Emo July 1 fireworks? With everyone anxiously waiting for dusk, I told my three-year-old great-grandson that people will say “Ahhh” and “Ohhh” when the fireworks start. After the last bang, I asked, “Did you like it?” His reply: “Wow!” Emo fireworks 1998–wow! Signed, Tina […]
Dear sir: This letter is in response to the article published in last Wednesday’s Times regarding the bylaw extension for walking dogs along the waterfront. As a responsible dog owner who does pick up the mess, it is a shame that certain individuals have destroyed a privilege that a lot […]
Dear sir: Recently in a couple of stores, I saw baby or small walleyes for sale. Being a commercial fisherman, I was interested in knowing where these small fish came from and who had caught them. I was told they were caught by native fishermen. These fish are too small […]
Dear sSir: Further to my letter concerning the state of the Fort Frances Sportsplex, I would like to comment on a few “over-sights” on my part. 1). The staff of the Sportsplex have always been pleasant and accommodating towards myself and others using the facility. I enjoyed talking with them […]
Dear sir: It is no business of mine if Joe Blow is charged, sentenced, fined, or jailed for this or that offence. I’m sure the police and the courts are very busy and they would like everyone to know it, but that does not mean you “have to” print their […]
Scalacs Inc. is interested in setting up a plant to recycle small wire from the North American mid-west, and Rainy River District has caught their eye. Company reps toured district communities last week, said Geoff Gillon, community investment manager at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. “They’re looking for a […]
Almost two dozen local residents will be going bald this weekend–but all for a worthy cause. The “Cops for Cancer” shave-off, being held in conjunction with the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, is slated Saturday at 1 p.m. under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. Most of […]
Anyone attending the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this weekend may notice local striking mill workers won’t be picketing near the Sorting Gap Marina. CEP Locals 92 and 306 have agreed to remove the signs from the south side of the Shevlin woodyard along Front Street for the duration […]
Local car enthusiasts filled the parking lot at Causeway Pontiac here Sunday morning awaiting the arrival of the “Great River Road Ramble.” And when the first vintage car arrived–a 1965 Buick Wildcat belonging to Corwin and Kay Stephen of Ames, Iowa–the crowd was not disappointed. Fort Frances was just the […]
The visiting children from Belarus began their fourth week in Rainy River District at something many of them were not familiar with–summer camp. Joining the United Church Intergenerational Camp at Sunny Cove, the Belarussian youngsters quickly got into the swing of things Saturday, participating in activities and making new friends. […]
Fort High graduate Nathan Wong has been proclaimed a “McMaster Scholar”–and earned a $25,000 scholarship from the university located in Hamilton. Valued at $6,250 a year over four years, the scholarship only is offered to five students across Canada each year. Wong’s OAC average of 98.8 percent garnered him one […]
