The Boreal West Round Table information centre will be in Fort Frances tomorrow in an attempt to develop recommendations on land use and natural resource allocation in Northwestern Ontario. The public will have a chance to examine the group’s planning recommendations and to ask questions to its members. The centre […]
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The local minor hockey association is bracing for the possibility of having all its current volunteers put through a police check as part of the Canadian Hockey Association’s revised harassment and abuse policy. “The whole idea is to protect the kids,” said Lynn Kellar, president of the Fort Frances Minor […]
After holding a special meeting Monday night on the new rink here, town council decided it would be in its best interest to have “technical” people look at the bids and provide input back. A total of 15 bids were received by last week’s Tuesday deadline for architectural proposals for […]
Calling it “a window of opportunity,” Fort High has elected to allow high-school aged swimmers the chance to compete at the all-Ontario championships next season. For many, the decision was a long time coming. “What we wanted to do was, in some way, get high school swimmers the chance to […]
tagg’s improved its league-leading record to 6-0-1 for 13 points in the men’s Borderland soccer play with a 4-2 victory over ‘AAA’ on Monday at Westfort. ‘AAA’ currently sits in second place with a 3-3-1 record, followed by the Falls (2-3-3), ITS (2-3-2), and Nova (1-5-1). The score from last […]
Many anglers consider walleye fishing to be a game of trolling. When the concept of back-trolling was perfected, expert and novice fishermen alike felt this method was the ideal technique for presenting a bait to walleyes. As effective as back-trolling is, though, there are still times when casting a bait […]
The Fort Frances Archers shone as brightly as the sun during last weekend’s second-annual Border Challenge with the Moonlight Archers Club of International Falls. With 41 archers registered, this year’s “challenge” drew twice as many competitors over last year’s inaugural one. The bulk of the archers were with the Fort […]
Just a scant few months ago, the town said it was prepared to spend $4.9 million to construct a brand spanking new double-rink indoor ice facility at the arena field, demolishing Memorial Arena in the process. As we all know too well by now, that deal fell through when the […]
Dear sir: Whatever happened to “innocent until proven guilty?” We recently saw a gentleman’s name and reputation dragged through the mud. The lady responsible for collecting the monies for these Nevada tickets had ’fessed up in January, 1997 in a letter to the editor. I believe she admitted it was […]
Dear sir: I’d like to draw Health minister Elizabeth Witmer’s attention to the serious lack of services as to hemo-dialysis in this area. Our closest unit is in Kenora, a three-hour drive from here. Then again, it’s fully used so we have no access to it. Our next choices are […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I wish to voice my objection to the cartoon you printed in the May 27 edition of the Times about sexual harassment in the armed forces. The women and women’s organizations that lobbied for the right of women to serve in the regular army, and the parliamentarians […]
Dear sir: Thank you for the opportunity to publicly express my gratitude. It is with mixed feelings that we are leaving the Rainy River District. We have met many wonderful people, enjoyed neighbours “second to none,” and played in one of our country’s most spectacular outdoor recreational areas. But one […]
