Dear sir: I am writing to request the assistance of your readers in compiling a book of general stories of our “Women of the War Years.” These will be the stories of women who served with the Allied armed forces, as well as the “war brides” who married Canadian armed […]
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Dear sir: I was disappointed after our talk that there was no mention of the subject of the MPP pension buy-out in the last edition of the Times. I believe the public has a right to know how their money is spent so I ask you to publish this letter. […]
Discussing personal problems with peer advocates could be termed crucial “life support,” especially for teenagers faced with the added ordeal of growing up. That according to Connie Petersen, facilitator of a new support program focused on providing a user-friendly forum for adolescents. Petersen, a youth and family court worker and […]
Teachers will walk off the job after negotiations between Education and Training minister Dave Johnson and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation collapsed yesterday. Both parties left the bargaining table feeling a bit slighted after two days of talks on Bill 160 yielded noting but bad feelings. Andrew Hallikas, local president of […]
Being “small-minded” can be a very good thing, especially when it comes with a great business plan. And while everyone has a different definition of what small business is, it is not a minority around Rainy River district. In fact, small business accounts for roughly 85 percent of the total […]
See Spot. See Spot Run–and play guitar, get signed, record a top 40 single, and become famous. Well, almost. “See Spot Run,” a familiar rock band to many Fort Frances residents, stopped in at the Rainy Lake one more time last week to promote their latest CD, “Ten Stories High.” […]
Rainy River District has been named one of 10 safe communities across the country, and will be handed the prestigious title officially at a ceremony here Nov. 13. And that has opened up funding doors–to the tune of $25,000 over two years from the Safe Communities Foundation–for the Rainy River […]
“Go get a mammogram” is the one message breast cancer survivor Bonnie Thomson of Winnipeg hopes to get across to women when she speaks at the annual “Luncheon of Hope” here Saturday. “If I could affect just one person, I would be thrilled,” stressed Thomson, 53, in a phone interview […]
Parents who relied on either of the two school systems or Fort Frances Nursery School Inc. to look after their children during the day will suddenly find there’s a grave shortage of day care in town if the teachers go on strike. Fort Frances Nursery School, located in Robert Moore […]
The West Fire Region saw an average number of fires this year but the number of hectares consumed by flames is well below the average. Although the fire season doesn’t officially end until Oct. 31, the region had 732 fires in 1997. While that’s about normal, what isn’t is the […]
Two forums featuring the 14 candidates seeking seats on Fort Frances town council are slated the week before the Nov. 10 municipal election. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce plans to hold its forum Nov. 3 from 7-10 p.m. at the Civic Centre while the Fort Frances and District Labour […]
About 500 people were on hand to watch “the boys whooping it up at the Malamute Saloon” here Friday night. Actually, the Malamute Saloon was really the J.A. Mathieu Auditorium and those on hand were there to catch “tour de Fort’s” season-opening performance, “The Shooting of Dan McGrew.” Based on […]
