Duane Hicks Voting in the Fort Frances municipal and school board elections continues to go briskly here. As of the end of voting yesterday, a total of 998 out of 5,179 eligible electors had voted by telephone or internet, which equals an 19.2 percent turnout so far, returning officer Lisa […]
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Hello, my name is Andrew Hartnell and I am running for Rainy River town council in the upcoming municipal election. I was born and raised in Rainy River, and the reason I am running for town council is that I believe the town has great potential and is headed in […]
My name is Paul Caruso and I am a candidate for Rainy River council in the upcoming municipal election. I am a resident of Rainy River and the owner/operator of Busy Beaver Fuels and the Rainy River Current. I always have had a passion for my community and my workplace. […]
Duane Hicks It already may be beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Fort Frances but don’t forget about Hallowe’en. “Trunk or Treat” will be back for its fifth year and organizers want locals to get into the “spirit” of the season by decorating vehicles and donating candy. […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (26 F) and south-southwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be sunny and warm, with a high soaring to 16 (61) and low around five (41). Look for southwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Spotty […]
Sam Odrowski Deb (Whetzel) Ludeman showed attendees of the “Community Change” event what ideas her group came up with for the betterment of services for children in the community. The event was hosted by the Best Start Network at the Copper River Inn here Friday, with about 60 people attending […]
I, Ken McKinnon, am running for reeve for the Municipality of La Vallee for another term. The following are some of my past experiences. I retired from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with 35 years of service. My early years with the ministry were with the Engineering Department on […]
I have been a resident of Alberton since 2000. I first joined council in 2001 as an appointment to fill a vacancy. In 2006, it was the battle of the Mikes for position of reeve, which current reeve Michael Hammond won by eight votes. In February of 2007, I again […]
Dear editor: I am writing to you in response to Dave Bourgeault’s letter in last week’s Times with regard to the name change of the Fort Frances Senior Centre. First of all, I am amazed that June Caul alone, who is on the senior centre board, had the power to […]
It was a Happy Thanksgiving for Evelyn Cameron (Thunder Bay), who won the $500 up for grabs that day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Oct. 7-13 were Shirley Thompson (Atikokan), Penny Hutton (Fort Frances), Eric Chu (Toronto), Shelly Kabatay (Mine […]
Sam Odrowski The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary held its annual fall tea on Saturday, in which it announced a $65,000 donation to the hospital for the purchase of a sterile processing washer/disinfector. “It is a unit that thoroughly cleans the [hospital’s] instruments prior to sterilizing them,” said auxiliary president […]
Sam Odrowski A Grade 5 class at St. Francis School participated in a re-affirmation ceremony last Wednesday in which they recited the oath of citizenship and sang the national anthem before receiving re-affirmation certificates. In keeping with Citizenship Week (Oct. 8-14), the students also listened to presentations from three residents […]
