The third stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at Santee Cooper Lake in South Carolina. Consisting of lakes Marion and Moultrie, this massive impoundment is known as one of the best big bass lakes in the United States. It’s always exciting when we get to […]

Like most people who follow golf, I saw Tiger Woods for the first time on television. Never a big fan of late-night TV, I did not see him at age two, smacking a golf ball into a screen on the Mike Douglas Show, a replay that has been shown ad […]

MARCH BREAK EVENTS Friday March 18 A Winter-Biboon Carnival will be held at the Couchiching Recreation Centre from noon to 3 p.m. Dogsledding, smoothboard races, snowshoeing food, skating and more. Please register for dogsledding with Lori: 271-4500 or lleduc@unfc.org. Stop by the Fort Frances Museum to create a community spring-themed […]

Dear editor: On Monday, I brought forward proposals to improve diversity on Council in Fort Frances and remove barriers which prevent working-age people, low-income people, and Indigenous citizens from participating on Council. This is important in the lead-up to the municipal election. These proposals were rejected by all 6 other […]

Dear editor, I am very disappointed to read the comments and descriptions of Council from one of our team members following Monday evening’s meeting. Every member agreed with the concept of removing barriers for a more diverse Council. I have always included and promoted relationships with all people in our […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Next Monday, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. I have an older sister with Down Syndrome so this topic touches me deeply. 3/21 is Down Syndrome Day because Down Syndrome is caused by the fact that there are 3 copies of the 21st chromosome For a long time the […]

There is never a shortage of lies…er I mean fishing information at the Debating Table in the Bakery in Rainy River. Even the restricted attendance due to the pandemic cannot restrict the free flow of information on this vital topic. With ice-out nearly upon us a review of the winter […]

March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On that day in 1960, in South Africa, police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration against apartheid, killing 69 and injuring 180. In 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on all nations to focus on change, to double […]

by Ron Fischer
Special to the Times

BEV Battery Electric Vehicle PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle ICE Internal Combustion Engine With fuel prices seemingly on a never-ending upwards trajectory, many people are asking themselves if their next vehicle should be a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). As with many things in life, the answer is “It […]