Staff Anna Busch, a wonderful lady who loves to paint in watercolour, is excited to be the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Artist of the Month” for June. Busch currently has many paintings displayed at the gallery, which is located on Mowat Avenue. “I’ve got scenery, animals, portraits, and flowers,” she […]
District News
the MNR The forest fire hazard remains “high” across the Northwest Region while an “extreme” hazard is in place for the far north. A weather system moving into the region from Manitoba may bring relief in the form of rain. However, the rain is not expected to reach the far […]
Sarah Pruys After returning home from the University of Manitoba, I only worked for a week here at the Fort Frances Times before I headed to Costa Rica for a volunteer trip through the ‘Come Alive’ program—the culminating event following months of volunteering in Winnipeg. Our small group began programming […]
Heather Latter Jennifer Horton has been busy renovating the downtown location of 334 Scott St. (formerly Border Travel) and tomorrow will open her new business, “Curvy Chick,” which will offer an assortment of intimate apparel for women. “I have been doing the boudoir photography for over a year now,” she […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard across Northwestern Ontario remains “high,” with pockets of “extreme” found in the Thunder Bay and Nipigon districts. Rain is expected later this week, but the amount of rain and where it will fall is questionable. Until such time that enough rain has fallen to […]
the MNR Four new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday. Three were in the Dryden District while the other one was in the Nipigon District. One of the new fires was declared “out” by early evening. Two other fires in Red Lake District, which had started on previous […]
the MNR There are two active fires in the Northwest Region—one in Red Lake District and the other in Nipigon District. Both were human-caused, and there are no problems anticipated with these fires. Nipigon Fire #6, located about 20 km southeast of Nipigon, is burning along the CPR rail line […]
Sarah Pruys Half the usual number of students were able to put together a two-and-a-half hour musical in half the usual amount of time this spring at Fort Frances High School. The 22 students performing in “Little Women” only had eight weeks to rehearse, but that didn’t stop the musical […]
Duane Hicks With the Emo Walleye Classic set to go tomorrow, the Rainy River is at a 10-year high for this time of year, having come up six feet in the last week. The water level on Rainy Lake, meanwhile, rose by a foot over the past seven days—thanks to […]
Gary Sliworsky A new online course, “Improve Your Sheep Nutrition Management Skills,” has been developed by Dr. Paul Luimes, researcher at the University of Guelph (Ridgetown campus). This general‐interest course was developed with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural […]
Duane Hicks The solar panels the town had installed on four of its buildings are reaping rewards—having generated about 67 megawatt hours, equalling $53,800 in revenue, between January, 2012 and March, 2013. Facilities/projects co-ordinator Travis Rob noted last week that in the spring, summer, and early fall months of 2012, […]
Duane Hicks They’ve committed time and energy to making their communities a better place—often working behind the scenes to make things happen. But last Tuesday night, it was their turn to be in the spotlight. District residents were honoured with the Volunteer Service Award for their dedication to local organizations […]
