Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at its office adjacent to St. Francis School. On the agenda is confirmation of C.U.P.E. job descriptions for the positions of attendance counsellor, head custodian, custodian, educational assistant, library assistant, lunch hour supervisor, […]
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Duane Hicks Santa and Mrs. Claus, and all of the elves, eagerly are awaiting Christmas wishes from district children—and the Fort Frances Times wants to make sure they get them. Kids of all ages can drop off their letters to Santa at the Fort Frances Times’ office and we’ll be […]
Duane Hicks With Environment Canada having issued information that a simulated “ice storm” has hit the region as part of Emergency Management Ontario’s “Trillium Response 2008,” Fort Frances will be tested to see how it does its part in the emergency exercise. Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong, who also is the […]
Press Release Wednesday (Nov. 19) marks the seventh-annual World COPD Day—an event held each November to raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worldwide. COPD is a devastating lung disease that progressively robs sufferers of breath. According to the World Health Organization, COPD is the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide, […]
Staff As part of its fundraising efforts for the trip to Italy during March Break, the Fort Frances High School senior band is kicking off its annual citrus fruit sale tonight. Band members will be offering navel oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines in 10-, 20-, and 40-pound packages, as well as […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—A new pilot program headed by former prime minister Paul Martin will give aboriginal students more business training so they can help develop their local economies. The project aims to encourage more aboriginals to pursue careers in accounting by placing promising students with mentors from two major […]
Staff The daily shutdown schedule for work on the Portage Avenue underpass has been extended to Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. This means both lanes of traffic through the underpass will continue to be fully closed from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day until then. Operations and Facilities manager Doug […]
Duane Hicks Given only a few households showed up with levels of lead in their tap water above the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard in the most recent round of testing, the town may be able to reduce its sampling program down the road. A recent report from Environmental and […]
Duane Hicks With seven directors expected to step down as of its annual general membership meeting Nov. 25, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to the business community for nominations to its board of directors. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said yesterday two people put forth their names while […]
Press Release The Arthritis Society is holding a Volunteer Appreciation Night on Monday (Nov. 17) at 7 p.m. at the KC Hall of Scott Street. “We would like to thank our volunteers who canvassed for our residential campaign and all of our collective volunteers,” noted Kayla Curtis-Horvath, residential canvass co-ordinator […]
Staff Due to poor market conditions for both kraft and paper products, all production at AbitibiBowater’s Fort Frances operations will be shut down for one week, starting Sunday, Nov. 23, the company reported this morning. Operations will resume Sunday, Nov. 30. “We need to take a week out just because […]
A cutline on the front page of yesterday’s Times incorrectly identified one of the Legion members in the Remembrance Day service. In fact, it was Sgt.-at-Arms Jim Marr who was accompanying Legion president Donald S. Easton, not Glenn Westover. The Times regrets any embarrassment or incovenience this error may have […]
