Prompted by concerns over the orderly flow of traffic back to the U.S. during tourist season, combined with problems during the reconstruction of Central Avenue last summer, town council formed a border traffic committee last fall to help improve flow of both local and visitor traffic in the year ahead. […]
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FORT FRANCES—Award-winning Canadian author and presenter David Bouchard offered an important message about literacy last week to a number of area students, as well as some parents. “Reading is not just about success, but about feeling good,” Bouchard stressed to Grade 6-8 students at Robert Moore School on Thursday afternoon. […]
Aimed at helping people who may be at risk for developing a chronic disease, as well as for people and their families who are managing one, the inaugural chronic disease management symposium here Saturday proved to be a hit, drawing more than 170 people. “I think it went really well,” […]
FORT FRANCES—After years of planning to build a new Fort Frances Public Library, the Rainy River District School Board is now suggesting a new proposal be considered for the facility. The board is proposing to have the library built in conjunction with a new Robert Moore School here. The board […]
The Canadian Blood Services annual spring clinic here, originally scheduled for April 9-10, has been delayed for two weeks. It’s now scheduled to run Wednesday, April 23 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday, April 24 from noon-3 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m. at Fort Frances High School. But CBS spokesperson Harvey […]
F.H. Huffman School will be saluted tonight for its “Schools on the Move: Lighthouse Program” under the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence. The Huffman program is one of the initiatives “supported by the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, and was launched to celebrate and connect schools that […]
A male teacher who works for the Rainy River District School Board was arrested Thursday in connection with an investigation into an incident involving voyeurism. The accused, whose name and age was not released by police, is charged with two counts of voyeurism, three counts of careless storage of a […]
The Ministry Natural Resources’ fire season gets underway tomorrow, but while the situation may be quiet right now, the MNR is preparing for whatever may come its way. “We’re starting up at the normal time, with no advance start-ups, but certainly we’re all ready to go,” MNR information officer Deb […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will vote to adopt the 2008-09 school calendar for submission to the Minister of Education at its regular meeting tomorrow in Dryden. The board, in co-operation with the Rainy River District School Board, the Kenora Catholic District School Board, and the Keewatin-Patricia District School […]
District residents who receive a letter telling them they’ve won the lottery, but have to pay a deposit to get their share of it, had best call PhoneBusters—it’s a scam. A Devlin woman contacted the Times yesterday to let them known about the letter, which she received in the mail […]
For the third-straight year, Knox United Church will host a church fundraiser concert on Mother’s Day (May 11) featuring Canadian fiddling champion Scott Woods. The concert, slated to begin at 7 p.m. and run for about two hours, is being held to raise money for church-related projects. Refreshments will follow […]
Those who received a “Healthy Living Food Box” last week are being advised not to eat the cantaloupe included with it as it may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The Northwestern Health Unit started contacting food box recipients yesterday, advising anyone who received a cantaloupe in their food box to […]
