Beta Sigma Phi’s annual “Daffodil Day” will be held Friday, March 30. The local sorority began organizing “Daffodil Day” in 1975. Between 2000 and 2005, the local chapters have raised just under $50,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society with the support of residents across the district. This year’s theme, “You […]
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FORT FRANCES—Abitibi-Consolidated officially announced Thursday morning it has approved the $84.3-million biomass boiler for the local pulp and paper mill, and is getting a boost from the McGuinty government in the form a $22.5-million grant under the Forest Sector Prosperity Fund. The formal press conference, held at the mill’s training […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff spoke to students at Fort Frances High School on Monday to teach them a bit about the political process and to encourage them to make a difference in their own way. He quizzed the group of Grade 10 students assembled in the Townshend Theatre […]
FORT FRANCES—While they still have to approve a $1 million loan to buy the clinic, Fort Frances town council clearly supports the ideas of a community-owned clinic and Family Health Team operating model as the way of the future here. With Fort Frances facing a severe doctor shortage, and the […]
FORT FRANCES—The Times received unconfirmed reports Tuesday that Abitibi-Consolidated’s board of directors has approved the bio-mass boiler project for its Fort Frances mill. Natural Resources minister David Ramsay has confirmed, however, that he will be here Thursday at 10 a.m. to make an important local forestry announcement. He will be […]
FORT FRANCES—“It takes critical mass to do something. That’s why small communities have to work together.” That’s the message Dr. Mark Partridge, a professor in rural-urban policy at Ohio State University, relayed during his talk, “Resource Communities in Transitions: Building a Prosperous Northern Ontario,” to about 60 district residents who […]
Fort Frances property owners’ bi-monthly sewer and water bills will be a little higher in 2007 after town council approved a two percent rate increase at a special meeting Friday at noon. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown noted this will equal an increase of $14.16 for the average residential […]
FORT FRANCES—Windsor West MP Brian Masse spoke about border and tourism issues with a crowd of people, including a number of local tourism operators, during a public forum hosted by the federal NDP at La Place Rendez-Vous here last Thursday evening. Masse is the NDP’s critic for industry and border, […]
Local student Jamie Petrin recently returned from a week in Ottawa, where she had a chance to take in the sights of the city, as well as learn about the workings of Canadian government, thanks to the program “Encounters with Canada.” Each year, the program offers about 3,000 Canadians aged […]
What would you do if you saw a black bear in Voyageurs National Park? Should you be afraid of bears? Join park guide Melissa Dahl this Sunday (March 11 from 2-4 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center to learn about black bears and how to handle an encounter, enjoy […]
Although Good Friday isn’t until April 6, those who plan on attending the Kiwanis’ annual breakfast that morning had better get their tickets as soon as possible. Tickets, which went on sale this week, are available at Drs. Lidkea, Elliott and Lidkea’s office or from any Kiwanian for $8 each. […]
Chris Mabee, a silver medalist at the 2007 Skate Canada Canadian Championships, will be coming to Fort Frances as the guest skater in the Border Skating Club’s 35th-annual ice show coming up March 31-April 1. Mabee was born Aug. 26, 1985 in Tilsonburg, Ont. and began his skating career at […]
