Council denied a request from the Fort Frances Lions Club for $30,000 in in-kind services to construct a new walkway at the Lion’s Millennium Park on the grounds the town has several other outstanding projects in 2007. Back in early November, the Lions Club had requested the town consider having […]
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Job Connect, a program offered through Northern Community Development Services, recently received the prestigious “Service Innovation Award” from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. “The board and staff of NCDS recognize the importance of skills training and development to our local economy,” noted executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh. “What has […]
Following word last week that the Publications Assistance Program will be cut by $15 million next year, Times’ publisher Jim Cumming warned political action must be taken now or subscription rates will go up. “The Publications Assistance Program is actually a subsidy to the subscribers of papers,” Cumming noted yesterday. […]
For the fifth-straight year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to hand out to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youth and families. While the town expects to receive official notification of this before Christmas, right now it […]
Motorists entering Fort Frances will be sure to know the town is a “safe community” in the future after representatives from the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition presented new signs declaring such to council Monday night. RRVSC chair Grace Silander said the seeds of the “safe community” designation were sown […]
The local “Mitts for Kids—Helping Hands” campaign is wrapping up this week, with the deadline to donate hats, mitts, and scarves for children, as well as cash to buy more mitts, set for Wednesday (Dec. 13). “Mitts for Kids” co-ordinator Melissa Gushulak said Friday that some donations have come in […]
For its first regular meeting, the newly-elected town council is scheduled to see a pair of presentations from the Fort Frances Public Library board and the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition (RRVSC) tonight. Chairwoman Joyce Cunningham will present to council the library board’s strategic plan for the next four years. […]
With the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 19th-annual community Christmas dinner now only a little over two weeks away, organizers are seeing local businesses and individuals already are in the spirit of giving. “People are just coming out the woodwork,” executive director Denise Audette said this morning. “The community always comes […]
Tickets are still available for “How Great Thou Art,” a Christmas celebration of the Gospel music of “The King” Elvis Presley, which is coming up next Thursday (Dec. 14) at the Townshend Theatre. The concert will feature Elvis tribute artist Daylin James, who wowed fans with a concert in mid-November […]
FORT FRANCES—A group of students held a brief demonstration at Fort Frances High School on Thursday morning to voice their concerns about a series of threats that allegedly have taken place there over the past week. School administration met with a small group of students and is taking action on […]
An agreement to amalgamate Rainycrest Home for the Aged with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has been finalized, Riverside announced Friday. “Rainycrest is now officially part of the Riverside Corporation,” Riverside CEO Wayne Woods said in a press release. “I look forward to working with all staff and management to […]
After being on sale for only two weeks, tickets are all gone for the upcoming concert entitled “Glorious Christmas” on Dec. 17 at the Townshend Theatre. “We are sold out,” choir director Diane Maxey said late Monday. “There might be an odd ticket here and there. Those who want one […]
