Firefighters are making great progress on active fires in the region, working to establish boundaries around the remaining fires in the Nipigon and Thunder Bay districts. They are pushing in toward the interior of the fires, extinguishing hot spots for a minimum distance of 20 metres in from the edge […]
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FORT FRANCES—The local Salvation Army is moving forward with its plan to organize an advisory committee by holding a workshop for anyone interested in learning more about the organization and its goals. “We’re asking people to be part of the advisory board to help with the work of the Salvation […]
FORT FRANCES—Municipal councils across Rainy River District are being asked to vote on a deal to transfer Rainycrest Home for the Aged to Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. permanently—a deal that, if accepted, will include the addition of 21 new beds to the home and $1.35 million in capital grants […]
Good chili doesn’t necessarily need meat—which was discovered at the Fort Frances Museum’s “Great Chili Cook-off” held Friday at Warp 9. Of the 12 varieties vying for top honours, local NDP candidate John Rafferty wowed judges Mike Gerstner, Brenda Cox, and Billy Buschberger with his “Vote for Me” vegetarian chili. […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council passed a bylaw Monday night to approve an agreement with Boise Cascade L.L.C. to provide for non-disclosure of proprietary information pertaining to the privately-owned international bridge spanning the Rainy River here. Mayor Dan Onichuk said after the meeting this is a preliminary step that’s necessary to take […]
On the heels of a presentation last week at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s fall conference in Thunder Bay, Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, on behalf of the Ontario Forestry Coalition (OFC), made a plea to the public here Monday night to let the province know it must deliver the […]
With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship getting turned down for a lottery licence in 2005, town reps got their chance to voice their opinion to the province on how lottery licensing works during the annual Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting last Thursday and Friday in Thunder Bay. In light […]
PINEWOOD—Rick Pollard was just looking for an easy way to cover his outdoor equipment in the bush. Tarps just weren’t cutting it for him, and he disliked the time he had to spend tying it down. After years of designing, building, and experimenting, a tent-like structure—dubbed the SpeedShield—was born. “I […]
FORT FRANCES—The Town of Fort Frances ended up getting some input on its 2007 budget process after all as local resident and parent Leslie Danielson spoke to council Monday night of the need for crossing guards here. Danielson, who had a letter to the editor published in last week’s Times, […]
With a successful first day under its belt, Canadian Blood Services is aiming to meet its two-day donor quota today as it wraps up its fall blood donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said this morning a total of 154 donors came to the clinic […]
FORT FRANCES—As town council, administration, and management kick off the 2007 budget process, a public meeting slated for Monday night at the Civic Centre looked like it would be a quiet affair. As of the Sept. 21 deadline, no individual or group had contacted Clerk Glenn Treftlin to get on […]
A bowl of chili made for the perfect lunch Friday given the damp and rainy weather. But of the 12 varieties vying in the Great Chili Cook-off, it was local NDP candidate John Rafferty and The Wolf 92.3 Border Rock who took top honours in the competition at Warp 9 […]
