The Northwest Catholic District School Board held its first meeting of the 2003-04 school year in Stratton last weekend and had to deal with the loss of one of their own in the process. “The trustee is Bev Kondra from Sioux Lookout,” said Education Director John Madigan. He explained Kondra […]
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Things are going to get spicy in town when the Fort Frances Times holds its eighth-annual Great Chili Cook-off this Friday (Sept. 26). The event will bring together 13 teams of chefs—many coming out for the first time—vying for the Best Chili and People’s Choice awards. “We just loved it […]
After spending a week competing in the local Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Celebrity Challenge,” 10 local men and women got a good dose of what it’s like to live as a diabetic. And all the participants will get a chance to talk about their experiences—as well as find out who this […]
The local Business Women’s Network has decided to postpone indefinitely a trade show planned next month which aimed to give women in business a chance to promote their talents, products, and services this fall. Bev Sisco, chairperson of the “Women’s Expo” committee, said last week that the numbers just weren’t […]
Admissions remain suspended at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here, but the facility continues to make progress in meeting provincial government standards and hopes to have the suspension lifted in the near future. “Ministry [of Health and Long-term Care] supervisors are in the facility on a weekly basis,” Rainycrest administrator […]
While the numbers appear to have fallen short of last year’s total of $11,000, those who helped raise the preliminary sum of $7,500 for this year’s Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” here Sunday afternoon clearly showed they support the ongoing fight against cancer. The top pledge-getter once again was Marj […]
It was their first call to duty with the Canadian Armed Forces reserves and they already know what it’s like to receive a hero’s welcome. Gunner Geoff Gerley and Bombardier Colin LeBlanc, of Unit #166 of the Independent Field Battery based out of Kenora, returned to Fort Frances last Thursday […]
After 35 years of working with the Town of Fort Frances, Chief Administrative Officer Bill Naturkach is retiring, it was officially announced in a letter from Mayor Glenn Witherspoon yesterday afternoon. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Naturkach’s last day of work will be Sept. 30. Despite recent news […]
As the annual charity campaign spearheaded by Canada Safeway employees nears a close, the local store’s fundraising committee handed over a cheque for $7,322.46 to the Kiwanis skatepark committee on Friday. “I thought it was great. I was thinking it might have been around $5,000,” said Kiwanis president Mark Jones. […]
The provincial election is in full swing now as campaigning enters its third week. Although polls have the Liberals with nearly half of the support of decided voters, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton isn’t worried that his party will be a flop on election night. “I know we’re […]
The three main candidates vying to capture Kenora-Rainy River riding in the Oct. 2 provincial election squared off in a debate here Friday night here—and as the two challengers found out, experience plays a key role. Ontario NDP leader and incumbent MPP Howard Hampton, who has held the riding for […]
A community improvement plan, which includes an economic development financial incentive plan, submitted by the town to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing earlier this year has come back with the province’s seal of approval. Municipal planner Faye Flatt said the working group that devised the plan had a […]
