A special delegation from the Town of Fort Frances, along with a number of business and community representatives, will be travelling to Paris, Tenn. in October to explore business opportunities and other matters of mutual interest. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said last Friday the town is planning to take a delegation […]
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The Times’ Great Chili Cook-off is fast approaching and the list of chefs is nearly finalized, but organizer Susan Martin is looking for people to make cakes and other baked goods for the “cake roulette.” The cake roulette allows people to place loonie bets on various donated baked goods. Last […]
It was, perhaps, perfect irony. Less than four days after the massive blackout that left 50 million people in Canada and the U.S. without electricity, the Solar Energy Society of Canada held its annual conference at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. in the middle of rolling blackouts. Local educator William […]
Bud Edwards is the latest to file his nomination papers to run for council in the November municipal election raising the number of those in the running to seven. “I am very concerned about the future of Fort Frances, particularly the cost of municipal services, how they effect seniors who […]
After many months of speculation about when Ernie Eves might call a provincial election, it’s a mystery no more after the premier announced yesterday that Ontarians will go to the polls Oct. 2. In a press conference conveniently scheduled over the noon hour so that the electorate could watch his […]
The 14th annual Oktoberfest, with hands across the border, is coming to Baudette Mn. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26, 27 and 28th. Old Tyme Country music for dancing or listening in the Big Tent with wooden floor. Bands playing include, White Rose Band, Country Polkateers, Frontiersman, Odell Braaten, […]
September is arthritis month and volunteers will be out all month canvassing door-to-door for the Arthritis Society. Doris Pelletier, chairperson for the annual door-to-door campaign, said people should feel free to donate any amount they like, no matter how big or small. “Two dollars is just as great at $100,” […]
As the summer break ends and students get back to classes, so too do the members of the Rainy River District School Board return to business as usual. The first of board meeting of the 2003-04 school year will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Robert Moore School. Though […]
The expansion at the La Verendrye hospital got a much needed shot in the arm yesterday afternoon as the province announced an additional $4.5 million grant required to complete the project. Tourism and Recreation minister Brian Coburn was in Fort Frances to inspect the local Ontario Tourism Centre due to […]
A group of university students made their way through Fort Frances yesterday dressed as voyageurs and following a route the hardy French-speaking men travelled more than two centuries ago. The students, in their third year of the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism course at Lakehead University, took the trip as […]
Canada’s newest arm in law enforcement, the Treaty #3 police can best be described as a small force with big plans. Most of the 55 members of the force were formerly officers under the First Nations Policing Program, which is funded by the federal and provincial governments, and administered by […]
For many years, the Kenora-Rainy River district has been the travel destination for thousands of tourists and for just as long, it has been presumed its value to the region’s economy has been obvious. But according to area outfitters and tourism associations, senior levels of government have failed to recognize […]
