The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at the board office here and via videoconference with Dryden and Sioux Lookout. On the agenda is a new self-evaluation template for the board to use to measure its accomplishments. Last month, it was proposed such a […]
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For the second time in a week, a gas leak has disrupted activity here. The bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls was closed for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning after Canada Customs personnel detected a strong smell in the office at 10:15. At 10:25, Customs officials advised their counterparts […]
Whether it’s the history of a local service club, a photograph of an event, or perhaps an old family recipe passed down from generation to generation, the Fort Frances Times needs its readers’ help in publishing a special edition in April to mark the town’s centennial. “We’re looking to have […]
Although the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards won’t be held until March 29, the public is now welcome to nominate who they think are the most deserving businesses. And Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said yesterday organizers are trying to get as many people as possible to vote […]
The first chapter in the story of the newest book club to hit Fort Frances will begin Monday. The Borderland Reads International Book Club—a collaborative effort between the public libraries in Fort Frances and International Falls—will meet Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Room SC-114 at Rainy River Community College […]
Some 230 students at St. Michael’s School got an unexpected break from classes around noon yesterday when a gas leak was detected in the area. Union Gas and the Fort Frances Fire Department were alerted and before noon, it was decided to evacuate the school to the nearby Memorial Sports […]
Warrior Workwear and Gifts is relocating to 256 Scott St. now that Tammi’s Flower Garden has moved across the street to a location previously occupied by A Buck or Two and Ocean’s Pet Store. “Basically, what we’re looking to do is re-define the lines we carry with the new location, […]
Town council approved a recommendation from the Planning and Development executive committee Monday night to stick to its the decision to re-zone property at 1250 King’s Highway for the purposes of seeing a large commercial property developed there. This position, along with an appeal filed by local resident and merchant […]
The flood gates to the door of the open house hosted here Tuesday by the Ministry of Natural Resources on the future of two area dams burst open with more than 50 concerned citizens attending. At issue is the possible decommissioning of the Footprint Lake and Manitou River (Esox Lake) […]
Despite not seeing any funding specifically earmarked in the 2003 town budget for a centennial mural project, the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is keeping its chin up and looking forward. “We’re still hopeful,” said committee chair Susan Bodnarchuk. “There are some other things going.” While it has nothing to do […]
While it was reported Dec. 11 that Oshawa resident J.C. (Cal) Muckle, formerly of Fort Frances, was interested in sponsoring a “big chair” to be built at Pither’s Point, a second sponsor has since come forward for a mermaid statue along the riverfront here. “We offered the sponsorship of the […]
While the 2003 budget passed by a 4-2 vote by council Monday night, the two who didn’t support it—Couns. Dave Bourgeault and Roy Avis—have serious concerns about the town’s year ahead. Coun. Bourgeault said his biggest beef with the $8,277,000 budget, which also features a 4.25 percent tax hike for […]
