It took four people—and a fishing net—to bring one tired little piggy home last weekend after a night of scampering around town lost and confused. “Clementine,” a three-month-old Vietnamese pot belly pig, had the adventure of her life when she trotted away from her owner, Beth Paleczny, on Friday afternoon. […]
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With three new full-time paramedics set to start locally this fall, and a new paramedic program to be offered by Confederation College here next year, ambulance services are looking at a possible end to the staffing shortage that has plagued the district. One full-time paramedic is slated to begin working […]
Those attending “tour de Fort’s” first concert of its 2002-03 season had better be prepared for some side-splitting antics as Lorne Elliott takes the stage at the Townshend Theatre tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. “Hopefully, all passport-holders can make it out to the show and if they can’t come, maybe they […]
Art enthusiasts hoping to attend this year’s “Music in the Gallery” at the Fine Line Art Gallery here will have to act fast as only a limited number of tickets will go on sale Wednesday. Just 35 people will be lucky enough to snap up the $8 tickets to the […]
Fort Frances OPP would like to see a few more volunteers for its “Policing for Results” telephone survey it hopes to start conducting here next week. “Right now, we have about 10 people to do it. Ideally, I’d like to see 15 or more,” Fort Frances OPP Sgt. Steve Shouldice […]
The fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare” once again will give little ghosts and goblins a safe and easy way to get their goodies on Hallowe’en. As such, candy donations from local residents, businesses, and service clubs are now being accepted. “I think the businesses must have gotten their letters about it […]
With the Times’ annual Great Chili Cook-off coming up tomorrow, everything is in place, including the lineup of judges willing to indulge—or perhaps in some cases brave—their taste buds. This winner of this year’s chili cook-off will be decided by Laurie Walsh, Marla Thomson, and Ala Dulas. “I’m a general […]
French and Ojibway story times, as well as transportation programs, are just some of the initiatives starting up at the Fort Frances Public Library this fall. French story time, which runs Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., is brand new this year thanks to the Ontario Early Years Challenge Fund. “We’ve already […]
The party is still nine months away but the invitations are officially in the mail. Wednesday night’s random draw at La Place Rendez-Vous for the 40 remaining spots in the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July featured everything from drama to a delighted dancing fish. “Bobber,” the official […]
After being selected last fall as one of four communities in Northern Ontario to run an “alternative justice” pilot project for first-time, non-violent young offenders, Fort Frances soon will see the program in action. “I’m excited about the program,” said youth justice co-ordinator Steve Latimer, who was an OPP officer […]
Low enrolment is threatening the French Immersion program at Fort Frances High School and principal Ian Simpson isn’t sure how much longer they can keep it running. “The numbers are dropping to the point that it becomes very difficult to provide teachers,” Simpson said. The high school currently operates a […]
Ted Stewner and Al Carlson knew something was “Goofy” during pre-fishing, but there was nothing “Mickey Mouse” about their efforts when the serious fishing started. “It was like Disneyland,” Carlson, a Kenora resident, marvelled about the fish-nabbing success he and his Winnipeg teammate had in topping 60 other teams to […]
