For Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman, Wednesday’s tour of Rainy River District was a chance to explore his roots and share them with his, son Alain. Bartleman, 62, made several stops as part of a week-long trek across Northwestern Ontario, including at a reception at the Seven Generations Educational Institute, the […]
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More than a month after the Northwestern Health Unit started sending letters to every business in the Kenora-Rainy River districts requesting they ban smoking in enclosed public areas, Dr. Pete Sarsfield said the response has been “a good news/bad news joke.” “Overall, it’s been positive. Well over 50 percent of […]
The Fort Frances Public Library once again is offering local youngsters incentives to read during the summer months. In an effort to bridge the gap between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next, the library—with the help of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club—has set up […]
Not only the weather is mixed up, the economy is, too. That’s not news. But here is a different slant on the issues. First, two of the nine change forces I examine every so often are the socio-economy and politics-governance. These two are very closely linked. But first, as a […]
Former Fort Frances resident Kathleen McFayden set out to raise $2,500 for breast cancer research and treatment. But with the support of her home town over the last few months, she has exceeded even her own expectations. “I’ve raised $5,000 and my goal was only $2,500. The fact that I’ve […]
With the tender for construction on the La Verendrye Parkway project closing July 4, the town found the lowest bidder is asking $1.3 million more than the $2.4 million the town had budgeted for. But Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said the town hopefully will have a solution by […]
Former Couchiching resident Richard Lyons received the Order of Canada from Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson last week in honour of his cultural contributions to the country. Lyons developed a deep affinity for Anishinabe customs and rituals in his childhood living on the Couchiching Reserve. As a child, he attended local pow-wows […]
With many district residents still picking up the pieces from last month’s flooding, the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs’ claims office has been hopping since opening its doors here two weeks ago. “We’ve been quite busy,” office manager Ian Mollett said Monday. “Roughly speaking, there’s 64-65 claims filed and […]
The second-annual Lake Despair Lodge bass tournament last weekend saw a large number of the top prizes going to fishermen from Rainy River District. Still, first prize went to the Sioux Narrows team of Mel Giesbrecht and Chris Bell, whose total weight for the two-day tournament was 22.48 pounds. Second […]
Fort Frances Times publisher and co-owner Jim Cumming was elected president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc-iation at its annual meeting last week in Halifax, N.S. Cumming, 52, said he’s excited about leading the 83-year-old association. “It gives me the opportunity to meet with publishers and community leaders from across […]
The voice of the town’s residents was relatively quiet Monday evening as only a few people showed up to give council input on what they wanted to see in the 2003 budget. “I’m unhappy only four people came forward from a population of 8,500,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said after hearing […]
Atikokan has long been known as the “Canoeing Capital of Canada” and in keeping with that slogan, an effort is underway to set a new world record during CanoeFest there July 19-21. Organizers are hoping to break the Guinness Book of World Records mark for the largest canoe/kayak raft-up. The […]
