A five-year-old boy was hospitalized after nearly drowning Saturday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre pool. On-duty staff responded to the incident around 7 p.m., reviving the child and administering the necessary first-aid. The boy then was taken by ambulance to hospital for further monitoring. His condition has not been […]
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Arson among children is a real problem, but the Fort Frances Fire Department and its partners aren’t going to let it get out of control thanks to a new program called TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children). “With my previous job as well as my time here, we have […]
While many district people have read Crime Stoppers’ re-enactments of crimes in the newspaper or seen them on television, it always seems the crimes in question are in communities outside the area. That’s about to change. “We want it so that people from Fort Frances and the Rainy River District […]
With the deadline for applications coming up next Wednesday, five town committees continue to have vacancies, including the 2003 centennial committee. “It says in the ad [in yesterday’s Times] that we need so many members, but really, we can never have too many,” committee member and town CAO Bill Naturkach […]
Joining the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee at yesterday’s weekly meeting was Jane Gillon, local representative of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. The topic of discussion was the availability of funding for consultant costs. She and Geoff Gillon, local economic development officer, helped to identify sources of funding available […]
John McTaggart was approved as “Citizen of the Year 2001” by the committee of the whole Tuesday night during the regular council meeting here. The decision came after a recommendation was made by the “Citizen of the Year” selection committee, consisting of Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, Coun. Deane Cunningham, and two […]
“In all of our communities, there are success stories and potential.” That’s how Tannis Drysdale, president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, summed up “The Great Rendez-Vous,” a two-day meeting last week in Thunder Bay of more than 120 municipal leaders and those concerned with economic development from […]
Students may get a better idea on how to work off those mandatory 40 hours of community service after a volunteer fair tomorrow from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Fort Frances High School. “It’s in conjunction with the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau since it’s the Year of the Volunteer,” said teacher […]
As town council continues to work on the 2002 municipal budget, some details on any tax hikes are becoming clear, CAO Bill Naturkach said Monday. “We’re looking at a 1.1 percent levy increase in total,” he noted. “At this point, there’s no tax increases in the industrial or commercial sectors, […]
La Verendrye hospital here is among 38 health facilities in Northwestern Ontario that will share more than $2 million in provincial funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. La Verendrye will get $200,000 to purchase medical equipment such as an anaesthetic machine, a sterilizer, and a vital signs monitor, […]
The band “Tanglefoot” is set to return here on Tuesday for a concert at the Townshend Theatre. “They were well-received last time. People seemed to like them,” said Sig Mosley of the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association, which is sponsoring the performance. As of this morning, almost half of the 430 […]
While there isn’t any snow on the ground yet, it will start to look a lot like the holiday season at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market when “The Christmas Store” opens there tomorrow morning. Donna Lowey, who runs the store with her husband, Blair, said it’s now in its 10th […]
