With grade 10 literacy testing coming up Oct. 26-27, the local public school board is very serious about seeing better results this year than last. Especially since this time around, students are required to pass the test in order to graduate. “Our students can perform better than they did last […]
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The Fort Frances Fire Department once again will be stressing the public be aware of possible fire hazards when Fire Prevention Week starts Oct. 7. “Every week is Fire Prevention Week for us,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said. “It’s just that Fire Prevention Week is when we really go out […]
They may been rookies to the annual Great Chili Cook-off but the Fort Frances Times’ team of Rosanne Kellar and Jennifer Dent wooed the three judges with their “2001: A Chili Odyssey” last Friday. “I knew we had really good chili but I didn’t know how the judges would react […]
The draw for the final 40 openings in the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will take place tonight live on Channel 11, with 106 teams vying for the coveted spots. The new “double-dip” option, introduced this year to allow both anglers to put their names in the draw, was […]
Doug Anderson of Fort Frances, chairman of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, has been elected to the Canadian Safe Communities Foundation’s board of directors. “I think the board of directors wanted input from the communities that have been ‘safe communities’ for several years,” Anderson said Tuesday, referring to his […]
Although the Rainy River District School Board’s school closure selection committee is slated to meet Oct. 23, the board is looking to fill a few more seats before the group starts its work. “We required three members from each of the schools identified for closure,” trustee Ron McAlister said in […]
Echoing the oft-heard economic development debates heard at council sessions throughout the area, the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce will push for government programs to assist with development in the north. During its annual meeting in Kenora last weekend, NOACC passed numerous resolutions supporting economic development incentives and enhancements. […]
The 2001-02 season of Kids & Co. is set to kick off Thursday with “Special Blend,” a dancing duo who will perform a mixture of jazz, street, ballet, and break-dancing to lively music at the Townshend Theatre. “It’s a really good show for kids,” noted organizer Gaby Emond. “We’re increasing […]
The Rainy River District School Board is expected to approve its operating agreement with several parties involved in a wireless communications project at its regular meeting here tonight. “This is to make it official,” Stephen Danielson, the board’s systems administrator, said yesterday. “We’ve had a working partnership up until now, […]
No charges have been laid yet against those behind the standoff and hostage situation at the jail here in late June. “[OPP] indicated to me that at this point, no charges have been laid with respect to the June hostage-taking situation at the Fort Frances Jail,” noted Julia Noonan, a […]
As winter approaches, the Fort Frances condominium committee is looking for five more people to sign up to make the project a go. To date, 25 down payments have been made for the 36 condos–just five shy from a target of 30 down payments necessary for the riverfront development to […]
They may been rookies to the Great Chili Cook-off, but the Fort Frances Times’ team of Rosanne Kellar and Jennifer Dent managed to woo the judges with their “2001: A Chili Odyssey” at today’s event in the Times’ parking lot. “I knew we had really good chili. But I didn’t […]
