April Matheson is still on top of the world. “It’s pretty shocking,” she said yesterday, two days after being crowned Fun in the Sun Queen 2001. “I really don’t remember [the crowning] too well. It was like a dream.” Matheson, who was sponsored by 364 Foodstore, received $2,000 as part […]
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A mix of mostly warm and sunny weather, along with a slate of exciting activities, made for one of the best “Fun in the Sun” turnouts in several years, organizers said yesterday. “I think that it was very successful overall,” committee member Dawn Booth remarked. “I was shocked at the […]
Eddie Fitzgerald is ready for a rest. After 15 years on the road, the record-breaking cyclist is peddling towards Toronto, where he will end a journey that likely will place his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. Fitzgerald, 65, was in Fort Frances yesterday to visit one of […]
At the opening of the Noden Causeway in 1965, a former editor of the Fort Frances Times wrote, “We do not normally like to concede that one or more of our close acquaintances may possess special aptitudes. It is a trait of human nature to take for granted our neighbours […]
The Town of Fort Frances centennial committee unveiled a logo and slogan for the upcoming 2003 centennial before the Canada Day parade on Sunday. Local OPP Cst. Darren Hyatt’s design won over the committee, with its oval-shaped depiction of some of the roots of the Fort Frances area. “[The idea] […]
Memorial Sports Centre was alive with the sights and sounds of other lands Saturday as “Culturama” once again was another hit after being resurrected last year. “Well, we were happy with it,” said Sig Mosley of the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association, who co-organized the one-day event with Linda Rajala, Bev […]
A new $500,000 abattoir is closer to reality in the district after the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s application for funding passed the first step with the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. The next step will be to raise $200,000 from community shareholders. The RRFDC will hold a meeting July 23 […]
The Fort Frances OPP and Ministry of Correctional Services officials remain tight-lipped about what exactly happened inside the Fort Frances Jail during last week’s 16-hour standoff . “There’s no word yet on whether criminal charges are going to be laid as all aspects of the inmates’ conduct are under investigation […]
The Fort Frances Jail has been closed, with prisoners sent to facilities in Kenora and Thunder Bay, following last week’s standoff after two inmates took several correctional officers hostage. “They have been transferred to other correctional facilities in the province,” said Ministry of Correctional Services spokesperson Julie Rosenberg. Two of […]
Due to the high water levels, the July 1 fireworks display will be launched from the grounds between the Hallett and Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point this year. “Normally we do it at the point docks. But we were down there just the other day and the water is just […]
UPDATE: The standoff at the courthouse ended at 4:00 on Friday afternoon. Check back Tuesday for full details on the story. About 15 inmates were still holed up in the Fort Frances Jail with an unconfirmed number of correctional officers by press time Friday. No injuries have been reported. Police […]
The international bridge committee sat down for its first meeting here Tuesday night to consider various options. The committee–made up of three Fort Frances council reps, three International Falls council reps, and three citizens from each community–spent more than an hour at the Civic Centre priorizing and discussing several scenarios […]
