A pigeon control program conducted at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here over the past three months has not caused any ill effects on the overall bird population, several sources told the Times. Linda Wall, a supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, said she was unaware of any recent trend […]
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In an effort to curb the spread of blood-borne diseases like hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, the Fort Area Exchange is now offering a needle exchange for local intravenous drug users. A partnership between the Northwestern Health Unit, Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, Riverside Community Counselling, and Gagne Pharmacy, used needles can be […]
After an evening of German food and traditional music last Friday at the Ukrainian Hall, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association already is planning to stage Oktoberfest again next fall. “Oh, we’re definitely going to have it again,” said Bev Kotnik, who organized the event along with RLMA members Linda Rajala […]
The seventh-annual Conservation Dinner, co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, was held Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Although the crowd on hand wasn’t as big as in past years, those who did turn out had a good time–all while lending […]
Every night for 55 years, Bert Oliver has been reliving–through nightmares–the events that took him from his home here to the battlefields of Europe during the Second World War. “The war may have ended in 1945 but it didn’t end for me on that day,” Oliver said last week. “Almost […]
Fort Frances council unanimously decided Monday night to pay the levy increase it had been withholding from the Northwestern Health Unit since early spring. “We’ve never been opposed to public health, we think it’s great. We just had some concerns at the administration end of it and hopefully we have […]
J.W. Walker and Alexander MacKenzie here have received $700,000 to implement a technological pilot project, the Rainy River District School Board announced at its regular meeting last night. “The goal is to create a Walker/MacKenzie home school community,” said principal Cauleen Stanley, who made a presentation at the meeting along […]
One local pharmacist already has pulled products containing phenylproanolamine (PPA) from his store shelves, with others to possibly follow suit. “First thing [Tuesday] morning, we began removing dozens of over-the-counter cold remedies that contain an ingredient which could cause hemorrhagic strokes, especially in young women,” Kim Metke, owner of Pharmasave […]
A 26-year-old Burriss man, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman there Sunday night, is slated to make his next court appearance Monday . Michael Tetu has been in custody since being arrested at the scene. A date for a show-cause hearing may be set at […]
Not all kids are couch potatoes, according to a survey conducted by the Fort Frances Times last Friday. Roughly 80 percent of grade five-eight students at Robert Moore and St. Francis schools who returned surveys said they participate in at least some form of physical activity for some time after […]
Susie Grynol of Devlin is getting a firsthand look at the workings of the federal government as she walks the halls of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa as a page. But she also had the opportunity to witness the outpouring of emotion Canadians openly expressed when news of Pierre Elliot […]
At the tender age of 10, Karli McKinnon of Fort Frances has become a published writer, with her first poem appearing in the newly-released “Chicken Soup for the Pre-Teen Soul.” “I read an article about the book and I wrote them a letter,” McKinnon said. “I didn’t think I was […]
