A subdued NDP leader Howard Hampton called his victory “bittersweet” after he handily won the new amalgamated Kenora-Rainy River riding last Thursday but watched as his party only won nine seats across the province. The Tories under Mike Harris won a second majority government with 59 seats while the Liberals […]
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To say Liberals in the new Kenora-Rainy River riding were expecting a closer race between NDP leader Howard Hampton and Liberal incumbent Frank Miclash would be an understatement. Miclash himself admitted he was feeling “comfortable” going into the election–especially since the latest poll done by Oracle/MCTV showed him with a […]
As Mayor Glenn Witherspoon addressed those on hand at yesterday morning’s sod-turning ceremony on the arena grounds, he referred to the new indoor ice surface as a “great addition” to the community and future of Fort Frances. A small but enthusiastic crowd of about 30, representing a wide cross-section of […]
Tammi Shoemaker and Gordon McTaggart were the big winners at the annual meeting of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here last Wednesday. Shoemaker captured the Women in Business Excellence Award for outstanding committent to business, family, and community. Shoemaker, who owns Tammi’s Flowers, Cards and Gifts here, said winning […]
With the heat of summer comes the tourism season–and an estimated $1.2 billion in tourist dollars into the Northern Ontario economy. By most accounts, this season looks promising. “I think overall it looks as good as, if not slightly better, than the last few years,” said George Blanc, co-owner of […]
Local businesses which represent the tourism sector most likely got a financial shot in the arm over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend. More than 4,100 vehicles carrying some 13,800 non-residents crossed the international bridge into Fort Frances between last Thursday and Sunday–some waiting in line for more than two hours […]
Aimee Pelletier, 17, and Melanie Halvorsen, 17, had the chance of a lifetime when they were accepted into the Canadian Education Exchange Foundation program. The three-month exchange landed Pelletier in Spain and Halvorsen in France. “I didn’t know any Spanish beforehand,” said Pelletier. “[But] I spent eight one-hour sessions with […]
About 65 students showed off their co-op experience at the sixth-annual co-op display day yesterday at Fort High. Displays ranging from hairstyling to radiology and taxidermy were spread around the small gym from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Students clearly learned a lot–but not always what they thought they would. “They […]
Fort Frances resident Gisela Seis is calling her recent participation in the first-ever Canada/U.S. Businesswoman’s Trade Summit in Toronto “an experience of a lifetime,” and one packed with ideas for female entrepreneurs interested in the international marketplace. “It was a great learning experience and an inspirational one for me,” Seis, […]
It will be a battle of stomach endurance when four district residents get ready to rumble–a la mode–during the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market pie-eating showdown this Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. Emo Reeve Brian Reid, Canadian Tire manager Ray Engelbertink, Times salesman Hugh McTaggart, and Times reporter Mark Elliott–originally […]
After more than $1 million in renovations, the float plane that flipped over on Lakeland Bay just over a year ago took to the air again last Thursday. The de Havilland single-Otter C-GUTL is used mainly to fly people and supplies to remote lodges. And the plane completed two trips […]
Both students and teachers are in for some changes due to the revised curriculum being implemented in elementary and secondary schools across the province come September. But the Rainy River District School Board announced a new measure to make that change a little easier at its regular monthly meeting here […]
