With Atikokan facing a water shortage crisis for three weeks now, some are wondering if the low levels of Rainy Lake and Rainy River will have a similar effect here. But Bruce Spottiswood, superintendent of works (facilities), didn’t think so. “I don’t see anything like that happening in our future,” […]
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Manager of International Travel Services here for the past four years, Pat Herr recently became its new owner after buying the business from Dr. Robert and Margaret Lidkea and George and Bev Mylenchuk. “Officially, the deal was done on May 7 but it only got through the banks and the […]
The combination of a passion for business, a love for the fur industry, and a desire for future financial security has ensnared a local couple. Sharon and Mike Gurski purchased part of Bertram Trap Ltd. from Manitoba resident Bruce Bertram, manufacturer and inventor of the “Ram” power snare system. The […]
She may not have walked away a finalist but Annissa Johnson still had fun and learned a lot at the Miss Hawaiian Tropic national competition in Laval, Que. on Sunday. The competition was stiff as Johnson, who won the regional contest here last month, had to vie against 130 contestants, […]
Masonry work at the “multi-use” site here may have stopped but the superintendent of plant operations for the local public school board is saying the strike will have little impact on the project–for now. Masons walked off the site last Thursday, joining their counterparts across the province who also went […]
Numbers were lower than organizers had hoped for the Mark Collie and “Lonestar” concerts held last weekend in conjunction with the Emo fall fair but entertainment committee members still want to stage another concert next year. Ed Gellately, who sits on the entertainment committee of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural […]
Although the Fort Frances Times has had a web site for about a year now, it recently was upgraded to provide all the information anyone could need. The web site–found at www.fftimes.com–features all the top stories of the week, from hard news and sports to a community profile or feature. […]
Fort Frances is backing a proposal to widen Highway 53 to four lanes between International Falls and Virginia, Mn. in an effort to make the border crossing here one of the best in Canada. A group, spearheaded by Bob Anderson of Boise Cascade, was slated to meet this morning to […]
It may have been a smaller crowd than organizers wanted but “Lonestar” managed to whip them into a frenzy during their concert Friday night at the Emo fall fair. The renowned country quartet opened with “Crazy Nights,” the title track of their latest album, then belted out two more songs […]
It’s an age-old tradition passed through the generations, with youngsters from years gone by taught how to quilt together scraps of fabric to create a work of art that would keep them warm on those cold winter nights. Some are fortunate enough to have a quilt hand-stitched by a grandmother […]
A slow down in donations to area food banks has volunteers worried the demand soon will override their supplies. At the Salvation Army food bank, statistics for July showed an increase in the number of people relying on the service, dwindling down supplies from shelves, said coordinator Marj Atkinson. “We’re […]
Almost all the tenders are out but Fort Frances council still doesn’t have any answers as to why the auditorium is almost $300,000 over-budget so far on its construction budget. Council approved $1.855 million on the construction budget, but as of Monday, the theatre portion of the construction came in […]
