While there certainly is no argument over the fact that dry conditions have prevailed here this summer, at least two local “green thumbs” are doing very little complaining about it. And given that both of them scored top points in the local horticultural society’s annual Flower and Vegetable show last […]
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Frustration levels have peaked, with transition teams members refusing to meet further until the premier puts a hold on all the downloading. A letter penned by Terry Mundell, president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and co-chair of both transition teams, went to Premier Mike Harris yesterday but the […]
The Northwestern Health Unit has a new audiologist under its roof, and she wants everyone to hear her loud and clear that she plans to put roots down firmly in her job here. Brenda Tullio, 27, replaces outgoing audiologist Jeff Naka, who moved to Thunder Bay. A native of Timmins, […]
For most, life may not be a riverboat fantasy as the song claims. But for the 11 people who cruised Lake of the Woods last weekend, life became just that. And the event might be the boost needed to get more people taking advantage of the Historic Boundary Waterway’s natural […]
Working for La Place Rendez-Vous Hotel here can be quite a challenge for Joelle Blanc. With the guidance of her father, George, and her uncle, Paul Noonan, who co-own the business, Blanc has slowly climbed the ladder to her present position of maitre d’. “I like the business and working […]
Fort Frances should know next month whether it will be crowned one of Ontario’s most caring communities. The town was one of 26 communities to make the short list for the Trillium Foundation’s “Caring Communities Awards”–and eligible for a $10,000 prize. And now the “Tomorrow” strategic planning committee is gearing […]
Bringing the past into the future is precisely what the Digital Collection team is doing at the Fort Frances Times. By the end of August, the three-person team, led by Christine Siemiernik, plans to have a web page on the Internet with 100 of the top stories from the past […]
“Ice For Kids” co-chair Les Baker said Monday he isn’t worried about people threatening to withdraw their pledges because the new ice facility didn’t go to a west-end location. With more than $650,000 raised in pledges so far, “Ice For Kids” is $150,000 over the amount it was required to […]
Fort Frances artist Dorothy Black has received a unique invitation–to join 19 others in portraying one of the world’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Temagami region of Ontario. Included in the short-list of 20 artists invited by the sponsors, “The Canadian Wildflower Society” and “Wildflower Magazine,” are renowned wildlife […]
Pilings are being driven and crews are working on interior demolition at Westfort as the much-delayed “multi-use” project has started making some progress. John McLeod, education director with the local public school board, said the project is back on schedule and now moving full speed ahead. “There will be two […]
Northwest Ontario Recycling Association levies could jump as the board of directors commits to balance its budget in 1998. That’s the warning the 26-member municipalities, two First Nations and two local services boards have been given as the NORA board gears to make a decision at its Aug. 12 meeting […]
Members of the Ontario Public Servants Employees Union (OPSEU) may be back on the picket lines soon–but this time they won’t be alone. Unionized workers across Ontario–including the Ontario Teachers’ Federation–are vowing to have a “common front” and go out on an illegal strike if the Harris government pushes through […]
