Press Release The Fort Frances High School Class of 2007 reunion will be taking place Saturday, Aug. 19 at La Place Rendez-Vous. The supper and evening of merriment are the only things set in stone at this point, though plans for daytime activities currently are underway, as well. Tickets for […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Power Corp. is at the head of the class when it comes to electrical conservation. It was presented with the 2011-14 Conservation Target Achievement Award on Friday during the 2017 Business & Community Expo at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “Each Local Distribution Company [LDC] […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business and Community Expo had a successful two days at the local curling club. Chamber director Jennifer Soderholm said it was a steady event, with continuous traffic similar to last year’s for both Friday and Saturday. Forty-two vendors set up […]
Duane Hicks Town council might have to consider kicking in upwards of $380,000 toward the future Rainy Lake Square project–or start cutting key components. After the project tender closed April 11, it become apparent that the tenders all were over-budget, with the lowest one (RML Contracting Ltd. of Thunder Bay) […]
Nicholas Donaldson Loretta LeBlanc was the lucky winner of the first “Catch the Ace” draw. Held Saturday at Rainy River Meats in Emo in conjunction with other “Spring Fever Days” events, organizer Steve Loshaw told the Times that 990 tickets were sold for $2 each, for a total of $1,890. […]
Duane Hicks The 2017 budget process is all but finalized after town council gave it the nod at their regular meeting Monday night. The $34.5-million budget includes a zero percent tax levy increase–meaning the town will not be collecting any more tax revenue than it did last year. But Mayor […]
Press Release The laboratory at Riverside Health Care here has achieved ISO 15189 Plus certification from the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH). This international standard for excellence requires the medical laboratory to standardize processes and procedures for its quality system, as well as technical requirements. The implementation and […]
Press Release A seven-member team of Grade 7 and 8 students from Robert Moore School here were among the 141 students who participated in the 21st Northwestern Ontario Association for Math Education Math Olympics at Superior Collegiate in Thunder Bay on Saturday. The Rainy River District School Board has been […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A broken-down fire rescue truck brought the Watten community together during a blaze on Reef Point Road back on Good Friday. The Watten Volunteer Fire Department’s rescue vehicle, a 31-year-old truck donated by Hydro One and converted to suit its needs, failed to pass safety inspection this […]
Joey Payeur There are days that feel like entire months in Nicole LePine’s long journey back to being her old self again. The anguish mounts as her progress stagnates. LePine’s mind enters a questioning mode–wondering if the fight to regain the physical freedoms she no longer takes for granted is […]
Staff With “Tour de Fort” already looking ahead to its 2017-18 season, the non-profit group is asking town council for a reduction in its rental fees for the Townshend Theatre. “We would like to invite the Town of Fort Frances to become an in-kind sponsor of ‘Tour de Fort’ through […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting next Thursday (April 27) from 5:30-7 p.m. upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous. This is an important meeting for member businesses as it fulfills the need for our organization to be accountable. It also enables members to […]
