Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will host its annual Health Sciences Summer Camp from July 10-14 at its Laurentian University campus in Sudbury and from July 17-21 at its Lakehead University campus in Thunder Bay. These week-long programs provide high school students with an opportunity to explore […]
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Duane Hicks Olivia Eldridge kicked off the recital with a solo dance to the song “Calendar Girl” during Chantelle Spuzak’s Dancemakers School of Dance’s 18th-annual recital, entitled “Special Days,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The recital, which drew a packed house, featured 25 numbers based on holidays and […]
Duane Hicks The local Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott (BIA) are gearing up for the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” event in downtown Fort Frances. The event, which sees children come downtown, get a map of participating businesses, and then go to each one to collect Easter candy, is slated for […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board is asking for input on its 2017-18 budget. The board has created a short budget consultation survey to help it identify the areas important to the school community. All students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members are welcome to complete the survey and share […]
Duane Hicks The town will partner with Ducks Unlimited to replace and expand educational signage along the La Verendyre Parkway here. Town council agreed Monday night to a proposal from Ducks Unlimited Canada for a two-part project to replace panels–on the condition the town review and approve the signs prior […]
Staff A new report received by town council at its regular meeting Monday night shows how much the mayor and councillors were paid in 2016. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local Police Services Board, had remuneration totalling $31,677.32 last […]
Staff Getting married in the next year or so? Then be sure to drop by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts tomorrow from 6-8 p.m. for its 2017 Bridal Show. The annual event is a one-stop shopping experience to meet caterers, photographers, decorators, florists, and retailers who can help you plan for […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to finalize plans to use telephone and Internet voting in the next municipal election, which will be held in October, 2018. While council approved the use of these new voting methods in late January, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires that […]
Staff While reports of asylum-seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba continue to make headlines, it seems this area is not nearly as busy. Canada Border Services Agency’s Northern Ontario Region office told the Times yesterday that one refugee claim made at the Fort Frances port of entry in February. […]
Staff Community Living Fort Frances and District will host a live webinar, entitled “Art of Belonging–Celebrating The Power of Community,” next Thursday (March 30) at 6 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The “TED talk”-inspired event will feature six speakers from diverse backgrounds sharing their perspectives on […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum has received a boon from the Archives of Ontario in the form of a collection of pioneer photography by late Devlin resident William Tener. And now local resident and historian Merv Ahrens is in process of using a selection of those images for a […]
Press Release On March 13, Ontario signed onto a new national health accord that will invest an additional $4.2 billion into Ontario’s medicare system over the next 10 years. Under the new agreement, Ontario will receive an additional $1.9 billion for mental health care and an additional $2.3 billion to […]
