Duane Hicks Live to ride. Ride to live. Motorcycle enthusiasts will take to area highways in the name of a good cause this Saturday for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ 13th-annual “Ride for Memories” and poker derby. Bikers are invited to join in the ride and dinner to […]
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Lindsay Campbell Carlito and Thelma Gicale, owners/managers of the CanAsian Restaurant in Emo, have closed those doors to focus on a larger project here in Fort Frances. Formerly known as Lee Garden, the Gicales opened the “CanAsian Family Restaurant” at 418 Scott St. on Monday. “We wanted to serve a […]
Lindsay Campbell The International Joint Commission, along with the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board, held its annual public meeting here last Tuesday to discuss water level initiatives. Held at La Place Rendez-Vous, the meeting was an opportunity to report on last year’s high water levels here but also […]
Duane Hicks Riverfront property next to the Riverwalk Condominiums is the preferred site for a for-profit assisted living complex being proposed here. Cherish Community Living Ltd., the company hired to design and run the complex, is hoping it can obtain the town-owned property located just to the east of the […]
Staff Gingrich Woodcraft Inc. shut its doors and let go staff yesterday after the majority of its workers had voted in favour of joining Unifor last week. Unifor national representative Stephen Boon told the Times the Devlin-based manufacturer abruptly called about 25 employees to a meeting yesterday afternoon and fired […]
Staff Fort Frances has representatives among the more than 1,600 delegates from hundreds of municipalities and other organizations across Ontario attending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s annual conference in Niagara Falls. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Ken Perry and Paul Ryan, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig are at the […]
Staff “Open Mic at the Library” will be back by popular demand next Monday (Aug. 17) at 6 p.m. There is so much local talent in the area, the Fort Frances Public Library is providing a place for it to be showcased. But what’s needed now is more performers. Those […]
Press Release Ontario is helping to increase farm production and efficiency in Rainy River District by investing in two agricultural infrastructure projects. With a $1 million investment from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the Rainy River Future Development Corporation will install tile drainage on more than 1,900 acres […]
Press Release About two dozen workers at Gingrich Woodcraft near Fort Frances voted 69 percent in favour of joining Unifor yesterday. This group of wood workers specializes in the production of custom cabinets, drawers and mouldings “We are extremely pleased to welcome these new members to Unifor and we look […]
Lindsay Campbell Weechi-it-te-win Family Services hosted their grand opening for their revamped Ganawendaasowin Youth Treatment program today. In Dec. 2014, the organization’s board of directors agreed to terminate their lease and move the program to where it is now on 71 McTavish Road. Ganawendaasowin Team Lead, Crystal Smith, said that […]
Joey Payeur The joy felt by those who welcomed home their hockey hero will be felt for weeks, months and years to come by many different community organizations and those they serve. Five cheques of $5,000 each for a total of $25,000 were handed out around Fort Frances and neighbourng […]
Lindsay Campbell Fort High student Mathew Nowak already is well aware his Grade 12 experience may fall short of his dreams. With secondary school teachers set to withdraw from voluntary extra-curricular involvement due to a stalemate in contract talks with the provincial government, he’s not alone. “Football has been one […]
