Melissa Fletcher Prom may be more than three months away, but there’s already a buzz in the hallways at Fort High over finding the perfect dress. With prom being the most important pivotal event of the school year, the stress of selecting the ideal attire for the night of all […]
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Staff Feedback and background information—but no recommendations yet—are outlined in an interim report released last week by the International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force. The International Joint Commission (IJC) established the task force last year after a request from both the Canadian and U.S. governments […]
Heather Latter She’s been called inspirational, genuine, and an amazing speaker, which is why Sandy Skirten, director of services with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, is sure tickets for Margaret Trudeau’s upcoming talk here will sell out quickly. “We’ve already sold 170 tickets just by word […]
Duane Hicks In response to a question from council as to why the Town of Fort Frances seemingly has a higher-than-average number of police officers, the local Police Services Board is suggesting the OPP make a presentation to council addressing this query and much more. At its monthly meeting Friday, […]
Peggy Revell One year out of the gate, the district’s new abattoir is seeing a good response—and hopefully growth heading into its sophomore year. “We’re very pleased with the response that we’ve received from the public, the local producers, and area businesses,” said Steve Loshaw, president of the Rainy River […]
Heather Latter In order to promote big-game hunting in Northwestern Ontario, the Sunset Country Travel Association has teamed up with Times’ Web Design to create a new website targeted specifically to hunters, which was launched late Friday. Entitled “Hunt Sunset Country,” the website can be found at www.huntsunsetcountry.com But this […]
Staff Severance pay for senior administration, an alleged confidentiality breach, and the actions of the former Rainy River District School Board once again will be on the table as the current board holds its regular monthly meeting tonight. Slated for 7 p.m. at Donald Young School in Emo, the issues […]
Duane Hicks As a two-week shutdown of paper production continues until March 7 at the AbitibiBowater mill here, another two-week shutdown is in the cards for later this month. “We have notified our employees that due to challenging market conditions, paper production at our Fort Frances operation will be temporarily […]
the OPP On Saturday (Feb. 26) around 10:20 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the intersection of Scott Street and Central Avenue following the report of a commercial tractor-trailer losing a partial load of pulp logs onto the roadway. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed a […]
the OPP On Thursday (Feb. 24), officers of the Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, and the Rainy River District OPP detachment executed two warrants at two separate locations. As a result of a warrant executed at a residence in La Vallee Township, Megan Soucy, 26 […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will have the chance to speak with provincial officials on important issues during the 2011 Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Feb. 27-March 3 in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese and Rick Wiedenhoeft, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig will be attending […]
Duane Hicks The waste disposal site the local Ministry of Natural Resources runs for the Mine Centre area has reached its maximum capacity, and the MNR is asking the town about the possibility of using its dump in the future. In a letter received by council Tuesday evening, MNR area […]
