Bette Jean Crews Delegates to the 2009 annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture discovered they can generate a lot of energy and enthusiasm even with a shorter convention. Many delegates said they appreciated the single-day convention this year as they were anxious to return to their farms to […]
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Duane Hicks A Shoal Lake First Nation man was sentenced to life in prison, with no eligibility for parole for 20 years, for second-degree murder in connection with the 2007 death of Ashley Smith of Naicatchewenin First Nation. Bronson Green appeared before Justice G.P. Smith of the Ontario Superior Court […]
Heather Latter People invited to contribute photos, stories With a new school opening next fall to house students from Robert Moore and F.H. Huffman, plans are in the works to celebrate the closing of the nearly 100-year-old Robert Moore School. Cynthia Donald, along with a small group, has been tossing […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—A Fort Frances doctor was inducted as president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians at an awards ceremony last week in Toronto. Dr. Robert Algie explained in an e-mail to the Times that last year he was elected to the OCFP executive for a four-year term, […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—With a new year just around the corner, town council will start looking at the proposed user fee schedule for 2010 at a public meeting this Monday (Dec. 7) at 4:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said administration and management currently are […]
Duane Hicks Preparations at the local Salvation Army are well underway to help make the holidays a better time for many district residents. What’s needed now is the community to give their money and time to make that aid possible. Capt. Angel Sandoval said Monday that about 175 families turned […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—How much councillors are paid to attend meetings, and which qualify as out-of-town ones and which don’t, are among the subjects that will be reviewed at a meeting here Thursday morning (Dec. 3). The council remuneration and travel committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the committee […]
Peggy Revell With last year’s successful involvement in the Ontario government’s “Speak Up: You are the Student Voice” program, St. Francis School is aiming for even more provincial funding for student-led initiatives this year. Students are submitting two proposals to the province, explained St. Francis teacher Colette Fafard, but plan […]
Duane Hicks While there has been a family council at Rainycrest for several years now, the newest iteration of the group has been hard at work taking a more proactive approach working with Rainycrest administration to ensure the health and welfare of long-term care residents. Council chairperson Barb Duguay, who […]
Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—After years of working towards building an abattoir to service area producers, the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has announced construction of the building is nearing completion and the plant is expected to be operational early in 2010. “It’s exciting to finally see it coming together,” […]
Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—Although the “Community Food Box” program offered monthly by the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market didn’t make it to the semi-final round of the Aviva Community Fund’s contest to earn a share of $500,000 in funding, Kim Cornell is pleased with the support it received. “I think we […]
Duane Hicks The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle campaign, a crucial part of its seasonal fundraising, kicked off this morning with Mayor Roy Avis taking the first shift ringing the bells. But many more volunteers are needed to ring those bells up to Dec. 24, Salvation Army Capt. Angel Sandoval […]
