Duane Hicks Although the snow didn’t fall until afterwards, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas here Saturday during the 52nd-annual “Parade of Lights.” This year’s parade, organized and sponsored by Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. for the first time, saw about 30 floats which were watched by […]
Local News
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 […]
Press Release Justice minister Rob Nicholson, on behalf of Public Safety minister Peter Van Loan, on Friday introduced in the House of Commons legislation to implement the Canada-U.S. Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations, also known as “Shiprider.” The Keeping Canadians Safe (Protecting Borders) Act will strengthen […]
Press Release A new website will allow Ontario residents and businesses to track the progress of recently-announced infrastructure stimulus projects in their community and across the province. It offers greater transparency and accountability to Ontario residents regarding federal-provincial infrastructure stimulus funding by highlighting the provincial contribution towards projects, tracking construction […]
Press Release AbitibiBowater Inc. will be conducting burning of the residual branches and treetops that remain after logging operations. The objective of burning is to remove the material in order to permit reforestation of the land, to reduce forest fire risk, and to improve visual aesthetics in our forests. Burning […]
Staff The Fort Frances Times is now featuring readers’ photos online and district residents are invited to submit their photos to share. “It’s just another way to share within the community,” noted Times’ office manager Linda Plumridge, explaining The Weather Network has a similar feature on its website where people […]
Press Release Deer hunters can help the Ministry of Natural Resources monitor for the presence of a fatal brain disease that affects deer as well as elk, moose, and potentially woodland caribou. During the current firearm hunting season, which closes Dec. 15, the ministry is monitoring harvested deer in Northwestern […]
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 […]
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 […]
