Local entrepreneur Wade Bagacki recently won the EN- CORE prize, from a ticket he purchased at Ski’s Variety
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Business owner plans to pay bills, buy tools and save for his retirement with winnings Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Wade Bagacki of Fort Frances. Wade matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the September 11, 2020 LOTTO MAX draw to win $100,000. […]
Perch are great eating much like their walleye cousins. Give them a try this winter.
The Fort Frances Lakers have gone undefeated in five games against the Keno- ra Thistles. The team is progressing well under the watch of head coach Bernie Lynch, and are getting rested up for a battle against the Thunder Bay North Stars after the lock-down. – Megan Walchuk photo
Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The Fort Frances Lakers are still struggling to find their identity, because they have played so few games but head coach Bernie Lynch he said that he is happy with the progress they have made. “You try to give the player as much creativity and openness to do what they […]
Judith “J.J.” Johanson reads from her book of published poems, Intersections, at the Fort Frances Library Technol- ogy Centre in 2019. The accomplished author has retired as the Fort Frances Times book reviewer, but that won’t keep her away from a good book. -File photo
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local book reviewer Judith “J.J.”Johanson has published her final review After more than 20 years and hundreds upon hundreds of books read, a longtime contributor to the Fort Frances Times is putting down her quill. Judith Johanson, or “J.J.” to those who followed her book reviews in the Wednesday paper […]
The Ivy Charging Network has expanded into Fort Frances. The partnership between Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation has seen a recent expansion in the electric charging capabilities throughout northern Ontario, with seven new locations between Fort Frances and Timmins. -Staff photo
Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The Ivy Charging Network is hoping it has made electric cars more feasible in the north, with the addition of fast-charging stations at the Fort Frances Canadian Tire. The Ivy Charging Network is a partnership between Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. Natural Resources Canada, provided an $8 million repayable […]
For a full Giving Back listing, check out our website at www.fftimes.com. The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are looking for individuals to participate in the annual Breeding Bird Atlas Survey. For more information or to join, e-mail Ilka at boghunter@yahoo.ca, or visit rrvfn.org. The Polar Bear Plunge has gone […]
The Emo community may not have been seated together, but they shared a meal all the same. Volunteers assembled 99 holiday meals for the annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church in Emo. Each dinner, complete with turkey, stuffing, and all the fixings, with dainties for dessert, were packed […]
The Emo community may not have been seated together, but they shared a meal all the same. Volunteers assembled 99 holiday meals for the annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church in Emo. Each dinner, complete with turkey, stuffing, and all the fixings, with dainties for dessert, were packed […]
