Dave Ogilvie The “Meals on Wheels” program in Emo provides a service for those who are aged 60 and older to receive a nutritional and balanced meal once a day, Monday to Friday. The meals are prepared at the Emo Health Centre and delivered to homes in Emo between 11:30 […]
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Nicole Horn Last year marked the beginning of a new healthier choice in the Fort Frances High School cafeteria as the school changed the lunch menu to follow new nutritional guidelines. A year later, the question is how well is the new cafeteria working. From some students’ perspective, the new […]
Press Release With a full bus load and many cars following along, the only word to describe the Rainy River Hereford Association’s fall cattle tour is “successful.” More than 60 people participated in the day-long affair and saw a range of beef operations throughout Rainy River District. On the bus, […]
Press Release Todd Hamilton has been selected to be the new full-time physician recruiter working for the Town of Fort Frances Recruitment Committee. He already has started receiving orientation to the challenging role from outgoing recruiter Jackie Lampi-Hughes and is preparing to attend his first committee meeting. He also will […]
Duane Hicks The Portage Avenue underpass will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic twice next week as work gets closer to wrapping up that project. The first closure will start next Tuesday (Sept. 18) at 7 a.m. and end the following day (Sept. 19) at 7 p.m., Operations and Facilities […]
Nicole Horn Hello, my name is Nicole Horn and I’m the new co-op student at the Fort Frances Times. I was born and raised in Fort Frances. I went to St. Michael’s School from junior kindergarten to Grade 3, then attend St. Francis School from Grade 4-8. I’m currently in […]
Duane Hicks While there’s been a slight delay in the installation of a new ice plant “chiller” unit at the Ice for Kids Arena here, users can rest assured a surface will be ready by Sept. 30. Community Services manager Jason Kabel told town council Monday night that the delivery […]
Press Release After what seemed like interminable delays to address a minor mountain of regulations, construction finally got underway Sept. 4 with Bob Miller starting the excavation. Much of the initial foundation work was completed by Friday (Sept. 7) by John Sinninghe Construction, the successful bidder on the tendered project. […]
the NHU Each year, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care provides hepatitis B, meningococcal, and human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines free to eligible students in Ontario. Students are vaccinated by public health nurses from the Northwestern Health Unit at school-based clinics. Donna Stanley, manager of infectious diseases at the […]
Lucas Punkari As the 2012 season at the Emo Speedway came to a close Saturday night, Borderland Racing Association president Anthony Leek was pleased with how the year went as a whole. “Overall, I would say that this season was a very good one as we had some really exciting […]
Staff While the process of getting everything ready was done practically at the last minute, the opening NorWOSSA tournament for the Muskie golf squad last Wednesday in Dryden went according to plan. “We only had three guys going up to the event, but that was because we had one guy […]
Lucas Punkari With a goal of finishing in the top three, local resident Luke Skaarup accomplished just that over the weekend with a third-place finish at the Dubreuilville Pro Strongman event. Skaarup, who goes by the nickname “The Iron Viking,” finished the two-day event with 80.5 points, which left him […]
