Duane Hicks Thanks to a lengthy advocacy campaign involving Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) staff, board of directors, and legal counsel, FFPC customers will receive a sizeable rebate over the next two months. FFPC has successfully advocated that the provincial global adjustment charge should not be applied to the volume […]
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Peggy Revell A rare triplet birth has turned this year’s calving season into one for the local history books. “It was a surprise,” said Wayne Flatt, whose farm just north of Emo welcomed healthy triplet Charolais calves to the world back on May 9. “I’ve been farming for some 44 […]
Lucas Punkari For the Muskie senior boys’ badminton duo of Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce, the biggest thing they took away from their run at the all-Ontarios in Aurora last week was just how good the top competitors in the province are. “The talent level there is so far above […]
The Fort Frances Times garnered first place for General Excellence in its circulation class (3,500-6,400) at the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition. Times’ publisher and co-owner Jim Cumming accepted the plaque Friday night in Niagara Falls. “The Fort Frances Times rose to the top of the pile […]
Zoey Duncan Months of careful planning and meticulously-kept spreadsheets have built up to this: the most fun time of the year for a local fly-in fishing company. “All the work you’ve done during the winter is coming together,” noted Peter Giles, maintenance manager for Rusty Myers Fly-In Fishing and Hunting […]
Heather Latter The local “Respect Campaign,” vying for $10,000 through the Pepsi Refresh Project, currently is sitting in 33rd place—two spots ahead of where it was two weeks ago. As such, the Celebrating Diversity Committee, which initiated the project, is urging the community to continue voting for its cause. “We […]
Zoey Duncan As the price of gasoline ticks perilously closer to the $1.40/litre mark, many locals are choosing to grin and bear it—and perhaps walk to work once in a while. “It adds up a lot,” Christina Olson while filling up her truck’s tank at the Husky station here last […]
Heather Latter At age 11, Tylyn Silander saw a World Vision commercial on TV and immediately knew she wanted to help children in Third World countries. Right then and there, she packed her suitcase and insisted she would move out if her mom didn’t agree to sponsor a child. Now […]
Peggy Revell The public will have a chance to reminisce and wax nostalgic about Mine Centre School as part of a celebration set for May 26 to mark the closing of the old school and the opening of a new one. “Basically, it gives people an opportunity to walk through […]
Peggy Revell A Fort Frances resident is aiming to raise money to help Haitian refugees as part of a humanitarian trip she will be taking to the Dominican Republic in August. “I always wanted to do something like this,” said Jacki Geravelis-Houghton, a server and supervisor at Boston Pizza here, […]
Lucas Punkari After coming off two successful swim meets in Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, Donovan Taylor now is heading east for his next competition. The 16-year old will be a member of Team Ontario at the 2011 Eastern Canadian Tri-Meet this Saturday, where he’ll be lining up against swimmers from […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been a long-term process with many growing pains, but there are signs on the horizon that the Muskie football program again could be a tough one to beat. “It’ll be a few years before we get back on track but there are some good signs of recovery,” […]
