Staff Fort High students are organizing an art auction and dinner to raise money for a trip to the “Big Apple” later this spring. The “Taste of New York” fundraiser is slated for this Monday (March 7) from 6-8 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Just under two dozen students—mostly […]
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Duane Hicks Those behind the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium here are excited about the renewed interest in the project, with an open house scheduled for next Wednesday (March 9) at the Civic Centre. The public is encouraged to drop by from 5-8 p.m. to meet Thunder Bay developer […]
Melissa Fletcher Prom may be more than three months away, but there’s already a buzz in the hallways at Fort High over finding the perfect dress. With prom being the most important pivotal event of the school year, the stress of selecting the ideal attire for the night of all […]
Staff Feedback and background information—but no recommendations yet—are outlined in an interim report released last week by the International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force. The International Joint Commission (IJC) established the task force last year after a request from both the Canadian and U.S. governments […]
Heather Latter She’s been called inspirational, genuine, and an amazing speaker, which is why Sandy Skirten, director of services with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, is sure tickets for Margaret Trudeau’s upcoming talk here will sell out quickly. “We’ve already sold 170 tickets just by word […]
Duane Hicks In response to a question from council as to why the Town of Fort Frances seemingly has a higher-than-average number of police officers, the local Police Services Board is suggesting the OPP make a presentation to council addressing this query and much more. At its monthly meeting Friday, […]
Peggy Revell One year out of the gate, the district’s new abattoir is seeing a good response—and hopefully growth heading into its sophomore year. “We’re very pleased with the response that we’ve received from the public, the local producers, and area businesses,” said Steve Loshaw, president of the Rainy River […]
Lucas Punkari It may have been a quarter-of-a-century since a local rink represented Northern Ontario at the Canadian senior curling championships, but watching the field at this year’s provincial playdowns in Fort Frances brought back a flood of memories for Walter Avis. “To win a championship, and to be able […]
Lucas Punkari They were the top two teams in the SIJHL during the regular season and come Friday night, the Wisconsin Wilderness and Fort Frances Lakers will be going at it once again. The squads will be battling it out in a pair of two-game, total-goal series over the next […]
Lucas Punkari With the NorWOSSA champion Dryden Eagles already having earned a berth to the all-Ontarios thanks to their silver medal-winning performance at last year’s ‘AA’ event, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad had a second chance to advance the provincial championship as they squared off with the St. Ignatius […]
Lucas Punkari With the bitter taste of last year’s 51-50 loss in Game 3 of the NWOSSAA final to the Sir Winston Churchill Trojans still etched in their memories, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was looking to avenge that loss against the Superior Gryphons in Thunder Bay this past […]
Heather Latter In order to promote big-game hunting in Northwestern Ontario, the Sunset Country Travel Association has teamed up with Times’ Web Design to create a new website targeted specifically to hunters, which was launched late Friday. Entitled “Hunt Sunset Country,” the website can be found at www.huntsunsetcountry.com But this […]
