The Fort Frances Highlanders soon will be heard by ears much further away than Rainy River District after they recently cut a CD of pipes and drum music, which will go on sale later this year. Funded through a federal Community Incentive Grant the group applied for through the Rainy […]
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The “Teachers Learning Together” team from Crossroads School in Devlin was saluted last night with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence Award for taking on an action research project. In conjunction with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and a support team from Lakehead University in […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario Realty Corp. and R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. have completed the category ‘B’ environmental assessment consultation and documentation (C&D) report regarding the proposed construction of a youth justice facility on Eighth Street here. They now are allowing for public comment until Jan. 18 before moving on to […]
With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce seeing a record year for gift certificate sales, it looks like many local businesses agreed with their mantra to “Keep your town in business, by keeping your business in town” this past Christmas season. “I would guess we sold over $20,000 in gift […]
Heading into its second year, the offering of food boxes to needy residents from the Community Care Ministry at the Apostolic Way United Pentecostal Church here is seeing much success. Through contributions from the congregation, donations, and funds from the church, the ministry has been able to help many families […]
FORT FRANCES—Thinking ahead, Fort Frances is considering establishing a fleet replacement financing plan with the 2008 budget to start saving money now to pay for new vehicles down the road. During a special budget meeting Monday, town council and management met to discuss the 2008 budget which, at that time, […]
FORT FRANCES—A new way of learning, that of online courses called eLearning, was implemented at the three high schools within the Rainy River District School Board back in September. And with the first semester of school now drawing to an end, it seems students are enjoying the different approach to […]
With the council byelection coming up this Monday (Jan. 14), a total of 2,161 ballots have come in so far, returning officer Glenn Treftlin reported yesterday afternoon. With a total of 5,993 eligible voters in Fort Frances, voter turnout so far is at 36 percent. The turnout in the last […]
Kathy Cuthbertson, along with workers at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria, are looking for more donations and volunteers for a meatball and peroghy benefit dinner for David and Jennifer Marr of Emo on Jan. 25. As reported in last week’s Times, the couple’s new baby, Benjamin, was born prematurely […]
Economic development will be one of the major focuses for the Town of Fort Frances in 2008, according to Mayor Roy Avis, and that area may get a much-needed boost if town council decides to allocate an extra $50,000 to it in this year’s budget. “Right now, we pay a […]
FORT FRANCES—Young hockey fans, with visions of Sidney Crosby skating victoriously across an outdoor rink on New Year’s Day still rattling through their heads, will get a chance to live out their daydreams when the first-annual Fort Frances Outdoor Open 3-on-3 shinny hockey tournament runs next month. And they won’t […]
New Year’s resolutions are made to get fit and lose weight every January, brining new faces to gyms everywhere—and 2008 is no exception. The important thing, say a number of local fitness experts, is to get new members to realize that a healthier lifestyle goes beyond the first week of […]
