FORT FRANCES—Local motorists can breathe a sigh of relief as all of the roadwork related to the Central Avenue water and sewer rehabilitation project should be completed by the end of the day Friday. Central Avenue, from First Street East to the international bridge, has been re-opened for traffic. Crews […]
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BARWICK—A majority of members of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. who attended a meeting in Barwick on Thursday night agreed to move ahead with the plans proposed by its board of directors. After prospective operator Sunrise Meats and Sausage was unable to proceed with the project, the board […]
With the deadline for applications coming up next Wednesday (Oct. 31), the town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking people to hand in their nominations for the award, which is being given out for the 20th time this year. Just three applications had been turned in at the […]
VANCOUVER—Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. says it will temporarily shut down operations at four of its oriented strandboard mills before the end of the year, and two of those mills also will operate on a reduced production schedule indefinitely. Vancouver-based Ainsworth cited operating losses, log supply shortages, and a decline in […]
FORT FRANCES—Fifteen people from seven different countries officially became Canadian citizens during a ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. These new citizens originally hailed from El Salvador, England, Germany, Kenya, Philippines, Scotland, and United States, but now reside in communities west of Thunder Bay. Citizenship Judge Arthur […]
FORT FRANCES—Participating in a Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission pilot project, the Bonnie Blue on Scott Street is the only business with a high-speed lotto terminal in Northwestern Ontario. But Bonnie Blue owner Barb Stainke admitted Thursday morning that getting to this point had has its “hiccups.” “A little while […]
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ defenceman MacKenzie York read a Hallowe’en story to students in Heather Bridgeman’s Grade 1/2 class at J.W. Walker School yesterday as his teammate and brother, Matthew, looked on. Several of the team’s players stopped by the school to share in storytime with the youngsters.
Harry Steiner, originally from the U.S., was presented with his Canadian citizenship certificate from Citizenship Judge Arthur Miki during a ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse yesterday afternoon.
Contractors continued paving Central Avenue this morning. Crews started the work on Tuesday, and already have completed the 100 block of Church Street. The 100 block of Scott Street also will be paved, and a new brick sidewalk also is being installed on Central Avenue right now. Once the paving […]
Jack Fafard spoke to students at St. Francis School yesterday about his experiences and work with the Casa Amparo Orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico. Later that day, students also heard from Fr. Pat Martin, who talked about mission work.
Dear editor, The topic of Bill Krukoski’s letter in the Oct. 17 issue of the Times has me upset also. I was apathetic enough to forget about this byelection—this $20,000 would not raise my taxes too much. What makes me upset now is I must vote again. I thought we […]
While it won’t happen overnight, Fort Frances has what it takes to develop a community trail system. It just needs more of the community to get on board with the idea of active transportation. That’s the main message contained in a draft report on an active transportation plan that was […]
