There are six contestants competing in this year’s Emo Fair queen pageant, which once again is being held in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in August. Organizers Sis and Trisha Wilson, who took over the event last year, are thrilled with the boost in […]
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International Falls resident Earl Palmquist is selling the world’s largest lake trout—a 40-pound behemoth he caught near Atikokan 20 years ago—on eBay. It’s not easy for him to sell it. “I’m real proud of it, you know?” he laughed yesterday. “I’ve been fishing for a long time. I’ve fished lake […]
The local Sight & Sound fastball team is on one long road trip. Due to a series of scheduling conflicts and rain-outs, the Fort Frances-based team, which hasn’t played at its home field at VanJura since May 24, won’t be playing a game within town limits until Thursday, July 5—a […]
Dear sir: In response to Mr. Bourgeault’s letter concerning the new library in last Wednesday’s Times, I want to thank Dave for his ongoing interest in, and support of, the Fort Frances Public Library. The current library building will be offered for sale. This is what other communities have done […]
An Efficiency and Effectiveness Review of the Rainy River District school bus transportation services was conducted by a review team selected by the Ministry of Education. The review is the result of recent governmental initiatives to establish an equitable approach to reforming student transportation across the province. The review was […]
The night-time entertainment during the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship could be the best ever. The schedule kicks off Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. with the ever-popular MuchMusic Video Dance for young people under the big tent. There is no age restriction as alcohol will not be available. […]
Canadians like using cash. It’s a fast and convenient means of payment. In 2006, there were some 1.3 billion notes in circulation worth more than $43 billion. That’s about 40 bills for every person in Canada. And demand for cash increases each year by about five percent. During the busy […]
Teri Treftlin, who was raised in Fort Frances and Atikokan, was presented with the Young Entrepreneur Award (Northwest) at the 10th-annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario awards luncheon held June 6 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. This year’s winner was fortunate to find her life’s calling early on. […]
Town council agreed Monday night to declare two properties surplus and put them up for public sale. The property at 821 Sixth St. W.—formerly Buttner Enterprises—will be put to public tender, with a reserve bid in the amount of $75,000. The other property—319 Third St. W.—was purchased a few years […]
On Sunday, June 17, local “Joints in Motion” participant Bill Michl will be having a Father’s Day Speghetti Dinner at the KC Hall between 5-7 p.m. The cost is $10 each, with proceeds going to the Arthritis Society. The funds raised stay in local society’s area and are used to […]
With the arrival of summer comes the potential for severe weather, including the many thunderstorms Rainy River District has witnessed over the last couple of weeks. The Fort Frances Fire Department would like to remind the public about the use of the emergency sirens in those situations, and what they […]
