Offering a possible solution to the doctor shortage here, a non-profit organization has approached the Town of Fort Frances about taking over management of the Fort Frances Clinic. Town council passed a resolution at its regular meeting Monday night approving, in principle, the intent to give the proposal by the […]
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“As luck would have it . . . we didn’t have much.” That’s how John Gibson described the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s showing in their semi-final match at a tournament in Thunder Bay on the weekend. They lost two close sets by scores of 26-24 and 25-23 to St. […]
An ad for a job opening in this week’s Classifieds section of the Fort Frances Times is sure to raise some eyebrows. The position is for facility manager and the employer is the Kitchen Creek Golf Club, which means one of two things—either they are hiring another manager at the […]
When Joe Namath said it back in 1969, he was while laying poolside at a Miami hotel. His N.Y. Jets were set to face the heavily-favoured Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl III and “Broadway Joe” was relaxing in the shade when he made a proclamation that seemed wildly far-fetched—“We’re going […]
It’s believed that luck is the intersection between preparation and opportunity. As in there’s no such thing as dumb luck. You put yourself in a position to be lucky, thus, if you are lucky, you are good. And to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, a person […]
The Ontario government honoured 78 citizens in the Kenora-Rainy River districts on Monday night at the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Atikokan. Among the district volunteers honoured were seven from the Fort Frances area, including: •Marnie Cumming (Girl Guides of Canada—Voyageur Area)—30 years; •Orville Eyolfson (Halkirk Fire Protection Team)—10 […]
The Environmental Farm Plan 3 program provides more than $57 million in federal government support for programs to help Ontario farmers expand their environmental stewardship activities as well as make environmental considerations a farm business priority. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association has qualified local program reps in place […]
Work has begun to replace equipment that was removed from local playgrounds last year. And local youngsters already are making the most of it. A new play structure was installed at the Phair Avenue park last week. It was ready for use by Friday afternoon. “By six o’clock Friday night, […]
Property assessment notices have been mailed to more than 114,000 property owners in Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Thunder Bay, and 52 surrounding municipalities as part of the province-wide property assessment update. In Northwestern Ontario, the assessed value of residential properties increased by an average of seven-eight percent since June, 2003, […]
Partners gathered at the Civic Centre last week to launch a new website dedicated to answering frequently-asked questions and, hopefully, increase the number of border crossings here. Jerry Fisher, owner of Grassy Narrows Lodge and vice-president of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), said it’s a relief to see […]
The resumption of admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here last week is good news for local seniors and their families, but it will be several months before the effects are felt. “With Rainycrest being closed, it caused us to accept a lot of patients that should have gone […]
While millions watched the New England Patriots show why they are the best in the world at what they do this past Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Doug McBride and Steve Ballan were doing the same before several hundred people at the seventh-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Trailing Norm […]
