Town council agreed Monday night to cover the travel, meal, and lodging expenses for a doctor recruitment consultant to come here Feb. 28. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted in report to council that at a Feb. 9 meeting, the Administration and Finance executive committee supported a request from the […]
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A meeting here Friday between local municipal leaders, tourism operators, and government reps sparked some frank discussion—and will lead to improved tourism in the region, said Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff. “It was very positive,” Boshcoff said afterwards. “In terms of viewing the border as an opportunity, I believe […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night decided to defer a motion on whether or not to continue its French Immersion program to its March meeting in order to gather more information and to ensure all trustees could have a say on the issue. The decision came following […]
After hearing a presentation from skate park committee chair Rob Tovey on Monday night, town council now will be looking at which site would be most appropriate for such a facility. While a proposal for a skate park has come before council before, Tovey noted this is not the concrete […]
The front-running Dryden Eagles will be in town tonight to face the Muskie boys’ hockey team, which currently sits in second place in NorWOSSA with the regular season winding down. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Eagles sport an impressive 12-1-1-1 mark […]
Senior administration is recommending the Northwest Catholic District School Board discontinue its French Immersion program at both St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools on a year-by-year basis due to low enrolment. There currently are 15 students enrolled in French senior kindergarten at St. Michael’s for the 2005/06 school year. The […]
A 31-year-old Emo man was charged with being unlawfully at large and breach of probation after Fort Frances OPP officers stopped a vehicle on the 400 block of Sinclair Street shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday. The man is being held in custody and will appear in court at a […]
The board of directors of the Fort Frances Power Corp. are pleased to announce its standard supply service customers will receive an electric power rebate for benefits realized in 2004 under the historical power agreement. The rebate will be calculated at the rate of .62 cents per kilowatt hour (plus […]
As required by legislation, council will hold a special meeting tonight to determine any need for revision of the town’s official plan. The town gave notice of this meeting in the Jan. 5 and 12 editions of the Times, at which time the town also asked for written or oral […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team earned a narrow 4-3 victory over host Ely on Saturday afternoon. Ely got on the board first, but Brian Glavish tied the score with Tyler Harris drawing the assist. Kirk Petrin (Scott Gurski) made it 2-1 in the second, but Ely battled […]
Things really couldn’t have gone any worse for the Borderland Thunder this past week. Coming off a disappointing 3-2 loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs there last Wednesday night, the Thunder headed to Thunder Bay to meet the Fort William First Nation North Stars on Friday night before a pair […]
The Muskie court teams finally resumed NorWOSSA action yesterday afternoon in Dryden after an extended break only to be swept by the host Eagles. The junior girls’ volleyball team lost in five sets (25-13, 19-25, 14-25, 25-20, and 10-15), which dropped their NorWOSSA record to 3-4 on the season. The […]
