Despite coming second to incumbent Howard Hampton here, Liberal candidate Geoff McClain said he’s happy with the Liberal landslide in last Thursday’s provincial election. And he’s already planning to run in the next one. “I’m in this for the long haul. I still will remain active in the provincial riding […]
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Push, shove, yell. Shove, yell, push. Trip. Though not quite the beating one would have endured from Hurricane Isabel or Juan last month, dealing with the throng of media that blew into Fort Frances last Thursday to cover NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton on election night is as […]
In a fight that was tougher than winning the Kenora-Rainy River riding, local MPP and NDP leader Howard Hampton and his family fought back tears while giving a heartfelt, emotional speech to supporters here Thursday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. They were tears of joy and sorrow all at once. […]
The final list of candidates for the upcoming municipal elections is now complete. In the Township of Dawson, incumbent Reeve John Amundsen has been acclaimed for another term while five candidates are vying for the four seats on council. Incumbents Linda Armstrong, Alphonse Langlais, and John Sanderson will face off […]
While she may have captured just 12.6 percent of the votes in Kenora-Rainy River riding in last Thursday’s provincial election, Progressive Conservative candidate Cathe Hoszowski said she hasn’t been discouraged into bowing out of the political arena. “I’m still very interested in politics,” she stressed in an interview yesterday. “When […]
The public got a chance to hear what eight of the 11 people vying for seats on town council next month had to say Monday night at the Civic Centre when they answered the question: “As councillor for the Town of Fort Frances, what is your vision of economic prosperity […]
In a last-minute attachment to the agenda of the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the board announced it had reached an agreement to extend its lease with Confederation College. “We have successfully completed our negotiations regarding the lease with Confederation College,” reported Laura Mills, […]
The 15-tonne weight restriction in effect for the bridge at Sioux Narrows not only has created headaches for district businesses and farmers that depend on trucks to deliver their goods, it also raises some troubling questions for the Ministry of Transportation. For instance, what is to become of the old […]
The party atmosphere slowly building at La Place Rendez-Vous here last Thursday night as NDP supporters awaited election results quickly was replaced by the quiet murmur of people asking “what went wrong” as the tallies became known. And while a cheer erupted when it was projected that local MPP and […]
By Gord Pyzer
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Catch-and-release fishing tournaments are high on the list of things to do each year for avid Sunset Country anglers. Indeed, events like the Kenora Bass International and Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have served to showcase the area’s fantastic fishing. Not surprisingly, they’ve attracted many of North America’s premier anglers. […]
With pounding feet and racing hearts, a series of district racers hot-footed their way to some impressive showings at the Royal Canadian Legion Mid-Canada elementary school cross-country run Saturday in Thunder Bay. Andrew Friesen, of the Sturgeon Creek Alternate Program (S.C.A.P.), had the best individual result of any competitor from […]
In addition to the usual excitement and anticipation that accompanies the annual Rainy River District Fastball League awards banquet, this year’s event also had a very emotional tone as the late umpire, Kingsley Downs, was inducted into the league’s hall of fame. Don Gall delivered a very impassioned speech highlighting […]
