After receiving the results of a downtown parking survey, town council agreed Monday night that exploring alternative measures to enforce parking—and not parking meters—may be the way to go to solve problems. The survey, conducted by the Planning and Development executive committee, showed 51 of 67 responding business owners felt […]
News
Council unanimously defeated a request to reconsider discussing purchasing the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East for $1 from the Rainy River District School Board at Monday night’s regular meeting. The request was made in a letter co-written by local residents Amy Marchuk, Betty Sue Kenny, and […]
Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault is continuing with the next phase of proposed changes to the Indian Act despite criticisms from native groups that say it should be abolished completely. “We’ve got a large agenda that’s only a quarter announced. We’ve got three quarters of it still to go,” Nault […]
Upon advice from both the local museum advisory committee and economic development advisory committee, there may be a brighter future for the three historic sites at Pither’s Point after council agreed Monday night to take their recommendations into consideration. Not only will the “Hallett” see a new paint job and […]
The municipal landfill will be the focus of an operational review and data analysis in the very near future after council agreed to hire a consultant at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said a recent request for proposals saw four responses, with bids ranging from […]
It took a mere five hours for Ryan Wood to sound like his angling mentors. When asked how and where he and teammates Frank and Terry McClymont caught their five-pound smallmouth enroute to capturing the fifth-annual Kid/Pro Tournament here Sunday, the 11-year-old played it safe. “I don’t think we could […]
Preparations are well underway for KBHW’s “Sharathon” 2002 coming up Aug. 13-15 over in International Falls. KBHW would love to have you—the listener—join them on these days as they pre-empt their regular programming from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Local pastors and other special guests from the listening area are […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game will be played tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Big Grassy. Rosters for the two teams were unavailable as of press time. In league play last week, teams have been making up rain-outs by playing “double-win” games. The Bulldogs made the most […]
What started out as a one-time event is fast becoming a favourite among district golfers. The second “anniversary” tournament attracted an overflowing field last Thursday afternoon at Kitchen Creek—and odds are next year’s event will draw even more interest. “Last year, the original intent was to celebrate the 75th anniversary […]
Last Thursday (July 18), I had an opportunity to meet a man who made me realize my complaints about the extreme heat were not really valid. That’s because this gentlemen—Jeff Timmermans—has been cycling everyday since June 1 and he’s 74 years old. I met up with him at the home […]
As previously reported in the Times, Chapple council defeated a bylaw on banning smoking in all enclosed public places in the township at its July meeting. But council did adopt a policy that as of Sept. 15, all municipal buildings and enclosed spaces there will be smoke-free. In other news, […]
The local Canada Post office once again is issuing a stamp to commemorate the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The stamp, which features the FFCBC logo, will be available at the post office starting Friday. “We had talked to someone in Sioux Lookout who had made a stamp for […]
