Although the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on airline traffic this morning, most passenger flights will not take off until later today. “What I can tell you right now is we are anticipating beginning our flight schedule at 6 p.m. (CST),” said Elizabeth Costello, a spokesperson for Mesaba […]
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With frightening images of planes crashing into the World Trade Center and reports of thousands of lost lives dominating the media, schools–including some here–are prepared to deal with any impact of Tuesday’s catastrophic events on students. At schools under the Northwest Catholic District School Board, including St. Michael’s and St. […]
While yesterday’s terrorist attacks made their biggest impacts in New York City and Washington, D.C., the aftermath has affected lives here–especially if you were planning to fly somewhere or drive across the U.S. border. And things still weren’t back to normal as of this morning. Despite some media reports yesterday, […]
In the Fort Frances Times newsroom, staff stood stupefied as a second plane flew into the second of the “twin towers” that make up the World Trade Center in New York City. That’s when everyone realized this disaster was not human error. Like millions of others, we watched as the […]
Fort Frances council has been pushing the buttons to have a remand centre built here and Monday night agreed to put a proposal together for the facility. The town will put together a request for proposal in search of a consultant to put together a package in their bid for […]
As the Borderland Thunder prepare to hit the ice in a pre-season tournament this weekend in Thunder Bay against other Superior International Junior Hoc-key League squads, team officials and ticket sellers are seeing interest starting to build. But whether that interest will translate into dollar signs for the Couchiching First […]
While the growing season is all but over, the tabulations, tests, and result summaries are just beginning for staff at the Emo Research Station. After a summer of desolate crops due to the wrong weather hitting at the wrong time, research station manager Kim Jo Bliss is sorting through the […]
Dear editor: I am directing this letter to all parents of school-aged children within the Town of Fort Frances. I am very concerned over the current school bus policy in place with our Rainy River District School Board. As the policy stands now, any child who enters senior kindergarten and […]
They shook New York, they shook the U.S., they shook the world. The acts of terrorism, which included the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City yesterday morning, also have shaken local residents. Residents here rushed to check on relatives and friends travelling in, or living in, […]
Long-awaited funding for Associations for Community Living was announced today by Community and Social Services minister John Baird. While Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living workers remain on the picket lines here to back wage and pension demands, the provincial government has announced $31.7 million to be spread […]
The Borderland Thunder have been practising regularly at the Ice for Kids Arena in preparation for their first on-ice competition–a pre-season tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend. All seven Superior International Junior Hockey League teams will compete in the round-robin event. The Thunder will play two games on Friday and […]
Local Métis will gather for a meeting about a new provincial moose hunting regime Tuesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion here. Dubbed a “Hunting Rights Rendezvous,” the meeting will feature an hour of food, music, and fellowship at 6 p.m., followed by a discussion of aboriginal hunting rights. Experts […]
