After a three-year standstill, there once again is some stirring at Echo Lake Estates in Emo. Until recently, lawyers representing the three parties involved in a dispute over who should pay for a drainage system at the 70-home subdivision weren’t even sitting at the table any more, according to co-owner […]
News
After receiving a counter-offer from the Town of Fort Frances to annex the landfill site along McIrvine Road, Alberton Reeve John Milling is still not pleased. “I don’t like the offer. I don’t think it’s reasonable to eat away at our tax base. It hurts us, we can’t afford to […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended Trout Road and other branches of that road system be opened conditionally, not to have it remain closed as was wrongly reported in last Wednesday’s Times. And that recommendation is being applauded by several parties–with some reservations. “Mainly, we thought it was […]
Residents were digging out Sunday after about 15 cm (6.1 inches) of snow blanketed the area over the weekend. Fort Frances OPP said there were few incidents to report. “It was busy but just a lot of minor accidents,” OPP Cst. Al MacDonald noted Monday morning. The Fort Frances Fire […]
The contract between the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Town of Fort Frances is now signed, sealed, and delivered. Council passed a bylaw at Monday night’s regular meeting authorizing approval of an agreement with the RRFDC to deliver economic development services for the town. The town also has renewed […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce still has not set a date for the popular “Quest for the Best” singing contest. “We’ve had a couple meetings now. Unfortunately, it still looks as if the Townshend Theatre is booked in April, May, and well into June,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth noted […]
“Building bridges.” That’s the message the local OPP is sending out to Fort Frances High School students–and their parents–as it steps up staffing at its liaison office there. “We’re trying to break down the walls between the officers and the students,” said Cst. Al MacDonald, who’s in charge of the […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs attended the 32-team Fargo Flyers International Squirt Tournament last weekend and lost out in the ‘C’ final. “It was a great tournament — the kids played okay,” coach Joe Bobczynski noted. The Mustangs faced off against Lakeville in the ‘C’ final on Sunday and […]
The Muskies are a step closer to an all-Ontario berth after trouncing the Sioux Lookout Warriors 12-2 there Monday night to sweep their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series. The black-and-gold now will host the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. Game two is slated […]
The Muskies will be working on their checking as they gear up to face the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final, which gets underway here Friday night. “Defence wins championships,” Muskie head coach Glen Edwards stressed after the black-and-gold swept the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the best-of-three semi-finals with […]
The karate provincial meet was held in Virden, Man. and eight members of the local club attended the competition. In the men’s white/yellow division, John Sutton placed third in Kata. Angela Brown, who competed in the ladies’ white/yellow, finished second in Kumite and Kata. In the ladies’ orange/green event, Cheryl […]
It may not have had all the drama as the Scott Tournament of Hearts final Sunday afternoon but the ‘A’ showdown of the annual Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel also came down to the last rock. And it was the Kathie Jackson foursome who came away the winners, edging the Bonnie […]
