Heading into their best-of-three branch playdowns here against the formidable Thunder Bay Sportop Kings, the Fort Frances ‘AAA’ Bantams knew they faced a tough task. And even though they lost the series in two-straight, falling 7-1 Friday night and then 5-0 on Saturday, the Fort Bantams proved they could play […]
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Though sporting an unusual mascot in “Kermit the Frog,” there’s no questioning the local senior girls’ bowling team is one of the best in Northern Ontario. The team, which includes Meghan O’Brien, Megan Bale, Jennifer AmOrde, Tina Hyatt, and Carolyn O’Brien, and coached by Janet Ellis, are off to the […]
The local Skates & Blades Tom Thumb hockey team captured the Pizza Hut Classic tournament in Dryden on Sunday, downing Rainy River Legion 5-2 in the final. Skates & Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period on goals by Kevin Bobczynski and Danny Chapman. Brian Glavish […]
The local Skates & Blades/International Floor Coverings girls’ hockey team won a three-team jamboree in Warroad, Mn. last Saturday after finishing with a 2-0 record. The Fort team played strong defensively in both victories, led by the stellar goaltending of Angela Shoemaker, in downing Roseau 5-1 and then shutting out […]
When most people take a vacation, it is not to get away from the effects of nuclear radiation. But over the past several years, children from Belarus have been doing just that in an effort to improve their health after leaving in the fallout zone of the Chernobyl nuclear accident […]
Kitchen Creek Golf Club is hoping to ease some of the pressure that has built up over water use for its new irrigation system at a public meeting tonight. But some neighbouring residents, like Peter Spuzak, are worried there won’t be much water left for themselves after the course takes […]
Joe Spina, parliamentary assistant to Northern Development and Mines minister Chris Hodgson, is slated to announce here Thursday morning that the $4.75-million Northwest Cellular project will receive a $1.75-million loan from the Northern Ontario Heritage Funding Corp., the Times has learned. Now with the good possibility the loan will be […]
Scheduled air service between Fort Frances and Winnipeg could be off the ground by April 15, with flights operating Sunday through Friday. As first reported in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Nakina Air also plans to offer flights between here and Thunder Bay daily except Saturdays. “Talking with travel agents, they’re […]
Health care will be that much more accessible to First Nations members when the $1.3-million Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre at Couchiching opens its doors by the end of the month. “We’re definitely excited about it,” said Cathy Bruyere, executive director of the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Authority. The health […]
Last Thursday, Fort High students were treated to a performance by the “Bemidji State University Jazz Band.” Having been on tour for three days, the band already had played in Grand Rapids and Hibbing before stopping here in Fort Frances. They played several songs together, and a few duets and […]
The Rainy River District School Board will hold three public consultations after its transportation committee recently revised the district transportation policy and now seeks public opinion on the changes. “It gives people a chance to review the draft that we’ve made up recently,” noted trustee Dan Belluz, who also sits […]
Come early April, people looking for children’s clothing will have a new retail outlet to add to their list of places to shop in Fort Frances. “Mary’s Little Lambs,” owned by local resident Mary Calder, is slated to open at 616 Mowat Ave. (next door to Warrior Work Wear). Calder, […]
