Duane Hicks The Noden Causeway is turning 50 this year—a milestone the Fort Frances Museum is marking with its newest exhibit. “The Story of the Noden Causeway” opened on the main floor gallery this week and will be there through August. An opening reception is slated for June 24. The […]
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Staff The local riverfront will be open for business just in time for the May long weekend. The “Hallett” and lookout tower along the La Verendrye Parkway open for the season tomorrow, as will the Sorting Gap Marina. The “Hallett” took on some water last year due to the high-water […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum would like help in identifying who painted a mural located in the dining room of the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel. Museum curator Sherry George and Chief Building Official Travis Rob visited the old hotel last week to see what items may be salvageable as […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George will have an extra set of helping hands later this year. Town council is expected to approve a report tonight to authorize the Fort Frances Museum to proceed with a Northern Ontario Internship Program agreement to hire an intern for one year. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Kenneth Gosselin announces his passing, at the age of 85, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. after a brief illness. Ken was born March 1, 1930 in Fort Frances, Ont. […]
Duane Hicks The new National Geographic and Heart of the Continent Partnership geotourism MapGuide and website—traveltheheart.org—officially is launching tomorrow. The “landmark project,” which has taken two years to plan and execute, is “historically significant for all who live, work, and play in the Superior border lakes region,” also known as […]
Dear sir: Congratulations to Kiera Kowalski on a well-written article headlined “Fort High cafeteria not operating” [F.F. Times, Sept. 24]. It’s another example of the fine work of which Fort High students are capable. I am somewhat surprised by the less-than-forthright information provided by the adults she interviewed for her […]
Joey Payeur Dwayne Olson lives in Winnipeg and helps organize triathlons in Sioux Narrows. On Sunday, he owned Point Park. Olson took the lead early and left the pack behind to win the male division and finish first place overall with a time of 36:12 at the second-annual “Splash and […]
Joey Payeur Jeff Tilbury is banking on a big walk-up crowd. The Rainy Lake Triathlon Club member expects most of those taking part in the second-annual “Splash and Dash” aquathlon, set for this Sunday at 9 a.m. at Point Park, will throw their hat into the ring just prior to […]
Thomas James Booth went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 8, 2014 peacefully from his home in Burriss, Ont. He was born July 10, 1938 in Emo, Ont. to the late John and Mary-Ellen Booth (nee Wilson) and had lived in the area all his life. He attended […]
Duane Hicks Rehabilitation work resumed on the Noden Causeway this week—marking the start of what should be the final year of the rehab project that started in 2008. As in past years, traffic has been reduced to a single lane. Motorists not only have to slow down but can expect […]
Staff Rehabilitation work at the high-level bridge on the Noden Causeway has started for the season, initiating what is expected to be the final year of the project. Traffic over the bridge has been reduced to a single lane, and speed limits are reduced during the construction period. Traffic signals […]
