Members of Rainy River First Nations gathered at the RRFN Indian Residential School Monument to honour the memory of 215 children found buried on the grounds of a former Kamloops residential school. Through stories, drumming and the lighting of a sacred fire, the community mourned in solidarity with Kamloops. – […]
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By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The hunt is on for treasures around town as seniors pile into their cars to participate in the car rally treasure hunt today. June is officially senior’s month and to kick it off, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seniors car rally treasure hunt for those 55 […]
The bass fishing community will be looking in on Ray Roberts Lake in Texas this week as the 51st Bassmaster Classic tournament is set to kick off on Friday. This is the Superbowl event in our sport, with 54 anglers fishing who have qualified from the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season […]
By Ted Brockie
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
In 1958, Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club erected two bare bones wooden skeet houses to specs with now antique throwers that had to be cocked by a person within each house. Hiram Walker Distillery donated a trophy with the year’s Labour Day Shoot-off winner having the honour of a plaque and […]
Siberian irises are the most maintenance-free species of the iris family. In our area, they typically bloom in late May and early June. Siberian irises can be identified by the fact they have smooth, thin, grass-like leaves without a distinct rib that runs lengthwise down the middle and no beards […]
By Gord Mackintosh
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
My wife, Margie, and I live in Winnipeg, but we still carry “packsacks,” not “backpacks.” We ride snowmobiles we call “machines” and go “up the lake.” That’s because we’re privileged to come from fabulous Fort Frances. We miss “the Fort” and that got us reminiscing. In the 1960’s, some things […]
Vayda Steele spent some time with her new friend recently. This ruby-throated hummingbird seemed more than happy to hang out with Vayda and enjoy some of her soft drink while he was at it. The tiny bird gets its name from the brilliant red patch of feathers on its throat, […]
LONDON, Ont. – A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ont. The London Muslim Mosque said the city and the country are devastated in the aftermath of Sunday’s attack, which left four […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Limited patio dining, indoor shopping and larger outdoor gatherings will be permitted in Ontario on Friday, as the province moves its economic reopening plan up by a few days. The government said pandemic health indicators have improved and COVID-19 vaccine uptake is high enough to begin lifting some […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting 469 new cases of COVID-19 today and 18 more deaths linked to the virus. It’s the lowest daily infections total for Ontario since Sept. 26, when the province reported 435 new cases. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 182 of today’s cases are in Toronto, 76 are in […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – A new survey suggests two-thirds of Canadians believe the churches that ran residential schools should bear responsibility for the abuses against children, including deaths, that happened there. The online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies was carried out about a week after Tk’emlups te Secwepec […]
