(ORILLIA, ON) – As the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is committed to improving customer service for citizens seeking police record checks. Due to COVID-19, the OPP is currently experiencing a high volume of police record check requests. Current processing times are four […]
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Ken Kellar Rainycrest Auxiliary members Sheila McMillen, left, June Caul and Diane Maxey presented a cheque for $31,853.11 to Riverside Foundation for Health Care director Allison Cox and board chair Delaine McLeod outside Rainycrest Tuesday afternoon. The funds from the Rainycrest Auxiliary went to cover purchases of a hot food […]
A Vancouver man, who has been the target of a widespread police search, has died. Nazariy Gelitiy, 24 years old of Vancouver, British Columbia was last seen September 12, 2020 near Roussin Road in Machin Township (west of Dryden). His car had been discovered abandoned in the area on September […]
Local Journalism Initiative ReporterBy Adam LaskarisWindspeaker.com Beginning on Thursday, Sept. 24, the non-profit First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) is launching a series of 12 weekly virtual town halls that will provide up-to-date COVID-19 information across the Indigenous population in Canada. The meetings are for “frontline health workers, health managers […]
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Even in the face of adversities, the Drive-In movie nights soldier on. In an email to the Times, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce executive director Heather Johnson explained that due to recent changes in provincial guidelines regarding COVID-19 gathering restrictions, and recommendations from the Northwestern Health Unit, the show and […]
The Canadian PressJacob Serebrin More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won’t say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal. A number of services within the CRA’s online […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) was on the scene behind the Fort Frances Times building yesterday to reset a blown fuse cutout that was affecting power in the area. Members of the public in the area of Mowat Ave. and Second Street might have seen or heard the […]
The LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic is set to run Saturday, September 26. The first boat launches at 8:00 a.m. and weigh-ins start at 4:00 p.m. COVID safety measures will be in place. To register for the tournament or for more info, text Dale LaBelle at 275-9470 or call […]
I learned to drive before I turned sixteen. That wasn’t uncommon for a farm kid. Deb and I used to take her dad’s farm truck out for a spin on the back roads, sitting on the edge of the seat in order to push the clutch in completely and trying […]
Rt. Hon. John Turner (front-left) with LOWWSF Directors Polly Craik (front right), Tony Stephens (back right) and Executive Director Todd Sellers (back -left) on Lake of the Woods near Kenora. Turner was a staunch supporter of the Boundary Waters watershed.
By Todd Sellers
The Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation (LOWWSF) and its Directors mourn the loss of the Right Honourable John Napier Turner PC CC QC, former Prime Minister of Canada and LOWWSF supporter and mentor. Lake of the Woods has lost a great friend and champion for the lake. Mr. […]
