Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Executive Order 20-81, requiring Minnesotans to wear a face covering in all public indoor spaces and indoor businesses, unless they are alone. The mandate goes into effect on Saturday, July 25. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit adopted a similar policy, which will go into effect […]
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This is my five-hundredth column in The Fort Frances Times, my first column appearing in the January 5, 2011 edition. It is not quite equivalent to crossing the Gobi Desert on foot or hiking the Inca Trail of Peru’s Machu Picchu Mountain. Nonetheless, writing four hundred, ninety-nine columns about things […]
By Kelli Saunders
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
There is a wealth of expertise locally when it comes to water quality, forestry, algae and septic systems and as part of our International Watershed Coordination Program, we are offering a free virtual webinar series this summer to give you access to some of these wonderful experts! Starting on July […]
How sharp are your powers of observation? Research tells us that you can keep your mental skills sharp by using them. Here’s a little exercise you can try. When out strolling the town, look closely at the properties and then guess how old or what generation the folks are that […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
There has been a new fire chief chosen for Alberton, Emo, Chapple and LaVallee, happy to say Darren Hughes has taken on that role. His position began July 20. He replaces Josh Colling who recently left his position as fire chief for our rural townships. Darren brings with him 20 […]
I grew up watching a black and white television. We had two channels CBS and NBC. Saturday morning, we watched Roy Rogers and Dale Evans chase down bandits who wore face masks. The William Tell Overture announced that the mask man was protecting people of the west. All the villains […]
They say you should never judge another person until you have walked a mile in their shoes. Take that idea and multiply it by 584 and you have a rough idea of the distance I’m traveling during the course of Step Forward. Getting through this three-month odyssey wouldn’t be possible […]
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(WAPAKEKA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), North West Region Crime Unit under the direction of the Criminal Investigation Branch, is investigating numerous incidents of cyberbullying in Northern First Nation communities. The OPP is very concerned about the devastating impact of cyberbullying and other online criminal activities that are […]
Could the newspaper you’re holding be worth $1000? It could if you win the Ontario Community Newspaper’s “This old newspaper!?” Reader Contest. The Fort Frances Times has partnered with the OCNA to open the contest up to Rainy River District residents. All you need to do is up-cycle old newspapers […]
So, we have moved into rain every second day and though the last bit of rain hasn’t been large amounts, it certainly puts a damper on making hay. We have around 100 acres left. And after struggling a bit to get the last stuff baled up, we are gun-shy about […]
