Members of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club took part in a community cleanup day on Saturday, April 20, 2024, setting out to different areas around town to collect garbage and help keep our town beautiful and trash-free. The Town of Fort Frances will also be holding a “Clean the Fort” […]
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Fort Frances High School presents “We Will Rock You” (school edition) A jukebox musical featuring the music of British rock legends Queen. It will be held at Townshend Theatre, April 24-27. The musical tells the story of a renegade group known as the Bohemians who struggle to restore the free […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Over the last few months a call has gone out to various user groups at the Memorial Sports Complex to gauge interest in using ice at Ice For Kids Arena (IFK) over the summer months. After reaching 81 per cent of the set target, Fort Frances Town Council voted in […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has been notified of multiple opioid poisoning (overdose) events witnessed over the weekend. The reports came from the Kenora area but indicated incidents of poisoning had happened in Dryden as well. Harm reduction clients in Dryden are noting an unusual pattern of extreme drowsiness among users of […]
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Fort Frances Lakers
Fort Frances Lakers
The Fort Frances Lakers and Red Lake Miners will combine their spring ID camps to host the first NWO Hockey Showcase from April 26-28 at the Memorial Sports Centre in Fort Frances, Ontario. The event, sponsored by BMI Group, will feature 66 of the best AAA, Prep School, Junior and […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS), have laid a murder charge related to a homicide in Seine River First Nation. On April 18, 2024, members of the OPP Forensic Identification Services, Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), and Northwest Region Crime Unit […]
(BARRIE, ON) – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a breach of their Statutory Release. Troy Foltz is described as an Indigenous male, 30-years-old, 5’8″ (180cm), 180lbs (82kg) with brown […]
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Office of the Premier
Office of the Premier
ALLISTON — From mining critical minerals to building cars and batteries, Canadian businesses and workers are attracting historic investments to help secure and create jobs, grow our economy, and keep our air clean. In the last four years, automotive and battery makers have announced more than $31 billion in investments […]
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Confederation College and Lakehead University have signed an agreement that allows students who complete an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology or Bachelor of Kinesiology degree to receive advanced standing in the college’s Paramedic or Medical Radiation Technology diploma programs. Shane Strickland, Dean of Health, Negahneewin, and Community Services at Confederation College, […]
By Katie Nicholls
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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THUNDER BAY — City councillors will receive a modest pay raise for 2024. During this week’s meeting, councillors agreed to a pay increase of 1.05 per cent, less than half the current rate of inflation. Krista Power, the city clerk, told council that this figure is not required to be […]
By Miranda Leybourne
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
The Manitoba government is investing more than $2.6 million over the next four years into the Squeal on Pigs Manitoba initiative that aims to track and remove wild pigs across the province. The funding announcement came on Tuesday morning as representatives from Animal Health Canada, Assiniboine Community College, Squeal on […]
By Bill Morrison
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
The Fort Frances Mill Alumni 12th Annual Banquet has been scheduled for May 29, 2024. Mill Alumni members do not want to lose sight of the role they played in the lives of people throughout the district, even though the mill is out of sight. Our Annual Alumni Banquet attendance […]
