Sam Odrowski Crews managed to finish laying the first layer of asphalt for the overpass construction on Tuesday and Wednesday but line painting for the roadway likely will be delayed until next year due to the recent cold and wet conditions. Temporary reflective stickers will be put on the asphalt […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords ASTRA, Ont.–A senior Ontario cabinet minister was forced to step down last week after facing an allegation of sexual misconduct, Premier Doug Ford said yesterday, breaking his government’s days-long silence on the controversial matter. Ford’s office said Friday that Jim Wilson was resigning immediately from his […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–Roughriders’ quarterback Zach Collaros says he believes the CFL is trying to remove hits like the one that left him questionable for the West Division semi-final. Collaros left Saskatchewan’s Oct. 27 regular-season finale against the B.C. Lions following a late first-quarter hit from Odell Willis. He […]
Press Release On Nov. 11, 1918, when news of the armistice broke, churches across Canada responded by spontaneously ringing their bells. With this news came joy and a sense of hope that eased a nation’s fears and sorrow. As we commemorate “Armistice 100,” we, the Royal Canadian Legion, in partnership […]
From the OPP On Tuesday around 9 p.m., officers from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Community Street Crime Unit, and the Dryden Police Service executed a search warrant on a Dryden residence. Police seized 284 grams of methamphetamine, with a street value of about $56,800, as well as drug trafficking […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau needs a new cook to head up this year’s community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church–or the perennially-popular event simply won’t happen. “We’d like to get somebody in place by Nov. 15,” Judy Koski of the Volunteer Bureau told the Times. “There’s a […]
Duane Hicks The “snowflake” decorations that line a few blocks of Scott Street each holiday season are getting a fresh look this year thanks to the BIA. The group representing downtown businesses has been busy painting all 34 of the large, metal snowflakes red. “We’ve been doing them for years,” […]
Sam Odrowski The Fort Frances Legion Br. #29 kicked off its annual poppy campaign on Oct. 26 and has been canvassing at local stores, banks, and other areas around town. Funds raised go directly into the Poppy Fund, which helps to support any local veterans and their relatives. “The Poppy […]
Duane Hicks Volunteer Jorja Pope, top left, offered Ron Bridgeman some sandwiches while her friend, and Bridgeman’s granddaughter, Piper Cross, refilled his coffee Sunday afternoon during the annual Remembrance Day Tea hosted by the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary at the Legion Hall. Below left, Logan Neurisnki and her brother, Brayden, got […]
Jamie Mountain They may have finished with the same record but the Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams had much different conclusions in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular-season finale last Wednesday afternoon at RRHS. Both squads wound up at 5-3 after defeating the visiting Red Lake Rams but […]
Sam Odrowski November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and Fort Frances is getting involved for a fifth year with the “Shine the Light” campaign. “We feel it’s really important to bring that to our community,” said Jaquee Loerzel, a community family violence counsellor at Riverside Health Care here. “Domestic violence […]
Duane Hicks Indigenous veterans never have received their due recognition but a new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre aims to rectify that. Just in time for Remembrance Day, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3” will open this Thursday (Nov. 8) and spotlight veterans from area First […]
