Duane Hicks Town council will receive a request tonight from local resident Nadia Hedman to establish a bylaw prohibiting animals travelling in the backs of trucks. In a written plea to council (which also appeared as a letter to the editor last Wednesday), Hedman said the practice of dogs riding […]
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Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin is preparing for the race of his life tomorrow. Arpin qualified 32nd out of 54 drivers with a time of 50.395 going into the 80-lap Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at the Daytona International Speedway. He was slightly off the pace of pole-sitter Matt […]
Press Release Stephen Boon, CEP national representative in Dryden, confirmed members of CEP Local 324-5 voted unanimously to ratify a new collective agreement with Northwoods Broadcasting (CFOB 93.1). “We are very pleased to have reached a solid, long-term deal which provides a number of significant improvements for our members,” said […]
Staff A Sabaskong First Nations man was identified as the victim of a fatal motor vehicle accident late Tuesday afternoon near Kenora. Robert Kelly, 61, was eastbound on Highway 17 when his vehicle crossed into the westbound lane for an unknown reason and collided with a tractor-trailer just west of […]
Duane Hicks Billed as a way to “save electricity, save money, and help the environment,” the “Power Savings Blitz” program is drawing area small businesses to sign up for a free assessment and $300-1,000 in energy retrofits. The Fort Frances Power Corp. and Thunder Bay Hydro were on hand to […]
An article in yesterday’s Times incorrectly stated Lee Dillman’s hand-carved fish were on display at Mark’s Merky Waters Fish & Chips on Scott Street. In fact, the restaurant is now named The Lighthouse Fish n’ Chips. As well, the name of a local bowler who advanced to the provincial roll-offs […]
the MNR Two southern Ontario men and one Missouri resident have been convicted of offences relating to the illegal hunting of moose in 2007. Ronald James Cook, 42, of Gravenhurst, was convicted of illegally hunting a bull moose without a licence, possessing and transporting illegally-killed wildlife, and having a void […]
Press Release Sacred Heart School’s Literacy Festival started with the Sioux Lookout Million Minutes of Reading Challenge, which came to a close Jan. 21 with the school successfully contributing a total of 885,751 minutes. On Monday, Jan. 26, seven players from the Sioux Flyers came and read with junior kindergarten- […]
Staff Ron Yellowega of Fort Frances was the winner of the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for February, which was held Monday morning at International Travel Services here. Yellowega will be heading to sunny Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic—a trip valued at $4,000. Next month’s trip […]
Press Release Wal-Mart in Fort Frances raised and donated more than $51,000 in 2008 through in-store fundraising, matching grants, and sponsored activities, benefitting both local community groups and national charities. Wal-Mart Canada gives back to local communities in ways that matter most to its customers and associates. Local community organizations […]
Peggy Revell With a newly-finished showroom, a warehouse in the works, and continuing demand for their products, Northland Distributing & Manufacturing Inc. of International Falls is a family-owned business that continues to grow. In fact, an open house is being held there this Saturday (Feb. 7) from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. […]
Duane Hicks With recent headlines from Winnipeg and elsewhere in Canada indicating impaired driving charges are on the rise, A/Insp. Steve Shouldice of the Rainy River District OPP detachment told town council at last week’s meeting that numbers here are slightly down compared to last year. In Fort Frances, the […]
