Local News

In the July 7th edition, the Times incorrectly stated Harry Jones’s job in Thunder Bay. It should have stated that Jones was a health inspector moving to Fort Frances as an environmental health officer. Jones obtained his qualification as a health inspector from Liverpool University School of Hygiene, not from […]

A local man is tying up his running shoes and taking to the streets to help raise awareness for and support of those affected by the Canadian Residential School system. Educator Joey Payeur has organized and planned a personal campaign he’s calling “50 for the Thousands” that will see him […]

It was a blistering hot day, but by Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s metrics, it was also a successful one. The group is celebrating their second annual Garden Tour fundraiser, which was held on Saturday, July 3 across Fort Frances. The event was smack dab in the middle of […]

The Memorial Sports Centre will be opening on July 19, 2021 on an appointment only basis. Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 6 am – 10 pm and Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 10 pm. Staff will be at the facility July 17; 8 am – 4 […]

Tonight will be the only meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on August 9. Tonight Mayor June Caul will announce the recipients of the Moffat Family Fund Grant. The Committee of the Whole will also be receiving a letter presenting information […]

Fort Frances council is set to approve the final bylaw for the name change to the Fort Frances Seniors Centre from the Sister Betty Kennedy Centre. The name change was approved by council in 2017, along with recognizing the contributions of Sister Betty Kennedy to the centre by having a […]

Executive committee opt to take no action after reviewing four options which would push truck traffic off Front Street The Operations and Facilities Executive Committee agreed to keep the truck route designation on Front Street as an alternate route to Scott Street. They also accepted the information relating to the […]

Hannah Veldhuisen, 23, has just returned from teaching English to grade 7 and 8 students in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Veldhuisen graduated highschool from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) in Emo. She then attended Dordt University in Sioux Centre, Iowa, where she studied elementary education with a minor in middle school […]

I have watched those shows on television about the reunions of people who searched for a long lost relative – maybe a baby that had been given up at birth or someone that had been separated from a sibling. These reunions are so very touching and emotional that I often […]

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, weedwackers, brushcutters and many other power tools expose human ears to loud noise that could cause damage in the long term. This exposure contributes to ear and hearing damage if done regularly without hearing protection, according to Jackie McCormick, audiologist at the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre. McCormick […]