With news of a deadly outbreak alongside the regular flu season, you may be concerned your runny nose is a danger to more than just a good night’s sleep. But according to a press release from the Northwestern Health Unit, you can breathe easy, even if you can’t breathe clearly. […]
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Students filled the small gym at Fort Frances High School for the first day of exams yesterday. Exams will run every day this week except Friday, with start times of 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The full schedule is available on the high school’s website and Facebook page.
Press Release
The Borderland area’s queer community is invited to take part in the kick-off meeting for a new initiative aimed at building social ties and supportive relationships among local LGBTQ2A people. The LGBTQ2A Social Group is a joint effort of Borderland Pride, the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC), and the Fort […]
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Indigenous women and girls represent a disproportionately high percentage of homicide victims and those who go missing in Canada. To help combat these issues and others highlighted in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) reports, Mandi Olson of the Binesiwag Centre for Wellness will […]
A photo of a cheque donation to the Fort Frances Family Centre on A5 of last week’s Times incorrectly stated the donation was made on behalf of the Emo Food Bank. The funds were sourced from the Emo Thrift Shop, which generates its revenue through clothing sales. All money donated […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -17 C (1 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of flurries and cloudy periods overnight with a high of minus-seven (19) and a low of -12 (10). Wednesday will bring a mix of sun […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will see a chance of flurries during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of minus-four (25) with a low of -11 (12). Saturday will have a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy […]
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Kenora-Rainy River MPP, Greg Rickford issued a statement yesterday regarding the teachers strike.“While parents in Kenora-Rainy River are frustrated by teacher union escalation every few years, it is unacceptable that union leaders would ramp up strike action and make families across the province scramble for childcare,” Rickford said. “We recognize […]
Press Release
The proportion of Indigenous people behind bars has hit a record high, according to new figures from Dr. Ivan Zinger, the Correctional Investigator of Canada. Indigenous people are five percent of Canada’s population, but they make up a shocking 30 per cent of inmates in federal custody, an increase from […]
Ken Kellar In someone else’s hands, an old puzzle might be just that, but in the hands of a dementia patient, it can be a game-changer. The Fort Frances Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) recently began working with La Verendrye General Hospital to provide activation materials to […]
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A local Aboriginal Financial Institution has received funding that will allow them to support local Indigenous projects and businesses. At an announcement made at Seven Generations Education Institute’s Fort Frances campus on Friday, Jan. 10, Kenora-Rainy River MPP, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford, revelaed nearly $153,000 in funding […]
Press Release
Nothing is quite as important to a child starting school as the ability to see clearly. Those young minds are like sponges, soaking up information at a prodigious rate. But if they have to struggle to see the books, boards, and displays around them, their early education as well as […]
