Duane Hicks The town will be removing snow more often from local sidewalks this winter. Thanks to changes to the provincial Minimum Maintenance Standards (MMS), which came into effect back in May, the Operations and Facilities division has had to revise its winter maintenance policy. One change is the requirement […]
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Press Release BDO had another successful year promoting its “Drive Away Hunger” campaign. We were able to raise a total of what worked out to be 9,621 meals. The Fort Frances office placed 10th for donations collected out of 106 offices across Canada that participated. We reached out to the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual general meeting this Tuesday (Nov. 27) from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Copper River Inn, which is open to all members in good standing. The FFCC is excited to welcome mayor-elect June Caul as the guest speaker. […]
Press Release The Rainy River District OPP would like to inform the public that the 2019 Canine Unit Calendar is available for purchase at the OPP detachment in Fort Frances. The calendar showcases beautiful photographs of service dogs from across the province. The OPP Canine Unit was formed in 1965, […]
Staff The Ontario PC Party has been under fire for passing a resolution to debate the recognition of gender identity on Saturday during the party’s three-day policy convention in Toronto. The resolution that sparked controversy was proposed by parental rights advocate Tanya Granic Allen. It said gender identity theory is […]
Press Release School Bus Safety Week ran Oct. 22-26, 2018. To promote school bus safety, the Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium held its annual School Bus Safety Poster Contest with the theme, “My Driver-My Safety Hero.” A total of 278 posters were submitted for the contest. The winners for […]
Duane Hicks The ninth-annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign is less than a month away and organizers are lining up volunteers to help out. The event will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Safeway, The Place, and Walmart here, Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo, and Beaver Mills Market in Rainy […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit has released a report on “Cannabis in the Community.” The report was completed in preparation for the legalization of cannabis in Ontario (on Oct. 17), gathering information about public perceptions to inform future programs. It summarizes the results of an online discussion panel and […]
Press Release Another Christmas Bird Count season is just around the corner! Between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, tens of thousands of bird and winter enthusiasts will rally together to count millions of birds across the continent as part of the 119th year of this long-running wildlife survey. On Dec. […]
In a story on page A5 of last week’s Times, local resident Robert Holmes incorrectly was identified as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) In fact, he was an aircraft mechanic in the R.C.A.F. The Times regrets any inconvenience this error may have caused.
Press Release Infrastructure and Communities minister François-Philippe Champagne and Vicki-May Hamm, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, yesterday announced more than $4.5 million in funding for 109 new initiatives in communities across Canada. The money is being distributed through three programs: the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the Municipalities for […]
Staff Treaty #3 Grand Chief Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh issued a statement Friday expressing shock and deep concern over the closure of the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. The announcement was made during the provincial government’s fall economic statement released Thursday and, in turn, the Provincial Advocate […]
