Duane Hicks Sometimes, the best part about volunteering is the other volunteers. At least that’s the opinion of Cynthia Donald, who was surprised and humbled to be honoured as the 2018 “Citizen of the Year” for Fort Frances during Monday night’s council meeting. She noted that mayor-elect June Caul had […]
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Duane Hicks Cynthia Donald is the 2018 “Citizen of the Year.” Donald, a retired teacher and longtime volunteer, was honoured by mayor and council at last night’s meeting. In addition to being chairperson of the “Fun in the Sun” committee in recent years, Donald is a Kiwanis Club member and […]
Staff Who will be the 2018 “Citizen of the Year?” The answer to that question will be revealed at tonight’s town council meeting. The new “Citizen of the Year” will be honoured during a presentation following the committee of the whole meeting. The town received a total of five nominations […]
Staff A group of kindergarten students at St. Michael’s School recently were recognized by the principal for their environmental efforts. During the class’s nature walk, Logan Dallas, Aela Drombolis, Ainsley Johnson, and Jasper Dennis noticed the school’s bike rack was chained to a tree. “They saw the chain ‘choking’ the […]
The wrong headline was used for a front-page story that jumped to page A6 in yesterday’s Times. The “Spirit of Christmas” jump ended up under a headline that instead referred to the story on “Louis Riel Day.” The Times regrets any confusion or disappointment this error may have caused.
From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP would like to advise the public of the Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign that is taking place from Nov. 23-Jan. 2. Officers will be conducting R.I.D.E. programs throughout the district during this time period and beyond to combat […]
Sam Odrowski Local residents Wilna and Hubert Meyers have handcrafted quilts over the last few years that have been given to various veterans in the community to recognize their service. The contributions are part of the “Quilts of Valour” program that is made up of volunteers who create quilts to […]
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 […]
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 […]
