Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The next “Country Jam” will take place on Friday, Sept. 21 starting around 7 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Admission is $2, which is used to help pay the bill for the lights and air conditioning. If you love to dance, or just like sitting and listening […]
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Staff Local residents are invited to attend a presentation by Morgan Fawcett, a victim of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), as part of an awareness week about the disease being held Sept. 9-15 by the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre here. Fawcett is an activist for FASD, travelling all over Canada […]
Duane Hicks All 16 lots at the Huffman Court subdivision here have been sold, meaning there’s no more town-owned residential lots left right now to buy and build on. Chief Building Official and municipal planner Tyson Dennis, along with Fort Frances clerk Lisa Slomke, put the last “SOLD” sticker on […]
Duane Hicks With the municipal and school board elections coming up Oct. 22, local electors are being asked to check the voters’ list to make sure their name and other information is on there. Fort Frances clerk and returning officer Lisa Slomke told the Times that as of yesterday (Sept. […]
Press Release A new “Coffee Break” season will begin with a “welcome” breakfast next Wednesday (Sept. 12) at 9:30 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The breakfast will be followed by a time of fellowship and an introduction to our first Bible study, “Esther, Royal Rescue,” which will […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is giving the public a chance to hear directly from local candidates running in the upcoming municipal election. The Chamber will host a candidates’ forum and mayoral debate on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. “It’s important for […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The weekly “beer and burger” nights at the Emo Legion start up again this Friday (Sept. 7). Come out and enjoy a beer and burger for $5. There’s also a menu of other food items to chose from. And be sure to bring a group of friends […]
From the MNRF Three new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by mid-afternoon yesterday. Dryden Fire #75 was located on an island on Pickerel Arm of Minnitaki Lake, about 50 km northeast of Dryden. It was declared “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. The other fires were located in […]
From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP were busy responding to 112 calls for service over the Labour Day long weekend. In addition, members conducted proactive patrols on the district’s highways, issuing 48 Provincial Offence Notices in total. These included 28 for speeding, 10 for other Highway […]
Press Release With the issue of homelessness becoming more visible during the warm months in Fort Frances, community service agencies that make up a homelessness committee are working on a number of projects to address the matter. The committee, led in partnership between the United Native Friendship Centre and the […]
Press Release Representatives of Borderland Pride will appear before the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting tonight to encourage trustees to stand up for a modern, inclusive sex-ed curriculum. The presentation follows an Aug. 22 directive from the minister of education to scrap the 2015 Health and […]
From the OPP Today at 2:10 a.m., officers of the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint of a motor-vehicle collision on the 300 block of Third Street West here. An investigation revealed the driver lost control of the vehicle, leaving the roadway and striking a residential structure. The driver, […]
