Press Release The cannons will roar and shots will be fired during Fort William Historical Park’s “Fort Under Siege” program set for Aug. 18-19 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Experience the dramatic confrontation between two mighty rivals, the North West Company of Montreal and the Hudson’s Bay Company of […]
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From the MNRF The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has declared a Restricted Fire Zone for portions of the Northwest Region until further notice. This order is required to reduce the possibility of unwanted human-caused fires. Resources presently are adequate though the potential for problematic fires exist. The […]
From the OPP On Aug. 4 around 2:50 p.m., a member of the Atikokan OPP conducted a vehicle stop on O’Brien Street in Atikokan. The officer had a conversation with the driver and this led him to believe she had been consuming alcohol. As a result, she was arrested and […]
A story in yesterday’s Times incorrectly listed the Region One 14U girls’ volleyball co-coach as Terry Ogden. In fact, the name should have read Terry McMahon. The Times regrets any confusion or disappointment this error may have caused.
Duane Hicks If you want to cross the intersection of Keating Avenue and King’s Highway on foot, you’ll have to push a button first. That’s the message Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob wants to get across to the public now that a new controller set was installed there over […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Residents of Fort Frances and surrounding area have become concerned about the apparent increase in used needles (or sharps) found in various public spaces, such as playgrounds and school campuses. In response to a petition sent to the Northwestern Health Unit, as well as a letter to […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has issued a complete fire ban for the Town of Fort Frances. All outside burning is prohibited, including brush and grass burning, backyard fire pits, or cook stoves that use solid fuels (wood or charcoal). Burn permits also have been cancelled. […]
Sam Odrowski Youths who experience mental illness don’t always get the care they need. The systems of support that youths go to first when experiencing mental health problems sometimes lack awareness around what’s really going on. Especially for those who experience psychosis. This is where the Northwestern Ontario-based research strategic […]
Press Release In the five weeks since Ontario’s Progressive Conservative cabinet was sworn in, it has become increasingly apparent that when Premier Doug Ford was sloganeering about his government being the first “For the People,” he didn’t mean LGBTQ2 people or anyone who cares about child safety or building a […]
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford officially opened his constituency office here yesterday at 279 Scott St. “We’ll be offering the traditional kinds of services–some of them that you might, for example, get at ‘ServiceOntario,’” Rickford said Friday in a conference call with the Times. “More importantly, where a provincial […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Due to the extreme hot and dry weather of late, a fire ban has been put on La Vallee Township. This includes open air fires for the purpose of cooking or camping. Other rural townships also have been put under a fire ban. Fire bans also are […]
Sam Odrowski Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford has been taking steps to make good on Premier Doug Ford’s campaign promise of reducing hydro rates by 12 percent. Rickford’s recent decision to scrap more than 750 “green” energy contracts, for a net savings of close to $800 million, is […]
