Duane Hicks Having a loved one with dementia wander off and get lost happens more often than you might expect. Three out of five people with dementia get lost at some point, and half of those who go missing for 24 hours end up seriously injured or dead. Thankfully, there’s […]
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Staff The town is hoping to offer aqua spin classes at the pool here this fall. Council last night endorsed a grant application submission to the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (OSRCF) in hopes the town can land nearly $34,000 to acquire “aqua spin bikes,” which essentially are exercise […]
Staff Town council will start off the new year with a slew of presentations. Elizabeth Street resident Stan Hoard will make a presentation on the health hazards of wood smoke within town, followed by Coun. Wendy Brunetta speaking on the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise’s free session about women in […]
Duane Hicks Have a real Christmas tree but don’t know an easy way to get rid of it? Kick that tree to the curb! Town residents can put their Christmas trees out next Saturday (Jan. 13) when the Fort Frances Fire Brigade makes the rounds for its annual pick-up. As […]
Press Release The New Year’s baby for 2018 is Caleb Pistilli. He was born on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 11:34 a.m., weighing seven pounds even, at La Verendrye General Hospital here. Proud parents are Megan and Mike Pistilli of Fort Frances. Each year, gifts and gift baskets are provided for […]
Staff An apparent meteor briefly lit up the sky over Fort Frances last night. Banta Boulevard resident Ron Mondor said he was loading his vehicle with hockey equipment in preparation for a tournament his daughter is attending in Fargo, N.D. this weekend when he saw a flash to the west. […]
Duane Hicks After facing one of the toughest budget years ever in 2017, Mayor Roy Avis said the outlook for the Town of Fort Frances in 2018 is much rosier. “In 2018, we are poised in Fort Frances to have a very, very good year,” he told the Times in […]
Duane Hicks While talking about the weather is common pastime amongst Canadians, Fort Frances’ newest family isn’t complaining about the recent cold snap–it means they’re now living in a peaceful country. A second Iraqi refugee family, consisting of Rami Canoon, his wife, Fivyan, and their two daughters, Fbaana, six, and […]
Press Release People across Ontario saw their wages rise to $14 an hour starting Monday as the new general minimum wage took effect. This change will help workers and their families who are struggling to get ahead in a changing economy. As part of Ontario’s Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell saw 2017 as an exciting period of growth and renewal for Rainy River District. “Both the New Gold mine starting production and the installation of the tbaytel ‘Fibre’ are very promising investments for residents of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District,” Campbell […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent A happy 2018 to all! Here’s hoping your holiday season was great and that we’re all destined for a great year ahead. — Belated happy 80th birthday wishes to Freeda Carmody, who celebrated this milestone on Dec. 28. May you enjoy many more years ahead–and continue to […]
From the OPP Prescription medications now are free for everyone under the age of 25 in Ontario. As of Jan. 1, the province has made the biggest expansion to medicare in Ontario in a generation, providing drug coverage to more than four million children and youth across the province. The […]
