An story in yesterday’s Times gave the incorrect mailing address for letters to Santa. In fact, they should be sent to the Times office at 116 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 1K2. The Times regrets any confusion this error may have caused.
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Submitted byBill Gushulak With a busy schedule that currently finds champion fiddle Scott Woods in Alberta, with shows to follow in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Knox United Church here will be the first Ontario stop as the group heads back home. The concert at Knox is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 29 […]
Staff Only one position is up for election in the Sunset Country Métis Community Council election next Tuesday (Nov. 28). Judy Klyne and Sarah Marusyk both are running for women’s representative on the council. Most of the other positions were acclaimed, with Brady Hupet as president, Roz Calder as chair, […]
Staff Former Kenora MP Greg Rickford is making the jump to provincial politics. Rickford was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Kenora-Rainy River in the upcoming provincial election scheduled for this coming June at the local riding association’s meeting Saturday in Dryden. District resident Douglas Judson had been seeking […]
Staff Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell announced Monday she will not be running for re-election in next year’s provincial election. “I am very excited to announce that my partner and I are expecting a second child in February and so, after much consideration, I have decided to work closer to […]
Press Release Today (Nov. 22) marks Canada’s 17th-annual National Housing Day. This day originally was meant to honour a state of emergency declared in 1998 due to high levels of homelessness in urban centres. It is widely recognized today that homelessness is not just an urban issue, and that a […]
Press Release The Borderland Community Orchestra will spread holiday cheer through music on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. Under the direction of Katherine Williams of Emo, the orchestra includes musicians from both sides of the border. Falls area musicians include John […]
Duane Hicks A district resident’s personal story of adopting a rescue dog recently was published as a book, making for an ideal gift for the animal-lover this holiday season. “Jack the Husky Gets Rescued,” written and illustrated by Emo resident Shannon Carlson, is about an adopted Husky named “Jack” and […]
Duane Hicks After fleeing from the deadly threat of jihadist militant group ISIS and living as refugees for nearly three years, an Iraqi family has found a new start here in Fort Frances. The Al-Zeebaree family, consisting of father, Bashar, mother, Julia, 19-year-old daughter, Sarah, and sons Fadi, 18, Michael, […]
Duane Hicks Jennifer Horton, owner of downtown business Curvy Chick, has been named Woman Leader of the Year by the PARO Centre for Enterprising Women. The award was announced during the PARO Centre for Enterprising Women Awards last Thursday evening at the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. “When I found […]
Staff A workshop, “Hearing Voices That Are Distressing,” will be held twice next month. But if you want to attend, you need to sign up soon. The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is holding the three-hour workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 5 and again Wednesday, Dec. 6 […]
Duane Hicks More floats are being sought for the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade,” which is set to go here on Saturday, Dec. 2. “We definitely need community support when it comes to participation,” said parade co-ordinator Scott Krienke-Turvey. “Our numbers are down from the past two years at this point,” […]
