Staff The Nelson Medicine Professional Corp. here is fully backing the town in updating its Municipal Alcohol Policy to meet current best practice guidelines. In a letter co-signed by Drs. Melanie Halvorsen, Lorena Jenks, and Robert Nugent, they informed council that alcohol use remains a leading preventable cause of morbidity […]
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Staff The Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville once again are looking to help make sure no one goes cold this winter. The group will hold its annual coat drive later this month. The public is encouraged to drop off clean, used winter coats in good condition–for men, women, and children–at […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Square is much closer to completion, with the hope it can be opened to the public by the end of next week. As of yesterday, the stage decking and the paving stone work all were complete, and all of the steel structures are installed and complete, […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a recommendation to deny a request for additional stop signs at the intersection of Minnie Avenue and Fifth Street East. At its Sept. 11 meeting, council received a letter from a resident requesting the installation of more stops signs at this intersection. Currently, […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region all week while the fire hazard is mostly “low,” with just some areas of “moderate” hazard in the far north. And there are no active fires in the region. But that doesn’t mean those spending time outdoors, such as hunters, […]
Staff Tickets for the “Hockey Legends All-Stars” exhibition game, set for Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, are on sale now at the Memorial Sports Centre. Community Services manager Jason Kabel said only 200 were available as of this morning. “Excitement is growing and ticket […]
Staff The La Vallee Fire and Emergency Service is going door-to-door to provide information about smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and home escape plans as part of a new fire safety campaign. These visits began last night (Oct. 3) and will continue again tonight (Oct. 4) from 6-9 p.m. They […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will hold its Fall Fire Safety Day this Saturday (Oct. 7) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Canadian Tire. “Fall Fire Safety Day is always our kick-off for Fire Prevention Week [Oct. 8-14],” Fire Prevention Capt. Wayne Riches told the Times. “It’s a […]
Duane Hicks Whether you see it or not, homelessness is a reality for some district residents. And for the first time ever, area agencies are working together to collect data to get a clearer picture of how prevalent the phenomenon is and help find better ways to aid those in […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent In my last 20 years of writing the Devlin news, it is fair to say some weeks are more difficult than others to write about what’s happening. This week certainly is one of them–starting here in our own district. And I say district because the sudden passing […]
Duane Hicks Kathy Mueller is keeping her fingers crossed that one of two Iraqi families the community is sponsoring will arrive here later this fall. The local committee, which first raised money to bring the family here and then made preparations for them, had expected the family to arrive this […]
An article in last Wednesday’s Times on the district’s first fully-electric car stated Dave Goodman Automotive is a KIA dealership. In fact, they are a satellite sales and service outlet for Performance KIA in Thunder Bay. The Times regrets any confusion or inconvenience this error may have caused.
