Duane Hicks A new community safety volunteer group will be patrolling the streets of Fort Frances and Couchiching starting tomorrow night. Fort Frances Bear Clan Patrol, affiliated with the original Winnipeg Bear Clan Patrol, will be on the lookout for anyone who might be in distress, especially women and children. […]
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Staff Local resident Joshua Henry continues to advance in his pursuit to become “Canada’s Greatest Explorer.” In the latest episode, which is available to view online at WoodsExplorer.ca, Henry and the five other competitors, had to create an outdoor meal using camping supplies and other provided ingredients. “I was not […]
Duane Hicks Get your motor running! Motorcycle enthusiasts have one full month to collect pledges for this year’s “Ride for Memories” and poker derby. The fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is set to go Saturday, Aug. 27 Now in its 14th year, the ride and subsequent […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has appointed Caroline Goulding as its new CEO. Goulding, who was born in St. Catharines but considers Oshawa home, is eager to get started here. “It’s a great opportunity in what seems like a really wonderful town,” she enthused in a […]
Cameron Penney After his Scott Street coffee shop was hit by a break-and-enter last week, Ben Morelli is urging other business owners and local residents to take the necessary precautions. “At the end of the day, everybody can be a little more prepared,” Morelli noted. When he arrived at “From […]
Duane Hicks Artifacts at the Fort Frances Museum now are much easier to find. Collections management intern Bethany Waite, who will return to Belleville, Ont. next week after her one-year term here wraps up, has spent the past 12 months cataloguing an entire basement full of local history. “When I […]
Cameron Penney In early June, local resident Nicole LePine experience a medical emergency that rarely happens to a healthy teenager. The 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital after having a stroke. “We didn’t know what was going on,” recalled Nicole’s mother, Kim LePine. “We knew something was wrong from the […]
Staff In the latest challenge to crown “Canada’s Greatest Explorer,” local resident Joshua Henry and the remaining seven competitors had to survive for 24 hours on a remote island on Lac Saint-Jean, Que. They were required to demonstrate their skills in four survival criteria: building a fire, finding food, building […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday but two were reported on Tuesday. Fort Frances Fire #9 was the result of trees over a power line that ignited a small blaze along Highway 71 about 30 km north of Barwick. It is now “out” […]
The Canadian Press TAYLOR, B.C.—Folklore says a bulb of garlic will repel a vampire, but a northwestern B.C. community believes the pungent vegetable is the answer to fighting a smaller but equally blood-thirsty pest. The District of Taylor has approved a pilot project to apply an environmentally-friendly but potent garlic […]
Duane Hicks The town doled out this year’s share of the Moffat Family Fund—$51,021.37—to a total of 12 local causes during council’s regular meeting Monday night. The “Friends of the Museum” received $6,000, which will be used to create interactive programming to engage patrons, especially youth. In the future, visitors […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Times has decided that content from the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin, such as stories and photos, will no longer be available online for free starting next week. “What we have found is more and more people are choosing to read the paper online,” […]
