Press Release Stanley Barkman, from Sachigo Lake First Nation, challenged himself to help Fort McMurray and the people affected by the devastating wildfire by walking from Sioux Lookout, Ont. to Fort McMurray, Alta. He hopes to help by raising awareness and funds by walking more than 2,000 km, which will […]
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Duane Hicks The “Fight the Blight” campaign is underway but the town would like more helping hands for the town-wide clean-up portion coming up next week. This week, town residents have been able to put out bags of garbage—without needing bag tags—on their usual garbage collection days. There also will […]
Duane Hicks The tennis court project here has take another leap forward. Town council approved Court Surface Specialists of Mississauga, Ont. to design and build an illuminated, fenced, four-court multi-use tennis facility at the St. Francis Sports Complex at a cost of $467,010 or less. The price will be negotiated […]
Duane Hicks Weighing in on the hot-button issue of parking meters, the local Economic Development Advisory Committee formally has said it supports the town pursuing the project further. EDAC chair Gary Rogozinski told the Times the committee has discussed parking meters during its last few meetings, and the consensus was […]
Cameron Penney Proposed amendments to the Animal Cruelty and Protection Act was a hot top at the North Western Ontario Tourism Association’s annual spring meeting last Thursday at the Emo Inn. Laurie Marcil, executive director of Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario (NOTO), fears the way in which Bill C-246 is […]
Cameron Penney Gay Ryan admitted she didn’t initially believe it when her grandson, Kai, texted from Fort McMurray, Alta. to say his family was being evacuated from their home. “Kai texted me,” she recalled. “He said, ‘Nana, have you heard the fires are really bad here and we have to […]
By David McHugh The Associated Press FRANKFURT — A group of investigative journalists on Monday published the names of thousands of offshore companies at the heart of a massive trove of data on the finances of the rich and powerful that has become known as the Panama Papers. The International […]
Staff The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts will wrap up its 2016 event with the annual “highlights” concert tomorrow night (May 10). Slated for 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre, the concert will feature some of this year’s star performances from the three weeks the festival ran […]
Staff The 2016 town budget will be presented at tonight’s council meeting. Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon will explain the budget process, outline sources of revenue and what the town’s expenses are, as well as compare uncontrollable costs from 2015 with those in 2016. She also will provide a taxation summary, and […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has evaluated wildland interface conditions throughout town over the past few days. Following this evaluation, it’s been determined the risk to the community from open-air fires is “high-extreme.” As such, Fire Chief Frank Sheppard has issued a fire ban for all […]
From the OPP Spring finally has arrived and that means it’s time to go cycling. The OPP wants to remind all cyclists of bicycle safety for injury and crime prevention. A bicycle is a vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act and cyclists are responsible to follow the rules […]
Press Release Only a few days remain before Fort Frances again welcomes Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods’ “Love that Fiddle” show back to Knox United Church next Wednesday (May 11). Knox has been getting very favourable comments regarding to its recently-completed renovations, which included the addition of an elevator lift […]
