the MNRF No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. In related news, smoke is possible in the coming days in the Fort Frances District, including the Atikokan area. The U.S. Superior National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns to reduce fire risk in the wildland-urban […]
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Staff A phone solicitation falsely claiming to be from Air Canada is making the rounds. The scam aims to obtain credit card numbers and other personal information from the general public. The most common approach is for an individual to receive a phone call—sometimes computer-generated—advising him or her that they […]
Press Release The 2015 barn concert season at Cornell Farms opens this Monday (June 15) with a “Community Chest” fundraiser. The concert will feature Canadian singer/songwriter Brent Newman and local band Rough Cut Pine. Newman has been writing and recording music for nearly 20 years. Born in Saskatchewan and then […]
Cameron Penney Grade 12 students are on the final lap of their high school careers but they still have one big event on the calendar before crossing the finish line. Prom will be held this Saturday (June 13) and Fort High students have been planning feverishly for the annual event […]
Heather Latter It doesn’t appear that the “Peace Pull,” the international tug-of-war between Fort Frances and International Falls, will happen this year. “The ‘Peace Pull’ has been cancelled for this year,” Coun. June Caul said during Monday night’s council meeting. “It’s been difficult for the group to get together,” she […]
Duane Hicks An assisted living facility, tourist attractions, and active transportation are among the requests for council to consider during its strategic planning session tomorrow at Sunny Cove. During a public meeting Monday evening, Diane Maxey of the Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) asked that the town recognize and designate […]
MacGIBBON-GAUTHIER-Born to Armando and Grace, nee Gauthier, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Malachi Leeder, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on May 29, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Duane Hicks Be careful about accidentally dialing 9-1-1. The local OPP detachment has been getting too many accidental 9-1-1 calls due to “pocket dialing,” Mayor Roy Avis said at last night’s town council meeting. As such, the Police Services Board is asking the public to take extra care with their […]
Staff The hazy, yellow sky seen in Borderland yesterday was the result of fires burning along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. “The western sectors of the Northwest Region are receiving drift smoke from the Prairies,” MNRF fire information officer Jonathan Scott told the Times. “It’s most likely from the northern Prairies where […]
Staff Council will get a few ideas as to what residents want included in the town’s next four-year strategic plan this evening. Starting at 7 p.m., a public meeting will see two individuals speak to council—local resident Samantha Manty and Erma Armit of the Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) Council […]
Staff NWOSSAA success did not translate to similar accomplishments at the provincial level for the Muskies’ track-and-field contingent yesterday. The three members of the black-and-gold who saw action on the first day of the OFSAA championships in Toronto were unable to nab a medal or even emerge from the preliminary […]
Duane Hicks If you’re going to get behind the wheel, put down your smartphone. The province passed the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act this week, increasing fines for distracted driving from the current range of $60-$500 to $300-$1,000. Distracted drivers who are convicted also will get three demerit points upon […]
