Sarah Pruys With the holiday shopping season in full swing, local merchants are mixed on how sales have been to date. Some are finding gift-givers are staying in town to do their shopping. Others, however, feel people are heading online and to the cities. “We’ve been very pleased with sales […]
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the OPP The Fort Frances Community Action Team, in conjunction with the Thunder Bay Drug Enforcement Unit, intercepted a courier package containing about eight pounds of marijuana on Dec. 5. The parcel was shipped from British Columbia and destined to an adult male from Emo. As a result of the […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing Fort Frances teen. Adrianna Copenace, 15, was last seen here Tuesday around 10:45 p.m. She is described as a First Nation female, 5’2” tall, weighing 110 pounds, along with shoulder-length, dyed auburn hair, and brown […]
the OPP The victim of Tuesday’s fatal crash on Highway 11 east of Atikokan has been identified as Fredrick James Munro, 76, of Atikokan. Munro was pronounced dead at the scene, which was about 1.5 km east of the Highway 633 junction. The collision involved an eastbound Chevrolet Lumina driven […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F) and light west winds. Look for some sunshine tomorrow, with a high of minus-14 (seven) and low around minus-19 (two below). Expect southwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Light snow is possible Saturday, along […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis said this past year been a tough one for Fort Frances—and that 2014 will be challenging, as well. But he also feels the community will continue to persevere. “2013 was an unpredictable year, and probably the most challenging that I recall during my term as […]
Duane Hicks In an effort to cut costs, Canada Post is making big changes to its mail services beginning next year, including phasing out door-to-door delivery and hiking the price of individual postage stamps to $1. But not many are happy about the changes, not the least postal workers. “The […]
Duane Hicks While they’ve got plenty of food now, organizers of the community Christmas dinner are looking for volunteers for the 26th-annual event. “We certainly could use more,” said June Caul, who is in charge of volunteers for the dinner, which will take place Christmas Day from noon-2 p.m. at […]
Staff Any Muskie teams with games in Dryden, or Sioux Lookout or Red Lake, will have to follow the musical advice of Supertramp and take the long way home—and the way there, for that matter. Iron Range Bus Lines has cancelled any trips that involve driving on Highway 502 for […]
Staff The Resolute Forest Products mill here will be shut down over the Christmas holidays. Paper production will cease from Dec. 21 until Jan. 7, Xavier Van Chau, director of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for Resolute, told the Times. About 150 employees will be impacted during the two-week outage. […]
Duane Hicks The annual cross-border tug-of-war is expected to see a few changes next July 2. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft told town council last night that one of the changes is to shorten the event’s title from “Pulling for Peace” to the more concise “Peace Pull.” “It’s a branding thing, I […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to approve an agreement with Métis Ventures Inc. to help repay arrears of taxes at 714 Armit Ave. Back in February, the Sunset Country Métis sent council a letter asking that a payment plan be entered into with the town for […]
