Sarah Pruys Walking into The Olde & Resold Shoppe as a child, my sister and I kept out hands close to our sides as we navigated the narrow paths lined with antiques—our mother’s reminder not to touch anything fresh in our minds. Now, the once crowded store is lined with […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum will be doing its part to participate in “Market Thursdays,” serving up tea and scones starting today. Curator Sherry George said that each Thursday this summer from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., home-made scones courtesy of Janis Flewelling and specialty teas, provided by Smashing Tea, will […]
Duane Hicks While the town will go ahead with a road reconstruction project on Second Street East and Mowat Avenue this summer, it may have to foot more of the bill than it had planned. The town had been hoping to get funding from the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative capital […]
Staff Mayor Roy Avis said Monday that he feels the Riverwalk Condominiums project was “a good investment” by the town that is now reaping rewards. The mayor was responding to a letter to the editor in last week’s Times, which called the town’s involvement in the condo project a “fiasco” […]
Duane Hicks Union Gas is directing plumbers and municipalities to call “Ontario One Call” for a free sewer safety inspection prior to using motorized or water-jetting tools to clear a sewer blockage. Duane Harris, regional utility manager for Union Gas Ltd., spoke to council Monday night about the company’s utility […]
Sarah Pruys Come Aug. 1, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church will have a new priest after Fr. Victor De Gagné, who was born and raised in Fort Frances, was appointed to serve here. He currently is the associate pastor at St. Dominic Parish in Thunder Bay, Fr. De Gagné, who […]
Staff The roof of the Sister Kennedy Centre will be replaced after it started leaking in several spots throughout the building this spring. Card tables have had to be moved to make room for pails to catch water. There are a few places in the kitchen where pails also have […]
Staff The Fort Frances OPP reported that Madisyn DeGagne has been safely located. The 15-year-old was reported missing yesterday after she had advised family members she was going for a walk with a friend on Wednesday evening and did not return. Police would like to thank the public for their […]
Press Release The monthly meeting of the Legion Br. #29 ladies’ auxiliary held May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Legion. The charter was draped in memory of Joan Allison. The April supper, featuring roast pork, was served to 159 people. The monthly supper for May, which will be held […]
There is a chance of rain tonight, with an overnight low of six C (43 F) and southeast winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of 16 (61) and low around five (41). Expect continued southeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. Sunday also should be sunny, […]
Press Release The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is very happy to be bringing Kendra Fisher, a former member of the national women’s hockey program and mental health advocate, to our community. Fisher grew up in Kincardine, Ont. and succeeded in earning a goaltending position for […]
the OPP Highway 502 between Fort Frances and Dryden is now open to traffic. The highway had been closed as a result of a wash-out about 11 km north of the Highway 11 junction. Repairs have been made and both lanes are passable.
