Staff The town will be upgrading three traffic control signals tomorrow to comply with recent changes to the Highway Traffic Act. In an e-mail to the Times, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the upgrades will occur at the following intersections: •King’s Highway at McIrvine Road; •King’s Highway at […]
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the OPP On Thursday (Sept. 22), Community Drug Action Team members from the Fort Frances OPP detachment, assisted by members of the Drug Enforcement and the Canine Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence on the 600 block of Scott Street. While executing the warrant, the male resident fled […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing youth. Belinda Paishk, 16, of Off Lake Road was reported missing Sept. 13. She is described as a First Nation female, 5’2” tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has short black hair, brown eyes, […]
Duane Hicks The town began generating power to sell yesterday as the first of four solar projects came on-line. The solar panels at the Public Works garage recently had been connected to the grid by electrical subcontractor M.L. Caron Electric. Then yesterday, the Fort Frances Power Corp. installed the smart […]
For some time now, we have been searching for ways to improve our economic performance. Many “solutions” have been put forth in our national discourse. At one point, it was suggested that the Soviet Union and its command economy could provide us with some answers, but that was in the […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Effective Thursday, Oct. 6, the Fort Frances Power Corp.’s residential and small business customers will begin making the transition to the new time-of-use (TOU) rate structure. The switch to TOU rates means FFPC customers will pay for electricity according to what time of day they use it […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP responded to the report of a vehicle roll-over on Highway 11 near Nighswander Road in Chapple Township yesterday. Police and ambulance attended the scene. An investigation revealed a gravel truck had been dumping its load into a spreading machine within the highway construction zone […]
Staff Hunting season has arrived and FireRangers are taking extra caution to wear their orange uniform shirts, and let their presence be known as they work on fires in the wilderness, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. Hunters are asked to be alert to firefighting activity as they travel through […]
the OPP The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), in conjunction with the Fort Frances Crime Unit and OPP detachment members, recently completed three more drug investigations resulting in criminal charges against local residents. On Aug. 29, police received information that a Fort Frances male was growing marijuana plants […]
Press Release The Canadian Celiac Association is the national voice for people who are diversely affected by gluten, and is dedicated to improving diagnosis and quality of life. Come and join us next Tuesday (Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. in Room 160 at Fort Frances High School. The evening will […]
Staff Hydro One is planning a power outage next Thursday (Sept. 29) for some 3,800 Hydro One customer west of Fort Frances, up to and including Rainy River. This outage is scheduled to last from 7:30-8 a.m. On that same day, some 1,016 customers east of Fort Frances, including Couchiching […]
Press Release It’s a practice that’s as old as hammering a lawn sign into the ground: a new candidate comes into the fold and the local riding association orders a new batch of signs. But it’s also a practice that is changing—thanks to an inventive partnership between NDP candidate Sarah […]
