Duane Hicks If you see smoke coming out of the sewer next week, don’t panic—it’s only a test. As part of the ongoing sanitary sewer system infiltration and inflow investigation study, several sections of the system will be charged with fake smoke starting at 9 a.m. next Tuesday (Nov. 9) […]
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Duane Hicks A fixture in Fort Frances for 60 years, Howarth’s Home Centre officially has made the transformation to Leon’s Home Furnishings Superstore. The newest Leon’s franchise held a grand-opening ceremony last Wednesday afternoon at its 288 Scott St. location, attended by dozens of friends, relatives, and colleagues of the […]
Staff Emo Mayor Ed Carlson says information reported in last week’s Times regarding a 2009 report from the Ontario ombudsman’s office and the township hiring an independent meeting investigator, which was part of the article on the municipal election in Emo, was inaccurate. Carlson, defeated by Vince Sheppard in the […]
Staff The local winners have been named in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, who now will be sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The winners are Reece Philip Jones (Crossroads School), Sabrina Jolicoeur (Robert Moore), Cynthia Morrison (Mine Centre School), Julia Cawston (J.W. […]
Duane Hicks It appears black bears in the Fort Frances area have had enough to eat and are settling in for their winter-long rest. Local bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said yesterday that the town has not had any reports of bears since Oct. 4. She noted a total […]
According to the Consumer Price Index, inflation is under control. Nonetheless, those numbers were “adjusted” for quality improvements, so the raw figures actually revealed that inflation was running about seven percent above the data reported. Index accounts have been tampered with for decades, so there is not much new there. […]
Staff The 53rd-annual Christmas Parade of Lights is coming up Saturday, Nov. 27, with Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. and B93•FM again sponsoring the popular community event. The theme this year is “The Lights & Sounds of Christmas,” and organizers are encouraging businesses and groups to start thinking about entering […]
Press Release At approximately 2:40 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP and Fort Frances Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 407 Butler Ave. in Fort Frances. The building consists of four apartments with the fire contained to the ground level. The fire was extinguished, all occupants […]
Heather Latter Adult singers wanting to participate in this year’s Christmas cantata are reminded to come out to the practice tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. This year’s cantata, or at least a portion of it, will be “Bethlehem Morning,” which was performed back in 2004. Anyone who […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Recourses’ fire season officially ended yesterday (Oct. 31) although activity had tapered off in the past two weeks. Only one new fire was reported since Oct. 18 in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay FireRangers put out a fire Oct. 29 in the Kakabeka Falls […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Tyler Bell, a former resident of Fort Frances, is competing in a radio contest in Kingston, Ont. to win a trip to Jamaica—and needs his hometown to support him by voting online. At the beginning of September, FM96 Kingston put out a call for contestants to write […]
Press Release Family & Children’s Services once again has partnered with Safe Communities Rainy River District (previously known as Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition) in the preparation and delivery of “Project Safe Hallowe’en.” Now in its ninth year, a total of 4,000 glow sticks were ordered this year, which have […]
