(FORT FRANCES,ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police would like to remind everyone school days bring congestion, school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, parents are trying to drop their kids off before […]
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School is a polarizing topic for those who responded to last week’s readers’ poll at fftimes.com. We asked readers what their favourite part of school was when they were kids. While the majority of respondents, at 39 per cent, said friends were the best part of their school experience, and […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Justice Pieter Joubert reserved his decision for a later date after an all-day sentencing hearing Monday in the Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances. Former nurse Lindsey Coyle pleaded guilty to Criminal Negligence Causing Death almost a year prior to Monday’s hearing. Over the course of the day, family […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances High School (FFHS) is in the midst of a transformation. This summer, crews have been working on part one of a multi-phase renewal of the high school. The biggest changes coming to the school in phase one are the new washrooms which will use a multiple single use […]
Staff
A 4.3 ha – or 10 acre – bog has been a topic of discussion since it floated into Sunny Cove last summer. It had broken free from its original home during the lake’s historic flooding, and settled in, blocking boat access to the Fort Frances campsite’s shoreline. It was […]
Staff
An application to rezone a piece of residential land is making its way through council. The owner of 1527 Sunset Drive has applied to change the property from Residential Type One (R1) to Residential Type Two (R2), which could remove one roadblock to a multi-residential development on the site. The […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Last Wednesday, a group of health care sector workers and other community members were invited to the former Fort Frances mill site for a presentation by BMI Group on the immediate next steps for the site. Last June, the Times reported that BMI was poised to redevelop the former mill […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Of the provincial funding recipients announced last week, Community Living Fort Frances and District took the bulk of it, with $333,700 headed their way for a variety of infrastructure work. “It’s a great announcement for all of us,” said Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora–Rainy River. CEO Ted Scholten said the […]
Staff
The Knox United Church in Emo is receiving significant funding to renovate its kitchen area. Kenora–Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, who is also Ontario’s minister of northern development, announced on August 17 that $153,000 would be provided to the church through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) in order […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and the United Native Friendship Centre are partnering up to host a Summer Fun Day on August 25th.( Friday) from 9:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Point Park. Making up the day will be Sunset water sports (waivers must be signed for by parents/guardians […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
The Town of Fort Frances is seeking input from residents regarding their strategic plan for the next four years. With a recently-launched public survey, residents can voice their concerns for pressing issues, and note some of the town’s most important strengths. A statement on the Town’s website says the strategic […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
An international student says she is worried she will not find accommodations in Fort Frances prior to the start of classes in the fall. Since her visa permit was delayed, Achsah, 19, an incoming student for the practical nursing program at Confederation College, says she was not able to arrange […]
