As a result of developed relationships and numerous conversations with Indigenous Services Canada and with direction from Treaty #3 Leadership, the Emergency Planning Initiative of Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Territorial Planning Unit has commenced in the Treaty #3 Territory. Many Communities have completed Emergency and Pandemic Plans in […]
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Submitted Avis Kaemingh enjoys the spring warmth as he sits in the sandbox beside his loader and digs to his hearts content. The son of Holly and James Kaemingh of Fort Frances, Avis looks like a heavy equipment operator of the future! What has your family been doing to stay […]
EditorMegan Walchuk Several weeks of closure have forced local restaurants to get creative, to survive. Most have experimented with delivery and curbside pickup for the first time, while others have been forced to reinvent themselves entirely. “It’s such a weird phenomenon. It’s like the lights just went out one day,” […]
Press Release
MPP Greg Rickford returned home to Kenora late last week bringing critical supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support First Nations communities across the riding. The PPE shipment, coordinated by the Lake of the Woods District Hospital and the Northern Supply Chain, included 21,500 surgical masks, 50 boxes of […]
MPP Greg Rickford joined a crew delivering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to remote fly-in reserves recently. This shipment reached Ochiichagwe’Babigo’Ining Ojibway Nation, otherwise known as Dalles First Nation, north of Kenora. Tom Thomson
Borderland Pride
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Borderland Pride has received several inquiries from community members about the status of our annual Pride Week festival in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor the advice and direction of public health officials on both sides of the border. As such, we are presently of the […]
EditorMegan Walchuk The Northern Ontario tourism sector is facing an uncertain future, with few signs of hope or help from the government. “It feels like tourism has been left out in the cold, that we’ve been a bit forgotten,” said Brenda Ferris-Hyatt, of Hyatt’s Manion Lake Camp. The sector has […]
Jack Elliott photo The Elliotts and their tour group joined a multi day cruise down the Yangtze River in China. The river is a thoroughfare for commercial and passenger traffic. They began in the city of Wuhan, with sites of skyscrapers, before heading out into the countryside.
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The Emo Speedway has announced a delay to the start of its season, due to COVID-19. Under the revised season schedule, the season opener will be the Race for the Fallen, June 26 and 27, with a rain date of June 28, according to the club’s Facebook page. “Should the […]
EditorMegan Walchuk The Emo and Barwick derailments have been cited in a recommendation to the Department of Transport, to investigate whether key train speeds and regulations are in need of an overhaul. The Transportation Safety Board – the federal body charged with the task of investigating transportation accidents – has […]
Greg Beazley Braeden Beazley braved the 10 degree water of Hopkins Bay on April 30 to enjoy his first ski of the season. There was still ice on parts of the lake. How have you been passing the time this spring? Take a picture and send it to tips@fortfrances.com so […]
Press Release
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Junior Hockey League have announced the addition of Rylan Henley as assistant coach for their inaugural 2020-21 season. “We are very excited to be adding a quality coach and person in Rylan Henley to our coaching staff,” […]
