Sam Odrowski Town of Fort Frances bylaw enforcement officer Arlene Byrnes spoke to a Grade 4/5 class at St. Francis School yesterday morning about bylaws and their role in governing the community Fellow officer Patrick Briere was on hand as well as the town’s clerk Lisa Slomke to give a […]
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Jamie Mountain Ellayna Kabel looked to retrieve the puck as teammate Jill Calder boxed out Brynn Rawn of the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) during the third period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 4-2 loss on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. It was the first loss of […]
Ken Kellar Emily Bird, left, and Courtney Plourde worked on a batch of cookies at the United Native Friendship Centre’s Family Culture Day at the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program building on Saturday. Visitors to the culture day were able to take part in crafts like decorating their own Christmas […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is pushing back the deadline for Ottawa to get rolling on compensation for First Nations children and their families over child-welfare services, but the delay comes with a sharp rebuke for the federal government. The tribunal has ordered the federal government […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Sen. Lynn Beyak says she’s met all the conditions to return to work after being suspended by her colleagues. Last spring, Beyak’s fellow senators kicked her out temporarily after concluding that several letters she had posted to her website were racist. Beyak, who represents Ontario, posted those […]
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A longtime Christmas tradition will not be going ahead this year. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau decided at a meeting last night that the annual community Christmas dinner will be cancelled this year. The Volunteer Bureau’s Judy Koski said the decision was not made lightly. “Unfortunately, the Christmas dinner this […]
From the OPP
With the first significant snowfall of the year, it is a good time to remind members of the public about the changes to some of the by-law’s, specifically parking by-laws. Calendar parking is now in effect in the Town of Fort Frances. Drivers are reminded to ensure they are parking […]
Submitted by Douglas W. Judson
Several items which appeared in the Times over the past week contained some misleading information about the scope of the proposed bylaw to regulate single-use plastic bags and other harmful single-use products in Fort Frances. I know that was not the newspaper’s intention, but I fear it has led to […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is challenging the public to be more mindful this December. The NWHU’s “12 Days of a Mindful Holiday Challenge” runs from Dec. 1-12 and people can register online to take part: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NL9NKZS Some of the suggested ideas to increase mindfulness over the holidays include making […]
Sam Odrowski
The Fine Line Art Gallery welcomed its newest member last Tuesday and he specializes in wood carving. Gordon Seeburger moved to Fort Frances from Peterborough in June 2018 and runs several online stores through Etsy, GoDaddy, Shopify, and Pinterest where he sells hand carved pieces of art.Seeburger has worked with […]
Staff
More public input has been gathered regarding the proposed single-use plastic ban bylaw that was proposed to council during Monday evening’s meeting. Coun. Douglas Judson, who authored the bylaw, said he received feedback from individuals who stressed the need for people with disabilities to have access to plastic straws. “I […]
Ken Kellar
If you’re still feeling a little light on Christmas Spirit as the calendar rounds the bend into December, there’s a play happening this Friday that’s better than a trip to a Psychiatric Help booth. A group of young thespians, led by director Trevor Barker, will be putting on two showings […]
