Press Release TORONTO–The Ontario Government is giving drivers more choice and convenience when it comes to their proof of auto insurance. Ontario is enabling drivers to carry electronic proof of auto insurance on their mobile device, including their smartphones, as part of the Putting Drivers First blueprint announced in the […]
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Jamie Mountain The Muskie football team has had a good number of athletes attend its training camp so far, meaning things are looking good as they attempt to kick-off another Winnipeg High School Football League season this week. Muskie co-coach Vic Davis noted that roughly 40 students on average have […]
Jamie Mountain You could view the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team as the favourites to claim NorWOSSA gold this year. The squad has eight returning players from last year’s championship roster as well as a talented group of girls moving up from the junior ranks. But Muskie coach Gord McCabe […]
Submitted byLarry PatrickMilt Strachan The Dudley-Hewitt Cup Tournament 2020 will be held in Fort Frances on April 28 to May 2, 2020, at the Ice for Kids Arena. A significant event, soon to be recognized by the Town of Fort Frances, the Fort Frances Lakers and the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Tournament […]
Staff The Fort Frances Tennis Club hosted an impromptu men’s doubles tournament on Saturday at the Multi-Use Tennis Courts here. A total of four teams played a round robin doubles format, with the first to reach eight games winning the set. Taking first place were Al Cesuinas (Dryden) and Al […]
One name was accidentally omitted from a story in last week’s Times about the Fine Line Art Gallery having relocated to 326 Scott St. Diana Kangas should have been included in the list of current Fine Line co-op members. The Times apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
With school back in session, the streets are seeing more bicycle and pedestrian traffic. What this means is residents–not just school age children–who are walking and riding bicycles on the sidewalks and roadways must take measures to ensure they are safe and following the law. For example, cyclists are reminded […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers might be off to an 0-2 start to the SIJHL pre-season but head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is pleased with the effort he has seen so far from his players. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the Lakers by scores of 6-3 […]
Jamie Mountain The local bowling alley will be seeing a plethora of changes over the coming year. Plaza Lanes has welcomed in a new manager, Jesse Carmody, who is sprucing up the place and hopes to increase membership. Carmody has a degree in Business Management from Fanshawe College and, upon […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press Provincial governments should permit all restaurants and bars to sell consumers alcohol to go or include beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages in delivery orders, says a national association representing the industry. “The whole (offsite sales) thing is pretty muddy,” said Mark von Schellwitz, […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–An 18-year-old woman accused of making repeated online threats that prompted authorities to shut down a high school in Thunder Bay, Ont., more than a dozen times is facing new charges. Police say the threats to city high schools–mostly targeting Hammarskjold High School–came in through […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Editors at campus newspapers across Ontario say government-mandated changes to tuition fees have forced them to look for creative ways to deal with the funding shortage–a reality that mirrors the broader media landscape. The Progressive Conservative government announced in January that students would be able to […]
