Submitted The Canadian National Railway Co. has announced repairs and maintenance work at Five-Mile bridge will likely be finished by July 23. Access through the bridge has been closed since last fall. Any large vessel stuck in both the north and south end will regain access to the waterways once […]
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Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Braves’ second baseman Mike Parisien made a short toss to teammate Tim Archie to record the out at first during their team’s 8-2 win over the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura.
Jamie Mountain Lawrence Norwegian made solid contact with the ball as he teed off on the second hole during the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual golf tournament hosted by Heron Landing on Saturday. The team of Kaleb Fernandez, Virginia Big George, Harold Big George, and Eagle Copenace wound up as the […]
Marc Stuempfle Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame committee members Dave Egan, left, and Terry Ogden, right, presented the Times’ own Don Cumming with a certificate recognizing the Times as a Hall of Fame 2019 sponsor on Friday. The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2019 induction […]
Jamie Mountain Lucas Koomans of Centra Pipelines did his best to keep the ball away from his CJ Contracting opponents during the second half of his team’s 2-1 loss in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action on Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Staff Borderland Racing Association and Borderland Kart Racing action were both a no go over the weekend. Heavy rainfall last week caused the infield of the Emo Speedway to take on too much water and it couldn’t be drained quick enough in order for the races to go ahead. But […]
File Scott Bonnema and Mark Fisher threw goodies from their bass boat during a Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship boat parade from the early 2000s. This year’s FFCBC Boston Pizza boat parade will be held along the waterfront today (July 17) starting at 5 p.m. at the wood yard and […]
Sam Odrowski
The United Native Friendship Centre’s employment counselling unit recently moved into the Circle of Life building, which has brought all of their employment resources under one roof. Anyone can access the unit for soft services such as interview preparation, creating a resume, and writing a cover letter, while those who […]
Sam Odrowski
Canada is known for welcoming other cultures and celebrating their diversity, but migrating here from a far away country can still be an intimidating experience. To help those from India or South Asia celebrate their culture locally and share it with area residents, Fort Frances’ first Festival of India is […]
Ken Kellar
It’s become a long-running tradition in the district and it’s back again this week. Rainy River is holding its annual Railroad Daze in town this week, and co-organizer Marty Kreger can’t stress enough how much is on offer. “There is so much stuff going on this year,” Kreger said. “It […]
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Former Alberton reeve Michael Hammond was honoured with Alberton’s 2019 Senior of the Year Award during the July 10 Alberton council meeting. Current reeve Mike Ford presented the award to Hammond in recognition of–and appreciation for–his contributions to the Township of Alberton during his long service on council, first as […]
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Boats unable to make the two-metre clearance below the Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge hopefully won’t be forced to remain docked for much longer. The Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge, more commonly known as the Five-Mile lift bridge, has been out of operation since last fall. Canadian National Railway announced […]
