Staff The season couldn’t have started any better for Centra Pipelines. Centra improved to a league-best 2-0 with a 5-2 win over Manitou Forest Products in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday night. Goal scorers were unavailable as of press time. In the season-opener last Monday night (May 27), […]
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The Associated PressJohn Leicester CARENTAN, France–Parachutists are jumping over Normandy again, just as soldiers did 75 years ago for D-Day–but this time without being shot at. With the throb of their engines rumbling through cloudy skies, C-47 transport planes in World War II colours dropped jumpers with round canopies reminiscent […]
The Associated PressDanica Kirka SOUTHWICK, England–Leonard “Ted” Emmings has had a mission for 75 years. The night before the D-Day landings, Emmings and his shipmates on a Royal Navy landing craft learned their mission was to ferry 36 Canadian troops to Juno Beach, a stretch of Normandy coast fortified with […]
The Canadian PressRoss Marowits TORONTO–Spring flooding has failed to sink Ontario and Quebec’s cottage real estate markets, according to Royal LePage’s annual recreational property report. Parts of Quebec cottage country were inaccessible for weeks because of road closures and some Ontario properties had to be viewed when they were partially […]
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Janet Lambert
Janet Lambert
With June comes the “Strawberry Social.” Conveners Shirley Scofield and Linda Booth have preparations well underway. The freezers are ready for the takeout sales. Cake, strawberries and ice cream are ordered and sub-conveners are in place for the event which will be held on the hospital grounds. Come out and […]
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Canada Day is coming up quickly and the Rainy River Future Development Corp. (RRFDC) is urging the public to join in the celebration by being a part of this year’s July 1st parade and making it the best one yet. The RRFDC is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to enter […]
Skating results from last November were mistakenly placed on page B2 of yesterday’s Times. The results also erroneously refer to the skaters belonging to the Borer Skating Club when in fact they are students of the Northern Lights School of Skating. The Times apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the […]
Ken Kellar
With the start of summer just around the corner, the Fun in the Sun committee is getting ready for another exciting and fun-filled Canada Day. “This year, as in every year that we’ve done it, we’ve tried to add something new,” said Fun in the Sun committee chair Cynthia Donald. […]
Marc Stuempfle Bobby Hudon spoke yesterday during the Pride awareness breakfast held by the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association and Riverside Health Care. Hudon talked about his own coming out and personal experiences of growing up in the rural area of Beausejour, […]
Jamie Mountain Martin Williams had his eyes squarely on the airborne ball as he tried to knock it down while his teammates looked on during the second half of Centra Pipelines’ 5-2 win over Manitou Forest Products in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday night at the St. Francis […]
Ken Kellar Shelly and Tyler Jones created and decorated their Pride flags during the Community Living Art Studio held Monday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library for PRIDE WEEK+. The studio allowed participants to create personalized Pride flags, ribbon streamers and other crafts which they can wave during the […]
Ken Kellar Jamie Pryde, left, Jol Smith, Diana Angus and Myles Wilcott of Neighbours Modern Diner were ready this morning for the first day of business. The new restaurant opened today at 6 a.m. at its King’s Highway location, ready to serve home cooked comfort food for breakfast, lunch and […]
