The OPP is warning motorists that snowy conditions are making driving on Highway 17 more dangerous than usual. In a press release form the Kenora Detachment of the OPP, officers are warning those planning on driving Highway 17 today and in the near future that inclement weather has caused the […]
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By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling the federal government’s decision to scrap its planned ban on new gas-powered and diesel-powered vehicles a victory for affordability, while warning Ottawa is replacing the policy with billions of dollars in subsidies and new regulations. In a statement, Franco Terrazzano, the federation’s federal director, […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Rock Room Community Climbing Gym is opening its doors to a world of climbing experiences featuring routes from around the globe. Creators and business partners Mike Hyer and Cody Cook saw a need for a climbing gym in the city, purchased the former Fresh Air Experience building on Victoria Avenue, […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
The federal government is advising First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a secure status card when crossing the border to the United States. The updated advisory comes as one First Nation chief in Westman says his members are already hesitant about travelling south. The update on […]
By Leah Pelletier
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Rocky Mountain Outlook
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Rocky Mountain Outlook
BANFF – From the parking lot of the Juniper Hotel in Banff to the shores of central Alberta’s Lac Saint Anne, Métis photographer Craig Richards sets up a neutral backdrop and invites an elder into the frame. From there, the elders speak. “The backdrop … allowed them to speak, to […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
A decade-long partnership between the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and global grain company Bunge has come to an end following a corporate merger and policy change that will affect how some prairie farmers support hunger relief efforts. The Winnipeg-based Christian relief and development organization says Bunge’s current global community investment policies […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with periods of light snow and a chance of flurries with a low of -21 C (-6 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day before becoming cloudy with periods of snow overnight and a high of -10 (14) with a low of […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Shane Beckett, 53, a prominent local citizen and elementary school principal, was arrested on Tuesday and charged Wednesday with two counts of child luring. In information provided to The Times by the court, the allegations are that Beckett “between the 9th day of February in the year 2026 and the […]
– Liam Oliver Neilson photo
The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre held a terrarium making workshop on Feb. 12. A terrarium is a transparent container, typicallly glass or hard plasic, which holds soil and small plants to house miniature self-sustaining ecosystems. The hands-on event offered participants ages 14 and up the op- portunity to […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
Slushy, slippery roads yesterday afternoon led to a collision at the intersection of Second Street and Frenette Avenue, which saw the stretch of road shut down as emergency crews attended the scene. Freezing rain turned many surfaces around town into impromptu skating surfaces, and drivers are urged to drive to […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Town of Fort Frances published a letter that indicated the town’s taxpayers would not foot the bill for the Town’s drawn out legal dispute over the east end area known as Point Park. While MPP Greg Rickford and MP Marcus Powlowski were able to lobby […]
By Times Staff
The Ignace Water Pollution Control Plant will be receiving up to $4,827,125 in provincial funding to update, repair and stabilize the facility going forward, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced yesterday. The funds from the province’s investment come from the Health and Safety Water Stream (HSWS), which has a total […]
