Heather Latter Participants of all ages set out from the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon for the 34th-annual Terry Fox Run here. The event, organized by the Church of the Holy Spirit, saw more participation than last year, with about 100 people raising more than $13,000 for cancer research.
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Staff There will be no shortage of chili to be sampled at the annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off” here Wednesday as a veritable pirate fleet of teams has been lined up. This year’s theme is “Pirates of the Chili-Be-An,” and a dozen teams of culinary corsairs will be participating. They […]
Joey Payeur Things are trending upward for the Muskie football team, though there’s still plenty of work to do. The black-and-gold hung tough for the first half but were outscored 16-0 after halftime to fall 36-13 to the host Dryden Eagles in WHSFL action Friday night. “We had a hard […]
Heather Latter Dave Ogilvie, left, Ralph Wolff, Pam Guild, and Ginette Anderson showed off this year’s Terry Fox T-shirts, which features the Canadian hero’s first journal entry on them. The shirts, along with the hat worn by Ogilvie, will be available Sunday at the local Terry Fox Run, which gets […]
Duane Hicks It appears there will be a three-way race for mayor next month after Dan Onichuk filed his nomination papers this morning to run against incumbent Roy Avis and Coun. Andrew Hallikas. Onichuk, who was mayor from 2003-06, told the Times that after careful consideration and encouragement of friends […]
Heather Latter The Church of the Holy Spirit is inviting everyone out to the 34th-annual Terry Fox Run here Sunday. “Our numbers were a little bit lower last year so we’re hoping to bring it back up,” organizing committee member Cheryle Wolff said after the group’s meeting last night. “This […]
Joey Payeur It’s only the preseason but the Fort Frances Lakers seem to be back to their familiar winning ways of a season ago. Alex Rezansoff scored on the power-play with 2:35 left to cap a three-goal rally in the third that lifted the Lakers to a 4-3 victory over […]
Staff The Times has confirmed the “re-elect” Dan Onichuk signs, which appeared overnight Monday, are not part of an election bid. Onichuk, who was mayor from 2003-06, said the signs were a prank—one which he did not find about until Tuesday when he was out of town. It appears the […]
Heather Latter “Soldiers of Song,” a tribute to the “Dumbells,” a renowned comedy troupe that originally was made up of soldiers from the Canadian Army’s Third Division, who entertained troops during the First World War, was staged yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show was hosted by the Royal […]
Heather Latter Bob Armit and his daughter, Wanda Botsford, at left, participated in a three-legged race as part of the voyageur games during a Métis fall celebration at the Point on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile at right, Macy Forster, six, from Keewatin cooked up some bannock over the fire. The event […]
Press Release The Kenora OPP is pleased to announce its detachment is the home of the newest K9 team in the Northwest Region. Provincial Cst. Jeff Poperechny and his K9 partner, “Jax,” now are on patrol in Kenora and providing service to the region. Cst. Poperechny, originally from Fort Frances, […]
Staff Two monitored fires in Red Lake District were declared “out” on Tuesday. This leaves just one active fire in the Northwest Region—Fort Frances District Fire #17, a lightning-cause blaze on an island in the north arm of Rainy Lake. It is expected to be called “out” in the near […]
