Staff The town will be upgrading three traffic control signals tomorrow to comply with recent changes to the Highway Traffic Act. In an e-mail to the Times, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the upgrades will occur at the following intersections: •King’s Highway at McIrvine Road; •King’s Highway at […]
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the OPP On Thursday (Sept. 22), Community Drug Action Team members from the Fort Frances OPP detachment, assisted by members of the Drug Enforcement and the Canine Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence on the 600 block of Scott Street. While executing the warrant, the male resident fled […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing youth. Belinda Paishk, 16, of Off Lake Road was reported missing Sept. 13. She is described as a First Nation female, 5’2” tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has short black hair, brown eyes, […]
Lucas Punkari Fort High teacher Owen Johnston reacted after being smacked in the face with a pie during Homecoming festivities at halftime of the Muskies’ game against Sisler here Friday afternoon. Students had the chance to throw a pie at their teachers after being entered in a draw for every […]
Lucas Punkari Todd Hamilton pedalled his way down Colonization Road West yesterday afternoon as he competed in the Borderland Time Trial. A total of 11 riders, divided into triathlon, road bike, and mountain bike categories, took part in the 25-km event, with Hamilton’s time of 48:50 proving to be fastest […]
Lucas Punkari Sisler ‘A’ linebacker Jonathan Chaves eyed up Muskie running back Colton Craig during Fort High’s annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon. Despite having an enthusiastic crowd on their side, the black-and-gold fell 23-7, dropping them to a 1-2 record so far this WHSFL season.
Heather Latter Brayden Skaarup, six, tried out the driver’s seat of one of Alberton’s fire trucks yesterday during the annual community barbecue hosted by the township’s volunteer fire department and recreation committee. The event, held at the Millennium Park site on Hill Road, featured a beautiful afternoon of food, friends, […]
Duane Hicks The town began generating power to sell yesterday as the first of four solar projects came on-line. The solar panels at the Public Works garage recently had been connected to the grid by electrical subcontractor M.L. Caron Electric. Then yesterday, the Fort Frances Power Corp. installed the smart […]
the OPP On Monday, members of the OPP and Weagamow Lake Police received a report that a winter road checkpoint building had been burned. Investigation revealed the building may have been burned intentionally. Investigators are requesting the assistance of the community. Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for burning […]
Duane Hicks Work on Wahkaihganun Futures Corp.’s new 10-unit apartment complex on Eighth Street is cruising along. Construction of the complex, which is being built to help address the need of providing safe, affordable housing to aboriginal people living off-reserve, is expected to wrap up in November.
Peggy Revell A flock of Fort High students decked out morphsuits made their way around the track there this morning, as students participated in the annual Terry Fox Run, which also coincided with Homecoming festivities. For every lap a student completed, they were entered into a draw for the chance […]
Duane Hicks Piper Jordan Manty practised, along with the rest of the Fort Frances Highlanders, during an open house yesterday evening at the Masonic Lodge. The group, which gained two new students to play bagpipes, meets there every Thursday, with lessons held from 6-7 p.m. and then a band practice […]
