Press Release Drug Enforcement Unit Officers attended the 300 block of Cameron Street in Thunder Bay on Tuesday where they arrested Elias Ganth outside of a residence for driving while disqualified. At the time of his arrest, Ganth was found to be in possession of approximately half a pound of […]
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Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection want importers and the traveling public to know that mandarin oranges or “Christmas Oranges” are banned from import into the United States. “Typically we see an influx of Christmas Oranges around the holiday season and when Canadian citizens’ travel to southern states for […]
Press Release Now that the forest fire season has officially ended (April 1-Oct. 31) a fire permit is not required for daytime burning of woody debris or grass if you live in an area governed by the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario. Although day burning is allowed after the […]
Peggy Revell A fisherman, right, played by Lyle Dolph, attempted to outwit the recently-released genie (Jonathan Denby) during a Tuesday afternoon rehearsal of Fort High’s upcoming production of “Scheherazade.” Better known to many as “Arabian Nights” or “One Thousand and One Nights,” the play will run from Nov. 11-13 at […]
St. Francis student Sophie Potvin-Begin’s poster is one of the local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, who now will be sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The other winners are Reece Philip Jones (Crossroads School), Sabrina Jolicoeur (Robert Moore), Cynthia Morrison […]
Peggy Revell Times sports reporter Dan Falloon gracefully consumed a KFC “Double Down”—a sandwich with cheese and bacon between two chicken breasts. The much-talked about sandwich made its national debut on Oct. 18, and was rolled out in Fort Frances later in the week. A press release from KFC stated […]
Anthony Leek The 2010 Emo Speedway Season officially drew to a close on Saturday as the Borderland Racing Association held its annual awards banquet at the Emo Legion. A record number people came to the ceremony, which included a wonderful supper, videos of the 2010 season, a display of the […]
Press Release After more than a decade of self-imposed isolation, people are once again turning to community groups and fraternal associations for personal contact and fellowship, says the leader of Ontario’s nearly 50,000 Freemasons. Raymond Daniels, who will be in Fort Frances on Friday and Saturday to visit the lodge […]
Press Release The McGuinty Liberal government’s rejection of an NDP motion to take the HST off hydro won’t help Northwestern Ontario families struggling to pay the bills, says NDP leader Andrea Horwath. “As winter comes, Northwestern Ontario families and seniors are seeing their hydro bills skyrocket,” said Horwath. “It’s becoming […]
Staff A number of local youth bowlers performed well at a tournament in Dryden on Oct. 17. Lyle Dolph and Caitlyn Townson won their respective divisions at the Sunset Youth Challenge, meaning they, among other top finishers, now advance to the provincial round in North Bay on the first weekend […]
Staff Local golfer Alex McDonald advanced to the Maple Junior Golf Tour championship in Phoenix, Az. from Nov. 19-21 after finishing fifth in the boys’ 17-19 division in the Manitoba loop. McDonald, 18, was the highest-finishing non-Winnipegger, as he earned 565 points on the circuit. As well, Michael Nelson and […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo and District Lions are looking for groups and individuals who are interested in participating in this year’s “Polar Plunge” which will take place in front of La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances on Jan. 1, 2011. Participating groups get to keep half of the money they […]
