On Monday around 9:15 p.m., Dryden OPP officers were dispatched to a theft of gas from the Esso Voyager Service Center in Ignace. Officers attended the scene and specific details were obtained. They then proceeded east on Highway 17. Around 9:50 p.m., the officers observed the suspect vehicle travelling above […]
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Sue Danku and her children Evan, five, and Anya, two, had a look at some of the sweet treats available at Friends of the Library’s annual bake sale this morning. Friends of the Library and other community volunteers donated oodles of treats for the sale. The event is also the […]
Lorne Jackson’s bid to represent Northern Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier next month in Hamilton is in serious jeopardy. The Fort Frances skip—along with third Don DeBenedet, second Derek Jackson, and lead Mike Kjerulf—lost both their games yesterday to drop to 1-3 at the Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario […]
Binge-eating disorder is a condition in which you regularly eat large amounts of food within a couple of hours or less (a binge). You feel you can’t control the binges, and you feel unhappy about them afterward. Unlike bulimia, if you have binge eating disorder, you don’t vomit or try […]
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual crocus sale to raise funds in support of local programs and services has begun. Starting today, these lovely potted crocus blooms can be purchased at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (located in the old CN station), which is open from 9 a.m.-3 […]
Another $59,000 was raised in one week, which means the “Just Imagine” campaign now needs less than $200,000 to reach its goal of $1.5 million for the purchase of a CT Scanner at La Verendrye Hospital here. “District residents are making this happen,” said campaign chair Deane Cunningham. “The gifts […]
An article in yesterday’s Times incorrectly stated plans for a new public library here are based on a 77,000 sq. ft. building. In fact, the plans are for a 17,000 sq. ft. library. The Times regrets any inconvenience or confusion this error may have caused.
The Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario is planning an information session here in April and local charities are encouraged to express interest now as to whether they’d like to attend. This session—tentatively slated for Wednesday, April 18— only will be held if a sufficient number of charities sign up, […]
Debbie Bazylewski of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau showed off some of the crocuses which will be on sale there until Feb. 16. Proceeds from the flower sales are going to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. —Duane Hicks photo
FORT FRANCES—While the proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. announced last week raised questions as to what it may mean to the local mill, Abitibi is saying that, at least until the merger is a done deal, it will be “business as usual.” “First of all, what we announced […]
FORT FRANCES—Stratton sales barn manager Russ Richards has begun his own abattoir project separate from that of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir Committee. And his plan—to bring the former Stratton Meats building up to the standards of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—is beginning to take shape. […]
FORT FRANCES—At one point, the medical staff treating Muskie girls’ hockey player Lindsey Roehrig didn’t know whether she’d walk again, let alone play hockey. The then 14-year-old Roehrig, playing in her first season with the black-and-gold, broke her neck on a freak play during the Muskies’ first game at the […]
