Emo town council voted to enter into an Automatic Aid Agreement, which would provide fire services to Manitou First Nations, in the event of an emergency in that community. Emo joins Chapple, LaVallee, Alberton and other local jurisdictions, to uphold the agreement. Manitou First Nations had approached its neighbouring municipality […]
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Centre has been provided with $1.4 million for ongoing renovations and transitional housing The Ontario government is providing $1.4 million to the Out of the Cold Warming Centre in Fort Frances. The funding is for the former church to be retrofitted and for transitional housing to be implemented. Rainy River […]
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The Ontario government announced more than $56 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet to over 6,500 households in rural northwestern and southwestern Ontario. The governments are investing $2.3 million for connections in Barwick and Rainy River, and $1.3 million for Ignace. The governments estimate a […]
I’m Daniel Adam, and I’m the newest member of the Fort Frances Times. This summer, I’ll be working as a staff writer. I’ve just finished my first year of Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg. The program covers the fundamentals of advertising, marketing, PR, journalism, media production, […]
The Rainy River dock at Hannam Park is close to being submerged, due to rising water levels. The river rose 10 inches between Monday and Tuesday.
VOCAL MUSIC DIVISION – Adjudicator: Elizabeth Rotoff SOLO First: Joelle Bruyere, Alexis Latter, Adrianna McCoy (Honours), Madison Anderson (Honours), Colby Ashworth Cassandra Armstrong (First Class Honours), Lilly Wyder (First Class Honours) SECOND: Alasha Perrault AND Adriana Lesk (Tie) SECOND: Madison Anderson, Lilly Wyder (Honours), Harper Woolsey, Joanna Empey DUET FIRST: […]
Heavy rains and quickly melting snow resulted in widespread flooding and washouts across the District over the weekend. Clockwise from above, water washes over Hwy 602, east of Fort Frances; LaVallee Road North was closed to traffic due to washout conditions; water levels in ditches and fields along Highway 11 […]
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The Muskie Boys Hockey team recently celebrated the outstanding achievement of its players, with its annual awards night. Each senior member of the championship team was awarded with a trophy, above. Each team captain was also awarded a plaque. Team coach Chris Sinclair was on hand to present each award, […]
By Bob Tkachuk
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
After a two year Covid hiatus, four Sunset Country Squash Club members travelled to the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club to compete in the 2022 Qualico Manitoba Open Squash Tournament, along with Fort alumni Anika Alexander. The tournament took place from April 28-24. Josh Councillor in Men’s B division ended with […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
After a two-year hiatus from fundraising events for environmental conservation with Ducks Unlimited are back. Ducks Unlimited Fort Frances is hosting its 36th fundraising banquet and charity auction on May 13 at La Place RendezVous. Ducks Unlimited is a registered charity that works to preserve wetlands. Charles Fisher is the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Next Thursday, May 5, Whitehorse is coming to the Townshend Theatre in Fort Frances. The band’s style varies from rock and roll to blues to country. The final show of the Tour de Fort season features the husband and wife duo of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland. They came together […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
After a year of selling tickets to individual shows, Tour de Fort will primarily be selling passports for the ‘22-’23 season. Passport sales will begin at the May 5 show featuring Juno Award winners Whitehorse. Tour de Fort board president Charles Fisher said it’s been a rocky season, which was […]
