Police briefs (DRYDEN, ON) – On May 5, 2021 at approximately 6:38 am officers from the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Machin Volunteer Fire Department and Northwest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, Mutrie Township […]
News
By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period? It’s not known, but researchers are starting to study the issue. Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles. So far, reports of irregular bleeding have been anecdotal. And it’s hard to […]
By Gregory Strong
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage – television and streaming – have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person access. When those feeds are not available, viewers, fans and media members alike are forced to scramble for unusual alternatives. The […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday. Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated with a second shot before arriving in […]
By Hayley Michaud
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Amazon Prime Video Wild Mountain Thyme – PG-13 – Comedy, Drama, Romance – May 6 A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland gets caught up in their family’s land dispute. Starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, John Hamm and Christopher Walken. Apple TV+ Mythic Quest Season 2 – TV-MA – Comedy […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A new art installation in the area is aiming to spark conversation and awareness around an important social issue. In a partnership between Binesiwag Centre for Wellness and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI), a large piece of art in the form of a traditional jingle dancer is being installed on […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances council is expected to make a vote and choose two different names for Colonization Road East and Colonization Road West next Monday. On Monday, the Planning and Development Executive Committee agreed on nine names that will be presented to council in order to vote on two names to […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Bernie Lynch, former Fort Frances Lakers coach, has been charged with sexual assault and assault in Saskatchewan, following a complaint from a former player, according to a CBC news article. Lynch turned himself in to police in Devon, Alta., over the weekend after Regina Police Service issues a warrant for […]
Local businesses have a new tool to stop the spread of COVID-19 through its workforce, thanks to a partnership between the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and the provincial government. The FCC has been approved by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide local businesses […]
There have been growing concerns about the safety of some vaccines with people opting to wait for Pfizer or Moderna but Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said all vaccines offered are safe. Young Hoon stressed that there are very low rates […]
Press release
Today, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce executive director, Heather Johnson and Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, released the following joint statement in reaction to the Government of Ontario’s Paid Sick Day Program Proposal announced today: “Today’s announcement by the Government of Ontario is a […]
Pikangikum, Ontario – A Band Council Resolution (BCR) issued by Pikangikum First Nation Chief and Council has restored Police and nursing services for the remote community following an almost six-week impasse. After serious misconduct allegations, leadership expelled the OPP resulting in the government Nurses being evacuated nightly from the community […]
