About 20 people gathered in downtown Fort frances on Saturday, to protest COVID-19 restrictions. They carried signs which read “Unmask the children. Let us be normal” and “Let us play sports.” Outdoor gatherings between members of different households are currently banned under the current stay-at-home order. The Times reached out […]
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Briar McCormick, 9, performed his yearly tradition of jumping into Foot Print Lake, on a chilly April 15, while parents Travis and Sara looked on shivering! If you have a great photo you’d like to share, send it to us! Send your life under lockdown pics to tips@fortfrances.com.– Submitted by […]
Any ladies need a prom date? This guy already has a tuxedo. Meet Felix, this week’s Pet of the Week. Felix was found in the New Gold parking lot in the west end of town at the beginning of April. This 8–10-month-old male tuxedo is still more kitten than cat […]
A fire north of Rainy River that broke out in Dawson Municipality just north and west of HWY 600 at the Wilson Creek Rd on Monday, April 26, 2021 has blackened several hundred acres. The fire was burning vigorously again Tuesday morning by 9 a.m.. Dawson Volunteer Fire Fighters reported […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
An exhibit started by Fort Frances Museum’s former curator Sherry George, aims to educate the public on the perils of plastics. In order to better address the global climate crisis resulting from polluting our landfills and oceans, one main thing the exhibit aims for is education. The Perils of Plastics […]
As the demolition of the Fort Frances mill continues, some of the iconic machinery has been exposed. The sight has been an emotional one for many residents, who have taken to social media to discuss the demolition. The tear-down has brought an immense sadness to the town, as many share […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
What if with $15, you could help someone continue post-secondary education, support working women and reduce plastic waste going to landfills? Some of you might have already made this possible if you had purchased one of the bags at the Causeway Insurance glass display. These bags, made and shipped from […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s not every day you can order a stacked hamburger and help out a local volunteer organization. Well, actually, now it is. As part of a partnership between Neighbours Modern Diner and the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances, the local restaurant has created the Bear Clan Burger, a riff on […]
These curious cattle got their glam shot in during the first Rainy River Cattlemens Association cattle sale of the year at the Stratton sales barn on Saturday. COVID precautions meant attendance at the sale was strictly regulated. The sale saw strong numbers in terms of heads of cattle and dollars […]
Construction season got underway last week, as crews began the widening of King’s Highway, between Pitt Road 1 and Pitt Road 2. Traffic has been reduced to one lane, with traffic lights to manage traffic flow. Early public concern over the possibility of a timing issue in the lights has […]
Jesse Krahn, 6, and Samantha Halliday, 16, spent two hours cleaning a stretch of road near the ball diamond, and collected several bags of garbage (and found a few lost items!) Showing is just some of what they collected – they had emptied their bags into the dumpster, so they […]
Kids and their families have been braving the cold and wet weather, to improve their planet, one trash bag at a time. They are participating in the Treaty #3 Youth Earth Day Clean-up, and together, have collected mounds of trash through the region. Left, Ashlee Homer, 13, collected three bags […]
