Fort Frances Times

The Fort Frances Times has been a key storyteller for the town of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District for more than 125 years, making it one of the oldest businesses in the area. Over the years, it has employed hundreds of people, distributed tens of thousands of newspapers, and produced millions of award-winning articles. The Fort Frances Times has played a vital role in the community, evolving to provide a variety of print services and products, as well as innovative web design and hosting solutions. While it was acquired by London Publishing from the Cumming family in 2019, the Times remains dedicated to serving its local community as a genuine newspaper and publishing entity.

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Stand-Up Comedy: Jokers, Jesters, and Stellar Wit

1 week ago | fftimes.com | Robert Horton

Sore ribs. Fatigue. Euphoria from a likely dip in blood oxygen. How exactly did this happen at this late hour? Maybe it’s the pulse, energy, and heartbeat of the city here in Midtown Manhattan. Maybe it’s the neon lights and halogen-hue all around. Or maybe it was Caroline’s on Broadway – one of the sweetest bites of the Big Apple. *Stand-up comedy enriches. It remains dynamic, vibrant, and (in my humble opinion) one of the many heights and pinnacles to which our civilization has risen.
In the rush for Canada’s critical minerals, Indigenous rights and sovereignty are being ignored

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Jon Thompson

A First Nation chief in northwestern Ontario says political rhetoric about running roughshod over Indigenous consultation to fast-track mining and other extraction projects is emboldening an abusive approach to resource engagement.
Number of fire halls could be reduced: report

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Carl Clutchey

A consultant’s report says Oliver Paipoonge’s fire department could “efficiently” serve the municipality’s growing residential and commercial development through a combination of upgrading and downsizing. The 61-page report — which is available on the municipality’s website — says the department should reduce the number of fire halls to four from six.
The audacious plan to build a giant green powerline under the Atlantic

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Darius Snieckus

Vast volumes of green electricity could be flowing through a 4,000-kilometre underwater powerline between Canada and Europe by 2040, if three UK-based investment bankers’ vision for a major new transatlantic energy artery becomes reality. Their $30 billion-plus project, the North Atlantic Transmission One Link (NATO-L), was sparked in 2022, when the sabotage of the giant Nordstream gas pipeline crossing under the Baltic Sea exposed the EU’s dangerous overdependence on Russian energy resources.
Theatre kids push for permission to stage Mean Girls

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Maggie Macintosh

Theatre kids are rallying to convince the principal of their Winnipeg high school to approve their “dream musical” — a production based on the 2004 cult classic Mean Girls. Grade 11 student Katelyn Riel launched an online petition this week to garner support for her choice for next year’s performance at J. H. Bruns Collegiate in Southdale.
Glowing Embers Lighting Northern Lights: Ottawa, Doug, and I

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Robert Horton

It was 2016 and one of the wisest (and kindest) men of our town became a teacher. And he didn’t even know it. His name was Doug. As a regular customer of Betty’s of Fort Frances, short talks with the late Doug Anderson soon turned into entire hours talking about local, regional, and national history. By means of lengthy talks with Doug, I began to reflect on what Canada means to me. I share this because recent times have indeed been interesting times.
Land Tribunal no-go for camp owners near Thunder Bay

2 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Carl Clutchey

A small group of Shebandowan Lake camp owners just west of Thunder Bay who are challenging a portion of the route of a new high-voltage power line have learned they can’t make an appeal to the Ontario’s Land Tribunal. The group says it plans to exercise another option in their quest to have the line moved. Brant Muir, one of the group’s members, said the tribunal told them earlier this month that the agency has no jurisdiction to make a ruling.
Heart is where the home is: ensuring enrichment for all in times of civic choice

3 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Robert Horton

It’s 8:12am on a Sunday. Minus 4 degrees. Partly cloudy Ontario skies and I’m firing up a barbecue grill for the first time ever at this hour. After prepping and seasoning this early (and rather random) morning treat with spices that have taken me all of my life to figure out, something about this culinary project in my own kitchen feels slightly surreal. “My own kitchen?”How did this happen? Pinch me because I never thought this was possible. This unimagined home. Forever grateful.
The West Coast's tidal swamps are supercharged carbon sinks

3 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Rochelle Baker

A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes.
Engineering firm undertakes expansion

3 weeks ago | fftimes.com | Sandi Krasowski

TBT Engineering Limited (TBTE), began in 1995 as a small materials testing lab with just two lab technicians in Thunder Bay, and 30 years later, it has grown into an award-winning, employee-owned engineering firm, with a core workforce of 150 employees. This week, the company has announced two strategic moves aimed at reinforcing its growth, enhancing its services and growing its provincial footprint.