Today is the deadline to purchase Riverside Foundation for Health Care 50/50 tickets! Sales end at 9 p.m. tonight, for a pot that’s closing in on $20,000! Three chances for $5, 10 chances for $10 and the best deal of 60 chances for $20. Get your tickets now at www.riversidefoundation.ca/5050 […]
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Members of the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances were at the Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances on Friday afternoon to accept and distribute donations of warm winter clothing and other cold-weather necessities to those in need. The Bear Clan Patrol will continue to be out at the Rainy […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TUCSON, Ariz. – It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles in the workplace and public schools, officials said. The Tucson City Council voted Tuesday to adopt the Create a Respectful and Open World […]
By Jacob Cardinal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – Nagamo Publishing is the world’s first Indigenous-created production music library. It’s a joint project between broadcasting network APTN and Bedtracks, a Toronto-based music house. The music is created native drummery Indigenous composers and/or musicians and can be licensed out across film, TV, and other media. One of the […]
By Nicole Wong
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Students from the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) can now gain a deeper understanding of the Anishinaabe culture and history through Minecraft: Education Edition’s Manito Ahbee Aki. Manito Ahbee Aki, which translates to “the place where the Creator sits,” is a game whereby players can explore a fun and interactive […]
Press release
Ontario Parks is pleased to announce Quetico Provincial Park has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). With the support of Starry Skies Lake Superior IDA chapter and the Heart of the Continent Partnership, Quetico becomes the 3rd public land in the region to […]
Press release
The Board of Directors of Timberland Estates are happy to announce that preliminary work is complete and they will proceed with their second apartment building in Dryden. Construction work is expected to start around the end of March, with completion and move-in about May, 2022. Travis Penner, representing our builder […]
Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) -The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are reminding members of the public to call 911 in emergency situations or the Provincial Communication Center (PCC) at 1-888-310-1122. By calling the PCC, your concern will be addressed by an officer in a timely […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS A dairy producers’ lobbying group is asking farmers to consider alternatives to palm supplements in livestock feed pending the results of an investigation launched in response to consumers’ concerns about perceived changes to the consistency of butter. The Dairy Farmers of Canada says academics and industry experts […]
By Joshua ClippertonTHE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – William Nylander is used to the outside noise swirling around him in hockey’s biggest market. And he knows some of the criticism is justified. Breathtakingly skilled, Nylander can make the absurd look easy one moment, and appear disinterested and disengaged the next. The […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Concerns of racism have emerged in Kenora region from increasing numbers Those with children in school are probably already aware that on Friday the province updated its COVID-19 screening tool to include changes to symptom screening criteria. Now if a single symptom is selected in the screening tool, children must […]
