Megan Walchuk photo

The CN snow plow, which has taken up residence beside the old CN station, was removed by the Town last week. The historic car had been gifted to the former Fort Frances Model Train Club many years ago. However, the car had been deemed abandoned by the Town last year. […]

Police briefs (KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn local businesses of fake United States (US) currency in the Kenora area. Police received two separate calls on October 26 and 27, 2020 advising of people trying to use counterfeit $100 […]

Ken Kellar photo

Town workers and Copper River Inn employees worked to haul the most famous moose in Fort Frances to its new-new home at the hotel yesterday afternoon. Formerly at the Fort Frances tourism building, the moose was moved out to the airport earlier this year before the Copper River Inn managed […]

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Karen Edwards

THUNDER BAY – Defence counsel for Brayden Bushby argued it is impossible to know for certain if the injury Barbara Kentner sustained in late January 2017 was the cause of her death six months later. On Wednesday, Nov. 4,  Dr. Toby Rose, the pathologist who conducted the post-mortem examination of […]

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bayleigh Marelj

Last week, Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will be committing an additional $205.6 million in funding for Indigenous peoples and communities to support them through COVID-19, with the bulk of new funding going to education and child care. “Indigenous Peoples and communities continue to face unique challenges during […]

Megan Walchuk photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

The Canadian Press
Danielle Edwards

HALIFAX – An ocean conservation organization says Canada’s “poorly regulated” seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy. In a report released Thursday, Oceana Canada says the regulatory gaps are unwittingly contributing to illicit seafood fishing and trade. “You could be buying something that […]