The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is holding the Canada Day Road Photo Rally Scavenger Hunt on Wednesday, July 1 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. Take your team photos at various business locations and local landmarks, answer the Canada Day quiz questions and pick up several items along the […]
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Facebook photo The Borderland Racing Association will be shaking off the cobwebs and kicking up the dust this weekend, in the first practice session of the season. Although no spectators will be allowed on site, drivers will be hitting the track starting July 11 for a new season of auto […]
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The engines will be roaring to life this weekend at Emo Speedway, but the stands will remain silent. The Borderland Racing Association will be holding its first race of the season on July 11, with a practice scheduled for this Saturday. However, due to COVID-19, spectators are not being allowed […]
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Thunder Bay, Ont. – Bryan Graham, who has served as the commissioner for the Superior International Junior Hockey League since 2014, has ended his term as league commissioner. The SIJHL will immediately begin a national search for the commissioner’s position, led by an internal hiring committee. Details and further information […]
Submitted Brande Bliss and daughter Abi Bliss Kelly sharing a nice dip in the lake with their horses. What has your family been doing to stay active during COVID-19? Take a picture and send it to us, so we can share it with other readers. Send your photos to tips@fortfrances.com.
It is with great sadness that the family of Frederick Shawn Ottertail announces his passing on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, ON. He was born on November 23, 1975 in Fort Frances, ON to Lawrence Oshawee and Dora Ottertail. He enjoyed fishing, […]
It is with a heavy heart and utmost sadness the family of Sue Korosec announces her sudden and unexpected passing on Sunday June 21, 2020 at LaVerendrye General Hospital. She leaves behind her husband Leo; daughters Anastasia (Christopher), Allison (Jamie) and Tamara (Steven); grandchildren A.J., Harvey, Vai, Zorana, Tuula and […]
Peter Howie Dear Editor: Thank you for confirming in last week’s editorial that you were unable to verify the identity of “Nicole Sheppard”, the named author of a letter critical of Borderland Pride, which appeared in your June 17 edition. We take from this that the true author remains unknown. […]
Jennifer Woods Dear editor, I have lived here for 36 years and have always wanted Fort Frances to have a better pool. Two of my children were on the swim teams here and each time I went into the pool area, I felt it was very dreary without natural light. […]
Rudolf K. F. Zeitlhofer Dear editor, It was a surprise to read in your editorial of June 24, 2020, that Freedom of Speech does not exist for Canadians, that it is an American invention. It was a surprise because it is so manifestly untrue. This is a canard that I […]
Jacklynne Guimond Dear editor, When a trucker has to apologize to a woman who sees him urinating on the riverfront because there are no facilities available, it is time to bring out the ‘porta potties‘. When folks stand behind the locked (and what should be condemned) toilets in Point Park, […]
James F. Kimberley Dear editor, I would like to make the following comments in your paper regarding the process to find a nuclear waste dump site here in Northern Ontario. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is in charge of finding a final resting place for highly toxic radioactive waste […]
