– Ken Kellar photos

The annual Trunk or Treat event was in fine form as it returned to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) last Thursday, October 31, 2024. The event was graciously handled by Fort Frances GM and Beyak Automotive Group in 2023. Dozens of trunks and hundreds of people passed […]

Staff

The Town of Fort Frances has announced that it will be starting with its 2025 Municipal Budget Deliberations this month ahead of deciding the final budget in the new year. In a post to the Town’s social media, communications coordinator and deputy clerk Chelsea Greig laid out the timeline the […]

By Phillip Blancher
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Morrisburg Leader

TORONTO – The Ontario government announced a $200 treat on Halloween for residents – a rebate that will be sent out in early 2025. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy formally made the announcement when delivering his government’s fall economic statement. “At a time when the cost of living remains stubbornly high, […]

By Rachel Fioret
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer

Researchers at the University of Guelph are taking a unique approach to environmental conservatorship: studying local fish species at the cardiovascular level. Master’s student Liz Manchester is currently studying how the hearts of zebrafish, a commonly used lab animal, are affected by hypoxia, a decreased level of oxygen in the […]

By Richard Wright
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report

Amanda Colvin has experienced firsthand what it is like to watch an elderly family member suffer from isolation and loneliness. The Niagara-on-the-Lake home builder, along with her husband, Scott Colvin, has moved into the tiny home business, which they see as an opportunity to help ease the housing crunch and […]

By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY – It seems that the public is getting fatigued by the council composition review process. Krista Power, director of legislative services and city clerk, told Newswatch, “we are finding that people are fatigued in having the conversation and potentially have given us their feedback. And they are not […]

From the OPP
Police briefs

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The driver of a vehicle stopped for speeding was arrested and charged with impaired offences. On November 6, 2024, at approximately 1:00 am, an officer with the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a speeding vehicle in the Mill Road area of Fort […]