The Fort Frances Lakers ran a popular hot dog barbecue at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic on Friday, June 28. Rain couldn’t stop the fun, as hundreds of kids, parents and teddy bears enjoyed face painting, EMS vehicles, bouncy castles and more at the arena auditorium. The event is hosted […]
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By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Last Friday, June 28, the Memorial Sports Centre announced the first round of swimming lessons since the pool closed for renovations in November 2023. The pool was closed when an engineering report revealed that the wooden columns holding up the roof had rotted. Initially the hope was to reopen in […]
Press Release
Question: What is calendar parking? Answer: Calendar Parking is having vehicles only allowed to park on one side of the road, with sides rotating on odd and even days. Signage is throughout town to reflect allowable days. Q: What times is it in effect? A: 24 hours it’s enforced, with […]
From the Town of Fort Frances
Press release
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances would like to address a recent article regarding former councillor David Kircher’s filed legal proceedings against the Town of Fort Frances, specifically to convey disappointment in the highlighting of accusations towards specific employees. We will not be providing comments on the proceedings at this time, […]
By Pauline Kerr
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Walkerton Herald Times
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Walkerton Herald Times
CHESLEY – The Ontario Health Coalition has been holding public hearings in communities across the province, to hear what the public has to say, and to gather input to develop recommendations for the future of our hospitals, including small, rural hospitals. On June 18, it was Chesley’s turn for a […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – The City of Kenora sent representation to Tuesday’s vigil for Bruce Frogg at Anicinabe Park, but the city’s Indigenous relations adviser cautioned that now’s not the time to stand on a soapbox. A vigil for the Wawakapewin First Nation man who police fatally shot in the park last week began at […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – The Northwest township that’s wrestling with whether it wants to be a nuclear host community will send a representative to Vienna to talk about the community’s decision-making process. Coun. Jodie Defeo has been invited to explain the “deliberative democracy” process employed to gauge the level of community willingness […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
A team effort between the Terrace Bay and Schreiber volunteer fire departments ensured the safety of drag racers during the June Test and Tune event in Terrace Bay. Organizers worried many of the volunteer firefighters and first responders, who were full-time workers at the shuttered Terrace Bay Mill, would not […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Relations between police and First Nations in Ontario are desperately in need of repair, according to the chiefs of the Shibogama First Nations Council. First Nations need to see “efforts to remedy this broken relationship before any other community members have their lives taken by police,” the […]
By Michelle Dorey Forestell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Stigma is defined as a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person. Unfortunately, as Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington’s (KFL&A) Board of Health recently learned, that sense of disgrace can lead people who use substances to hide their circumstances and not seek help. But there is […]
Freaky Science Fridays started tomorrow, July 5, from 1-2 p.m.at the Fort France Public Library Technology Centre. Perfect for kid s 8 and up – check out a science lesson, demonstration and activity. Come out for the first, and keep coming back all summer for more Freaky Science! A pet […]
