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A joint exhibit, Tied Together, featuring beadwork from across the region, will open to the public on Friday, January 12 at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. The exhibit has been created in partnership with Kay-nah-chi-wah-nung Historical Centre, and will move to that facility in the spring. St. John’s […]
The Fort Frances High School has been closed to students, following the second threat incident this week. On January 10, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received information suggesting that a bomb will be brought to the Fort Frances High Schools sometime between […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A survey aimed at people who hunt moose in Ontario is expected to give provincial officials a clearer picture of how moose are hunted and how hunters feel about how the big-game animals are being managed. The random-sample survey, which became available on Monday and runs until the end of […]
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers have traded last year’s top scorer to the Red Lake Miners. Ryker Watt led Lakers scoring last year with 43 points, 24 goals 19 assists and was fourth in team scoring so far this season. In return the Lakers have acquired forward Brody Lindal from the […]
Press release
(FORT FRANCES) – On Monday January 8th, 2024, members of the Treaty Three Police Service’s (T3PS) Drug Enforcement Unit, T3PS Uniform members, the OPP’s Northwest Region Community Street Crime Unit (Fort Frances, Dryden, Red Lake), and the OPP’s Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau executed a search warrant on a […]
Press release
The Ontario government is providing $1,875,385 over three years to the OPP Northwest Region, servicing the police service boards of; Atikokan, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, Shuniah, Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Treaty Three Police, Anishnabek Police Service, and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. This funding will help prevent repeat […]
This beaded leather jacket will be on display as part of the Tied Together exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre starting this Friday. The jacket belonged to Bill Noden after whom the Noden Causeway is named. The exhibit features contemporary and traditional examples of beading done by […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
A Winnipeg mathematician is calling on provincial governments to consider banning cellphones in schools to improve numeracy skills and international test scores. New results from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s global assessment of 15-year-olds, released one month ago, reveal Canada’s overall mathematics marks have been on a steady […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
SIOUX LOOKOUT – People in this Northwestern Ontario town pay a lot for home heating, gasoline and other essentials, says a town councillor. That’s why Coun. Reece Van Breda has been campaigning to get the town put back on the Canada Revenue Agency’s list of northern communities whose residents qualify […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
Thunder Bay, Ont. — Gauging the annual success of Paro Centre for Women’s Enterprise is not just about how well a company did, it’s all about their circles of women entrepreneurs, their successes and the creation of new businesses and employment. Rosalind Lockyer, Paro founder and chief executive officer, says […]
Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public to be aware of fraudulent text messages they may receive. Do You Know How to Spot a Text Scam? The text message scams are the new way of making […]
