Sah-gi-chi-way Gee-shik It’s with great sadness we announce that Tom passed away at LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances from colon cancer. Tom was born to Rose and Thomas Sr. He is survived by his loving wife Liza and many nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren and friends who he loved all so […]
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Education and Career fair–Hosted by the Fort Frances Campus of Confederation College. TODAY Wed. Apr. 5 12 p.m.-3 p.m. 20 organizations from the district will have booths and are looking to hire you! Rainy River District Festival of the performing arts– Is up and running. Piano classes finish Apr. 5 […]
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TOWN OF FORT FRANCES ‐ Mayor and Council of the Town of Fort Frances are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Rob as Interim Chief Administrative Officer. Interim Chief Rob started his employment with the Town of Fort Frances in 2011 and became Manager of Operations in 2016. Rob […]
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division, through winter weather monitoring activities, is following a system that could bring a winter weather storm to the Town of Fort Frances that could pose a risk to the users of the roadways and sidewalks within the Town of Fort Frances. […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The association representing all 36 stand-alone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa’s “deliberate” underfunding of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination. Jerel Swamp, who leads the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association, says after discussing the complaint launched by the Indigenous […]
By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A tribal council that represents five First Nations in northwestern Ontario says the first batch of local emergency medical responders from a new training program has graduated and will serve Pikangikum First Nation. The Independent First Nations Alliance says it created its own training program for emergency responders to help […]
By Emily Blake
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A man making a film based on his experiences living in Northern Canada in the early 1970s has found an unusual way to work on his project while travelling in the region. Johnathan Zoesman converted a Tesla into a travelling film studio and drove the electric vehicle from his home […]
By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz And Will Weissert
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. The booking and appearance before Judge Juan Merchan should […]
