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. […]
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Students at the Fort Frances Nursery School had a special visitor earlier this week. The Easter Bunny took some time out of his busy schedule to stop by and say hello. Mr. Bunny will be making several appearances across the District this weekend. He will be at the Kiwanis Easter […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Kathy Hager of Kenora with the winning ticket number P-2948749. Hager takes home $13,560, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Wednesday, March 31 at […]
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Funds will expand access to cultural-based mental health and healing activities TORONTO — Ontario is providing $812,500 to the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres to help raise awareness, reduce stigma and support Indigenous-led mental health and wellness initiatives for Indian Residential School (IRS) Survivors, families and communities across the […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On April 8, at approximately 8:50 p.m. an officer from the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on the 300 Block of Nelson Street, in the Town of Fort Frances. While speaking with the driver, it was determined that the driver had […]
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First tickets to be available at April 15 Avery Raquel show Borderland Pride has announced Choir! Choir! Choir! will be coming to Fort Frances to celebrate and headline their Pride 2022 festivities. The announcement from the local Pride organization, in partnership with Tour de Fort, came over the weekend, and […]
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales,” Einstein is purported to have said. I’m going out on a limb to expand what Einstein was saying. I realize we weren’t close friends Albert and me. He didn’t call me at home for conversation when he couldn’t […]
In Thursday’s Federal budget, everything sounded good. Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Finance managed to say all the right things. The initiatives that Jagmeet Singh saw wish list of the New Democrat Party present themselves front and centre. The first item on the agenda was mobilizing the government to make […]
Dear editor, I would like to express my concerns for the lack of recreational programs and amenities for families. Being a parent of two children under 5 there is not a lot of opportunities, especially during the past two years. So, when I find out that my child is waitlisted […]
Dear editor, We can not continue to build bridges, construct buildings, cut our forests and pollute our environment including light and noise pollution without first becoming aware of the environmental impact of the area we are destroying along the way. Alarmingly it has been reported that we have 3 billion […]
If you ever worked with animals, protocols for personal space are very evident and they change depending on the situation. Cattle are real social animals. Just watch them during this hot weather when they are free to roam the pasture at will. When they head in for a drink, there […]
Weeping trees and shrubs are varieties that have branches that droop towards the ground. A weeping tree or shrub is a great variety to add to your garden when you are looking for that special focal point. The softness and gracefulness of the dropping branches add a peacefulness and tranquility […]
