By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

It takes a lot of work to put together a dream wedding, and that goes extra if that dream involves a building that was full of horses only weeks before the big day. Angela Halvorsen-Smith and her husband Allan certainly put the work in when it came time for their […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Registration for the 82nd Rainy River District festival of the Performing Arts is now open, and those performers in the district who are looking to show off their stuff are invited to apply. Scheduled to run from Thursday, April 4, 2024, to Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Festival is once […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The Ontario Government is helping everyone in the province to stay connected to the internet by providing funding to local libraries. In a press release dated Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the government revealed $582,000 in investments for Ontario public libraries this year through the Internet Connectivity Grant program, which will […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Registration for the 82nd Rainy River District festival of the Performing Arts is now open, and those performers in the district who are looking to show off their stuff are invited to apply. Scheduled to run from Thursday, April 4, 2024, to Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Festival is once […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

There are many challenges that come with managing personal finances, many of which are exacerbated in an economic climate that sees costs of living rise while pay remains well behind, and for those living with a condition that can make focus difficult to come by even at the best of […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Justin Anderson of Betty’s in downtown Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s British Isles Trip of the Month draw for February this morning. Paul and Debbie Murray are the winners of a Dublin, Killarney and Galway trip, valued at $4,300. Next month’s draw is […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre has lots of upcoming programming and events for the upcoming months. Starting next week on Feb. 8, the museum is launching Coffee, Tea and History. Sam Manty is the museum’s Program Director. “This is a program geared towards seniors, and also history buffs,” […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The Ontario Government is taking more steps in protecting youth in Northwestern Ontario from human trafficking. In an announcement made yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Michael Para, Ontario’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, along with Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, announced that the […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Funding will support Northwestern Ontario with almost $2-million to Thunder Bay child and youth service providers Northwestern Ontario will see nearly $2-million in funding from the provincial government to increase access to pediatric care services in the region. In a press release dated January 25, 2024, Ontario’s Minister of Health […]

– Ken Kellar photos

A passionate crowd took to La Place Rendez-Vous on the evening of Saturday, January 20, 2024, to attend the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River’s Forget Me Not fund- raising dinner. The dinner, typically an annual event, has been missing in action since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, making its […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

After months of heavy construction, seniors in Fort Frances have brand new spaces at the Fort Frances Senior Centre to take part in the activities they love. As part of an official ribbon cutting held at the centre on Saturday, January 20, 2024, Fort Frances administration officials, along with town […]