By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Virtual session to cover how parents can keep kids safe while online In order to help foster a sense of community that can be lacking during lockdown, as well as to help parents navigate the possible dangers of the internet, the Northwest Catholic District School Board (TNCDSB) will be holding […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

This is the first in a series with Ryan McMahon and Wendell Collier about their CBC Gem series “Stories from the Land,” an adaptation of McMahon’s podcast which premiers on the digital streaming platform Friday, March 19. From a podcast to the CBC, formerly local actor, comedian and filmmaker Ryan […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

A Stratton-born curler is off to Alberta to take part in another high-level bonspiel. Trevor Bonot, currently located in Thunder Bay but hailing from the Rainy River District, will be competing in the 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles in Calgary beginning Thursday, March 18. Bonot is representing northern Ontario […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

It still hasn’t completely sunk in for Brent Tookenay. “It was a big surprise” he said. “It’s a pretty nice honour, it was not expected at all. It was pretty cool.” In an announcement that might not be so surprising to those who know him and his work, Tookenay was […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Gear up and get ready to have some good old fashioned family fun because the Friends of the Museum won’t let something like a pandemic get in the way of SnOasis. Celebrating its ninth year, this year’s SnOasis event has made a few tweaks to the nearly decade old formula. […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

It will look a little different this year, but the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship (FFCBC) will hit the waters in 2021. The FFCBC committee began reaching out the the larger fishing community in the past few weeks to see if there was enough interest to hold some version of […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Look out Minnesota, “Plowy McPlowface” and its siblings are heading to a road near you. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has recently revealed the winners in its “Name A Snowplow” contest that was held online from mid-December 2020 until the end of February 2021. The department opened the contest […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Like many across the world in the past year, students enrolled in Confederation College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program have felt the impacts of COVID-19 but they are still striving to move forward with both their education and their future in the workforce. The current cohort of CICE […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

A social media movement has brought music to the Warming Centre It’s the little touches that help to make a place feel more like home, and while the Out of the Cold Warming Centre isn’t a permanent home for any of its visitors, it is proof that little things can […]

By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

We might take a starry night sky for granted in our corner of the province, but Quetico Provincial Park has proven itself dedicated to providing a celestial haven for night owls that is guaranteed to be free of intrusive light pollution. The park has recently earned itself a certification from […]