For many Canadians, the Summer of 69 was a hit song by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. For Montrealers, it was the start of a love affair between a city and a baseball team, one that lasted until 2004. Until the Expos, baseball fans had never seen a major-league game outside […]
Megan Walchuk
> Megan Walchuk is a huge fan of community news. After earning her diploma of Print Journalism from Sheridan College, she headed past the big dailies, and settled in for many fun-filled years covering community events for several newspapers in the Hamilton and Halton regions. She's won a few plaques and stuff, but her most prized journalism award is a genuine Hamilton Fire Service T-shirt, for her in-depth series, following their super cool Extrication Team's path to international competition. She took a few years off to have some kids, and returned to her roots in northwestern Ontario. She's currently living her dream as the editor of The Fort Frances Times.
In winter Olympics the Canadian women’s hockey team have kept us on the edge of our seats every four years as they have gone up against the American women. This summer Canada’s women’s soccer team defeated the US team in the final minute of play with a single goal in […]
Wendi Stewart
I recently watched a documentary about the creation of Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, which was released in 2001. The documentary film is not new, but I stumbled upon it quite by accident. The narrator spoke of an approach to production that Walt Disney himself created called plussing. The word […]
(Fort Frances, ON) Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a Thunder Bay man with Impaired Driving offences over the weekend. In the early afternoon of August 8, police received a report of a possible impaired driver on Kings Highway 11 west of Fort Frances. Police located […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
A group of northern Ontario chambers of commerce are joining forces to apply for a Shop Local grant through the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. The Kenora Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead on the initiative, which will see resources distributed to promote shopping locally. The Kenora Chamber has found […]
Demolition of the Fort Frances paper mill started last fall. But Jeff Norton, president of Canadian National Demolition (CND), said during the council meeting on Monday evening that shortages of trucks to transport material to Sault Ste. Marie has slowed down the progress. This update was given after Doug Brown, […]
The Chief Fire Official has declared a Restricted Fire Zone—Total Fire Ban covering all areas of the Town of Fort Frances. It went into effect June 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. This Fire Ban applies to all open-air fires including all fire pits, cook stoves, and campfires that use solid […]
By Megan Walchuk
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Fort Frances District, is advising the public that due to extreme forest fire activity from the Fort Frances 47 fire, an Implementation Order is now in effect until further notice that restricts access and use of certain roads and Crown lands. All travel, […]
Staff
TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing eligible health care and other frontline workers with free emergency child care for school-aged children, starting Monday, April 19, 2021. The announcement was made following the province’s decision to move elementary and secondary students across the province to remote learning following the April […]
By Danica Kirka
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
LONDON – Senior royals must wear civilian clothes to Prince Philip’s funeral, defusing potential tensions over who would be allowed to don military uniforms. Queen Elizabeth II’s decision means Prince Harry won’t risk being the only member of the royal family not in uniform during Saturday’s funeral for his grandfather, […]
The Rainy River District OPP have named a new Detachment Commander. Inspector Shaun Crabbe will take over from retiring Detachment Commander, Inspector Nathan Schmidt, later this year. Insp. Crabbe is transferring from the James Bay OPP Detachment, where he has served as Detachment Commander since 2019. He had previously served […]
By David Friend
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Organizers of the Juno Awards say they’re postponing this year’s 50th anniversary show in Toronto until June 6 as COVID-19 cases rage. It’s the second time the country’s biggest night in music has been pushed this year as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences contends with […]
