With Canada Day coming up this Sunday, residents should be looking to finalize their long weekend plans by keeping in mind the full slate of activities set to go here. With the big celebration falling on a Sunday, church-goers need not be concerned as they won’t have to choose between […]
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The graduating students of Fort Frances High School had their moment in the spotlight Thursday evening as they donned their caps and gowns to receive their diplomas. The 150 grads walked across the stage at the Memorial Sports Centre in front of their family, friends, and teachers as they ended […]
District emergency management services will be able to get “real time” weather data in the near future after town council passed a bylaw Monday night to approve an agreement with the Ministry of the Environment to have a reference climate weather station at the Fort Frances Airport. Early last year, […]
Local teenager Carissa Copenace resembles her Anishinaabe name “Nigaan-niga-bawik,” which means female leader—seamlessly. A born leader she is. Copenace, 16, just returned home from the National Aboriginal Role Models (NARMP) award ceremony in Ottawa, where she was appointed as a role model for aboriginal youth. The Copenace family (Carissa […]
With the announcement last month by Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada CEO Rocco Rossi that Rainy River District will be getting five public access defibrillators, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board and municipalities now have to decide where they should go. For Fort Frances, that site just […]
The local Business Improvement Association is making two requests to the Town of Fort Frances—one to do with getting a break on electrical charges and another with changing BIA board membership—which council will receive at its regular meeting tonight. The first request is for an exemption from the monthly charges […]
A full slate of Fun in the Sun activities is planned for Canada Day, despite the fact it falls on a Sunday this year. The Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary will host their annual Canada Day pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. upstairs at the Legion. The cost is $5 for […]
The death of some ash trees in town is not due to the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer, a common pest in some parts of the United States. “No. We’re watching for that,” noted Lincoln Rowlinson, forest health technician for the Ministry of Natural Resources. “We can’t really pinpoint […]
Fort Frances High School student Carissa Copenace is in Ottawa today receiving a role model award from the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO). Copenace is a 16-year-old from Rainy River First Nation, and is an accomplished jingle dress dancer and the editor of the Fort High newspaper “The Fishtank.” In […]
After years of planning, fundraising, re-location, and construction, the Fort Frances Museum has finally opened its doors to the public once again. Residents gathered outside the Museum here last Thursday afternoon in celebration of the tourism site. Museum curator Pam Hawley said she was excited about the reaction the ceremoines […]
The Fort Frances Public Library held it’s first “car rally” last Wednesday night to help create some added awareness for its “Building for the Future fundraising campaign. “We wanted to hold an activity that would be fun for everyone and get people hyped up about the library campaign and its […]
While NWOTA and local tourism-based businesses have been complaining that the tough standards held by Fort Frances Border Services officials are keeping American dollars out of the region, many tourists from south of the border have nothing but praise for Canadian customs officials. “Always been very nice, very great. Always […]
