By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The Fort Frances Friends of the Museum want you to save the date as they ramp up to the ten-year anniversary of a beloved community and cultural event. SnOasis is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, marking a decade of outdoor and cultural fun for the whole family. Scheduled for […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Tomorrow – Thursday, Feb. 16 – Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) in Fort Frances will officially open its first Makerspace. Maggie LeMesurier is the Makerspace Assistant at the Fort Frances campus she says a makerspace is a place for people to get creative. “A Makerspace is a place to go […]

Press release

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – One individual is facing numerous Criminal Code charges after attempting to disarm police officers in Fort Frances. On February 10, 2023, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers with the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located and stopped an individual in the 400 […]

(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 223 occurrences between Monday February 6, 2023, and Sunday, February 12, 2023, including: The Rainy River OPP laid 30 charges under the Criminal Code and 24 under the Highway Traffic Act.

Love is in the air tonight, along with some clouds, a little snow, and the risk of freezing rain, with a forecasted low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will see clouds and snow during the day before becoming partly cloudy with a chance of more snow overnight and a […]

Staff

Fort Frances Town Council is scheduled to meet tonight. On the agenda are several requests for municipal support from several groups and individuals. SnOasis The Friends of the Museum is reaching out to Council for a donation of two hours of ice time for a free family skate during SnOasis, […]

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two Alberta residents with fraud. On February 4, 2023, Rainy River District OPP members responded to a report of suspected credit card fraud at a business in Fort Frances after […]

Tonight will see some clouds before becoming clear with a low of -19 C (-2 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and clear with a high of -4 (25) and a low of -8 (18). Saturday will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming cloudy overnight […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

There is still plenty of upset in the community surrounding programming at the Memorial Sports Centre, but Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas says that while disagreement with council and administration is fine, he draws the line at members of the public harassing those who have nothing to do with the […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Fort Frances is one step closer to realizing the dream of a summer full of splash, thanks to an announcement from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). At an announcement on Tuesday morning members of the public, town administration and council joined to hear Kenora-Rainy River MPP announce funding […]

Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

As part of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s annual Public Education Symposium (Jan 26-28) retired trustee and past chair Raymond Roy was honored with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award on January 27 in Toronto. Only two other members from the Rainy River District […]