Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the highly anticipated December Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Barb & Tom Bedard of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number Y-2424367. The December 50/50 raffle has been historically larger than previous months, and this year […]
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Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared the Gastrointestinal Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home over. Riverside continues to have our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices in place, which are designed to ensure the health and safety of our staff, the […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative
enguyen@fortfrances.com
While many area residents geared up for winter festivities over the holidays, some were faced with the stark reminder that they don’t have a family to go home to. A volunteer at the Fort Frances Family Centre expressed concern that the people who need the most help are the ones […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
As we enter the seventh year since British Columbia declared an opioid crisis, Fort Frances town councillor and social worker Mandi Olsen knows that there’s still a long road ahead. She and others continue to search for the answers to difficult questions such as how substance users get addicted in […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
There are few better ways to kick off a new year than with a night out to the Townshend Theatre for another show from Tour de Fort. Ringing in the New Year on Friday, January 6, 2023, is Amanda Rheaume, an Ottawa-based musician who identifies as a citizen of the […]
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As 2022 comes to a close, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 is happy to provide donations to the following Community organizations: J. W. Walker, Robert Moore, Mine Centre and Crossroads School breakfast programs; Air Cadets; Rainycrest Tree of Giving; Community Christmas Dinner; Christmas baskets to thank OPP, Treaty […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 180 occurrences between Monday December 26, 2022, and Sunday, January 1, 2023, including: Over the past week, Rainy River District OPP laid 15 charges under the Criminal Code and 11 under the Highway […]
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(KENORA, ON) On December 29, 2022, Kenora City Counsel along with residents of Kenora and the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) met for an emergency downtown public safety meeting because of recent events that occurred in the downtown core, including an assault on shop employes. As a result, Inspector Duggan […]
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The Town has announced that swimming lessons will be returning in the new year. A release issues this week stated that effective January 3, 2023, all swimming lessons (including Board of Education lessons), will resume, as a reduced capacity. Staffing shortages have resulted in the suspension of some programming for […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Town of Fort Frances Bylaw Department are reminding residents in Fort Frances that calendar parking is in effect year round within the town. With expected snow in the next few days, officers will be out issuing parking […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Danielle Marshall has taken on the role of new Curator at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. Marshall comes to Fort Frances from southern Ontario where she worked at a variety of museums in different roles over the years. “I liked the idea of just being somewhere for a […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Nov. 28 the Make a Big Splash Spray Park Advisory Committee brought its final proposed designs to Fort Frances Town Council on Nov. 28. With a finalized plan, the group now has an idea of cost and can move into the fundraising stage of the project. The design was […]
