I am a 57-year-old Ojibway Anishinaba/Indian person. I was born in Minaki Ontario and was raised throughout the surrounding treaty 3 territory. I have been self-employed as a carpenter the majority of my life. I am happy to be raising my daughter as a single parent and fortunate to teach […]
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I am Greg Rickford, the PC Ontario candidate for Kenora-Rainy River. My wife Janet and two young girls and I live in Keewatin Ontario. I am the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Kenora and have worked as a nurse in many northern Indigenous communities. Before entering politics, […]
Boozhoo /hello! I’m excited to introduce myself to the people in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding. I’ve lived in northwestern Ontario for my entire life, raised between my home community of Couchiching First Nation and neighbouring Fort Frances, where I currently live with my husband Dale. We live in the same […]
Liberals in Kenora-Rainy River have nominated Anthony Leek, an educator, as their Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the June 2 provincial election. Anthony currently serves as the OntarioLearn Coordinator for Seven Generations Education Institute. He also remains active in Northwestern Ontario motorsports racing as past-President of Borderland Racing Association and […]
Press release
A total of 18 students from across the district participated in the Rainy River District School Board Speech Contest on May 12, hosted at J.W. Walker School in Fort Frances. Students delivered outstanding speeches on a wide variety of topics to educators, families, peers, and community members. New this year […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Playing hockey was a lifelong passion for Jillian Langtry, and once she had made it to the University of Maine’s Division One team, the pressure was on. “Oh, my goodness, there was so much pressure,” Langtry said. “Being in this sport, and you’re also doing your education, and I realized […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
A routine blast at the Fort Frances quarry on Monday sent a small piece of rock flying, hitting a power line and tripping a breaker. Parts of Fort Frances’s west end lost power temporarily. Shane Armstrong, owner of George Armstrong Co. — the company doing the blasting — says they […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Residents in Kenora, Ont., were told to watch for the possibility of more flooding on Monday as water levels were projected to rise in the northwestern Ontario city that issued an evacuation order for certain areas last week. Kenora Fire Chief Kent Readman said city staff were out monitoring road […]
The Town of Fort Frances has been assembling a barricade of sandbags at the waterfront to protect infrastructure in the event of a flood. Water levels continue to rise, with more rain expected in the forecast. Wednesday brings a risk of thunderstorms, and 5-10 mm of rain anticipated. Thursday and […]
Staff
Significant rainfall is forcing the Town of Fort Frances to change its plans for the annual free tipping day. Set to run tomorrow, Saturday, May 14, 2022, the rainfall received Thursday night into Friday morning has caused extremely wet conditions at the Fort Frances Landfill site, forcing the town to […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Due to high-water levels, the town’s Emergency Control Group updated their emergency declaration to include flooding. Patrick Briere, emergency management specialist says the town is going to begin sandbagging efforts starting with protecting municipal infrastructure and assets. “We’re just looking to get ahead of the game,” says Briere. He says […]
Press release
Many people effected by the flooding may not have had overland flood and sewer back up coverage for various reason. Reason can be cost of the coverage can be too high, some areas are not eligible for the coverage and policy limits that may have been exceeded. Causeway owner John […]
