Canadian pop music veteran Sass Jordan has cancelled her planned appearance as the opening act for this year’s Tour de Fort concert series due to health concerns. Concert organizers announced the cancellation of Jordan’s scheduled Sept. 16 performance in a press release Tuesday morning. Jordan’s team said in a statement […]
Local News
By Liam Oliver Neilson
The Fort Frances and District Labour Council is making a return after a three-decade hiatus, with plans to pick up where it left off representing the rights of the local workforce. The Fort Frances and District Labour Council disbanded in 1996 after first losing steam under the NDP government of […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
As the race for mayor and council ramps up, Fort Frances residents will soon be weighing their options and deciding who they want to represent them when they cast their ballots in October. For those unfamiliar with the major issues and unsure who is running and what they stand for, […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Rainy River First Nations and Weechi-it-te-win Family Services are working together to bring another healing walk to Fort Frances in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day. The annual community gathering began as a memorial walk for Chauncey Grover of Couchiching First Nation, who suddenly passed away in April 2020, started by […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
She had a full career with the Royal Bank of Canada before retiring as branch manager after 40 years. Then she worked at Causeway Insurance for two years before retiring again. Then she took on the mantle of executive director of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, giving guidance to […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Monday, Kathy Lampi and her crew from Backpacks for Kids Fort Frances handed off over 400 backpacks to children in the Rainy River District just in time for them to take to school next week. The organizers received donations through cash and physical backpacks starting at the beginning of […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Elections to be held on October 26 Fort Frances will see both the mayoral and councillor seats contested in this year’s election on Oct. 26, with two candidates for mayor and nine for council after the slate was officially ratified on Monday. Town Council, which is comprised of six council […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
With the official ratification of nominations on Monday, a contest for both mayoral and council seats has opened up in Fort Frances, with 11 candidates running for local office—nine for council and two for mayor. Election Day, Oct. 26, is just over eight weeks away. Now that ratification is complete, […]
Fall is getting closer as the last week of summer vacation for students runs out. High temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s over the next week or so according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Tonight will be Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers. […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Fort Frances Town Council is eyeing the space south of Lillie Avenue and west adjacent to Legion Park as an area that could be used for RV camping in a central location of town. The concept was initially brought forward as a motion from Coun. John McTaggart during the April […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Curl Fort Frances Community Centre (CFFCC) has received over $150,000 in funding from the province to upgrade its bathrooms and make them more accessible. While the facility’s bathrooms are technically accessible already and the rink is also one of the few in the region with an elevator giving wheelchair […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
The revamping of the Church Street and Veteran Avenue crosswalk has been postponed to 2027, but the commemorative painting to honour veterans will still be done this year. Modernization of the pedestrian crossover outside the Fort Frances Legion to make the intersection compliant with current Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) standards […]
