Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Mayor June Caul announced during the bi-weekly council meetings held on Monday that she and Councillor Andrew Hallikas will sit on the homelessness committee aimed at decreasing the issue of homelessness in Fort Frances. “Regarding the many issues around homelessness, there will be a meeting of the municipal emergency measures […]
There are a host of presentations and reports to be made at tonight’s town council meeting.Following verbal updates that will be provided by Mayor June Caul and Councillors Michael Behan, Wendy Brunetta and Andrew Hallikas, council will consider a report that recommends the implementation of a Capital Asset Registry Policy. […]
A crew of pre-trained and experienced summer students have been recalled to maintain the town’s cemeteries. It may only be a quarter of its regular summer contingency, but the three summer students, all of whom have worked for the town in previous summers, will be focused solely on keeping the […]
SUDDEN DEATH IN FORT FRANCES AT WHITE PINE INN (FORT FRANCES, ON) Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), are investigating a sudden death at 800 Scott Street in Fort Frances. The address is known as the White Pine Inn. At 9:14 a.m. on Sunday […]
Camping at Point Park is an annual tradition for many. But this year is unlike any previous one – due to COVID-19, most services have been changed to comply with evolving provincial guidelines, and the Point Park campground is no exception. Travis Rob, operations and facilities manager, said all town […]
Ontario’s Tourism Minister Lisa MacLeod and Ontario’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford held a telephone town hall meeting to update northern Ontario residents on the measures taken to alleviate the sweeping effects COVID-19 had on the tourism industry. In this call, MacLeod announced that the ministry is investing $18 million […]
Anyone visiting downtown Fort Frances over the past week might have noticed a flurry of construction activity in an old mill parking lot. But not to worry; it’s just the next step in a longtime goal of the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC). The construction took place in the parking […]
Not all U.S. plates spell trouble. Although some local residents are on edge after two U.S. residents broke quarantine shortly after entering the country through Fort Frances, the OPP are reminding the public that U.S. plated vehicles aren’t necessarily a cause for concern. According to OPP media relations officer A/Sgt […]
Three new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported late last week. On July 2, Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of two new positive COVID-19 test results in the Sioux Lookout Health Hub area. The individuals were a 30 year old and a 60 year old, both male. On […]
It’s been a long handful of months being closed, but the Fine Line Art Gallery is ready to welcome customers and art aficionados back through its doors. Like many local businesses, the gallery closed down in mid-March following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in place by […]
Both the government of Canada and the government of Ontario organized a joint federal, provincial, municipal and First Nation funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan that will support 12 road, airport and bridge projects in northern Ontario. The implementation of these projects will strengthen infrastructure in rural communities […]
While there is still much that is unknown about the COVID-19 virus, Curtis Denture Clinic in Fort Frances isn’t taking any chances with the health of their patients or staff. The clinic has recently installed a brand-new and state of the art piece of tech that’s designed to track patients […]
