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 […]
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Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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 […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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 […]
Ken Kellar
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 […]
Megan Walchuk
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 […]
Staff
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 […]
Ken Kellar
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 […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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 […]
Ken Kellar
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 […]
Ken Kellar
He’s been a fixture of the downtown business scene for nearly five decades, but on Friday, June 26, Richard Boileau retired. Boileau was hired on to McTaggarts in downtown Fort Frances in June of 1974 and has worked for the company ever since, rotating through a handful of roles across […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Just when schools were ready to call it a year after a rollercoaster of unexpected events – including the teachers’ strike and COVID-19 – the Ministry of Education introduced a new math curriculum for elementary students to be taught starting September 2020. Last week, Premier Doug Ford made this announcement […]
Staff
New Gold Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Artemis Gold Inc. to divest its Blackwater Project, located in B.C. Under the terms of the Agreement – which is still subject to closing conditions, including Artemis shareholder approval and required regulatory approvals – New Gold […]
