The Mayor of Fort Frances is encouraging people to observe physical distancing and self-isolation guidelines, even if the town hasn’t seen many cases of COVID-19 compared to other parts of the world. Mayor June Caul spoke with the Times late last week and again this week to provide a number […]
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Megan Walchuk
Megan Walchuk
Few aspects of life have been left untouched by the global COVID-19 pandemic. How people worship has been no different. In Ontario, all churches have been closed for group worship, and social gatherings over five people anywhere in the province are against the law. But that hasn’t stopped local congregations […]
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Four weeks before Christmas the cashiers at Safeway Fort Frances collected cash donations from customers for the food bank. And this week, the store was able to donate those proceeds to the Salvation Army. This campaign runs each year to help ensure that food bank shelves are stocked so that […]
Jamie Mountain
As the world practices physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic to protect each other from the spread of the virus, many senior citizens are left isolated and unable to see their loved ones.That ultimately can have a negative impact on their mental health. Fortunately there is a new initiative that […]
Ken Kellar
It can’t be business as normal, but the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) is committed to looking after those who rely on their services. Like many other organizations in Canada and across the world, the UNFC has seen the way it operates impacted by the restrictions put in place to […]
Ken Kellar
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) is taking steps to protect the most vulnerable populations in Fort Frances and the district. In a press release dated April 7, 2020, the RRDSSAB outlined what steps they have taken to ensure that the homeless population in the area can […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries or rain showers and a low of -4 C (25 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of one (34) and a low of minus-nine (16). Friday will […]
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Do you know what bullying is? Is there a difference between bullying and harassment? And what is discrimination. The Canadian Red Cross sets it straight. What is bullying? Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person […]
The Fort Frances Times is looking for help from the community to celebrate and recognize International Day of Pink taking place tomorrow, April 8. We want to make our paper as pink as possible to support Day of Pink and fight back against bullying towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Send us […]
Tonight will see a few clouds and a low of -2 C (28) Tomorrow will see a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of four (39) and a low of minus-six (21). Thursday will continue to see a chance of flurries throughout the day and […]
Tonight will bring showers and a low of 3 C (37 F). Tomorrow will see showers during the day turning to a chance of flurries overnight with a high of eight (46) and a low of minus-three (27). Wednesday will continue to see flurries or rain showers during the day […]
Press Release
TORONTO-Today, the Ontario government released extensive COVID-19 modelling, revealing several scenarios that project the potential number of cases and deaths. In doing so, the province is providing the public with full transparency about the consequences should everyone but non-essential workers fail to stay home and practise physical distancing. “The models […]
