Local News

Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared the Gastroenteritis Outbreak over at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home, effective Feb. 27. All social events and activities at Rainycrest have resumed. All visitors are now welcomed. Riverside continues to urge the public to stay at home […]

Council narrowly approved a recommendation that will soon ban on-street parking during significant winter storms at their regular meeting on Monday night. A 3-2 vote agreed with the recommendation of operations and facilities manager, Travis Rob to amend the town’s Traffic Control Bylaw to include a provision banning on-street parking […]

A local group is asking the Town of Fort Frances for help addressing a water shortage. The Fort Frances Community Garden made a presentation to town council on Monday evening asking for help in addressing the issues it is facing as more and more members of the public become interested […]

The town of Fort Frances passed a resolution last night that’s aimed at creating more equitable railway taxation and raises concerns surrounding rail safety. The resolution, which received unanimous support from council at Monday’s meeting, arose out of the CN Rail derailment near Emo last Tuesday involving 30 cars, seven […]

Set among the pines, boasting soaring ceilings and sleek decor, is Fort Frances’ newest dining hot spot. But don’t put off getting a reservation, because this exclusive pop-up dining experience won’t be around for long – the chefs need to get back to class. The Stepping Stone is a teaching […]

For the first time ever, the town began its regular council meeting on Monday with a land acknowledgement. “We’ve talked about it for quite a while, every conference we go to there’s always an acknowledgement about being on our traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people in this area,” Mayor Caul […]

Nearly $95,000 of charitable funding through the Winnipeg Foundation’s Moffat Fund will soon be dispersed to non-profit groups and organizations. The funding is to support and advance the economic, social, physical, and intellectual well being of children and their families. Those interested in applying can do so from March 2 […]

The Fort Frances Senior Centre is staying where it’s currently located on Nelson Street and will not be moved to the Fort Frances Daycare, following the approval of a report at Monday night’s council meeting. Council had asked the centre’s board to consider a potential move to the former Fort […]

Railway safety was top of mind at Fort Frances’ council meeting last night. The town passed a Consideration of Resolution respecting Railway Traffic, that states the impact trains have on municipalities, brief history of six derailments since 2013, the recent Emo derailment’s effect, community concerns, and railway taxation. The resolution […]