A new town council was sworn in about a year ago and some of their accomplishments were recently highlighted. Coun. Douglas Judson gave an independent account of council’s efforts to move the community forward and future plans at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s (FFCC) general meeting last Wednesday. “We […]
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Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy during the day with a chance of flurries overnight bringing a high of minus-six (21) and a low of minus-10 (14). Friday will see a continuing chance of flurries all day and […]
Tonight will be cloudy with light snow and a low of minus-six C (21 F). The snow will continue into tomorrow before clearing slightly to cloudy periods overnight, bringing a high of minus-four (25) and a low of minus-12 (10). Thursday will see a mix of sun and clouds during […]
Staff
A local woman was recognized for her generous contributions to the Fort Frances community at last night’s regular council meeting. Joy Lockman, who was nominated by Jennifer Wood, was chosen by the town’s “Citizen of the Year” committee for her continued volunteerism around town. “Joy heads up the soup kitchen […]
Staff
Coun. Douglas Judson is proposing a draft bylaw that places a ban on single use plastics by Jan. 2021 at tonight’s regular council meeting. The draft bylaw prohibits businesses from distributing plastic checkout bags, food containers made of foam, plastic straws, and stir sticks. Large retailers would be required to […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of snow and a low of minus-six C (21 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of flurries overnight, with a high of minus-two (28) and a low of minus-six (21). Wednesday will see a chance of flurries throughout the day and changing […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of minus-13 C (nine F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and clouds with a chance of flurries during the day before clearing overnight with a high of zero (32) and a low of minus-six (21). […]
The date has been changed for the Fort Frances Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29’s upcoming event, the “PJs and Pearls Gala.” The event will now be on April 4, 2020 (changed from Feb. 29, 2020). The former date was erroneously reported in yesterday’s Times. Advance tickets cost $60 each; […]
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The Fort Frances Christmas Parade is in need of your help. “The parade is Dec. 7 at 5 p.m., we need floats,” said parade organizer Scott Krienke-Turvey. “This is a community Christmas parade and without community involvement on both sides of it, it doesn’t work. Right now we have a […]
Sam Odrowski
A town councillor is trying to get Fort Frances to do a small part in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. Coun. Douglas Judson submitted a proposed bylaw to council that will ban single-use plastics, such as checkout bags, drinking straws, styrofoam food containers and other single-use products […]
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Rainy River Packaging, formerly known as Repap Resources, is no longer interested in purchasing the Fort Frances mill. The company has been interested in the mill property since December of last year but its investors have backed away due to the restrictive covenants that Resolute Forest Products attached to its […]
Sam Odrowski
With Christmas just around the corner, the local Salvation Army is preparing to make the holiday season a little bit better for hundreds of district residents. There are still some openings for those in need of a Christmas hamper and individuals looking to utilize the program are encouraged to visit […]
