It was a dark and spooky night, and it was wildly successful to boot. The annual “Trunk-or-Treat,” held in the parking lot at the Fort Frances Public Library by the “Project Safe Halloween” committee, was jammed full of trunks handing out all kinds of treats to the ghouls, goblins, witches, […]
Local News
Ken Kellar
A local organization is leading the charge against woman abuse this month. Riverside Community Counselling Services, a program of Riverside Health Care, kicked off their annual “Shine the Light” campaign with a flag raising at the civic centre on Friday. Jacquee Loerzel is the Community Family Violence Counsellor at Riverside […]
Sam Odrowski
Local health services are set to receive a small boost in funding. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford visited the district on Friday to announce that the province is investing $260,000 in Riverside Healthcare to address its funding challenges. The local investment is part of $68 million being distributed to 66 […]
Sam Odrowski
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre recently partnered with Sudbury’s Science North to bring a special installation to the community. The “Northern THINK Hub,” which is modelled after the popular THINK visitor experience at Science North, was launched at the library last Friday. The interactive exhibit allows visitors to […]
Press Release
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty #3 says it’s important for everyone to learn about the treaty relationship between First Nations and the Crown during the fourth annual Treaty Recognition Week (Nov. 3-9). Treaties Recognition Week is the first week of November and was introduced in 2016 to honour […]
Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of minus-12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will continue with a chance of flurries all day and overnight, bringing a high of minus-five (23) and a low of -15 (5). Thursday will once again bring flurries during the day […]
Tonight will see a few flurries with a low of minus-11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will continue the chance of flurries through the day and overnight, with a high of minus-five (23) and a low of minus-ten (14). Wednesday will see more chance of flurries through the day and overnight, […]
Halloween night will be mainly cloudy with a low of minus-four C (25 F). For tomorrow, the first day of November, expect a chance of flurries lasting through the day and overnight with a high of one (34) and a low of minus-four (25). Saturday will bring a continuing chance […]
Staff
The Town of Fort Frances has had nearly twice as many accidental 9-1-1 calls this year, compared to 2018. From January to the end of September, there were 355 9-1-1 hangups, pocket dials, or dropped cell calls, which is up from 189 over the same period last year. “This is […]
Sam Odrowski
Couchiching First Nation could be getting a second cannabis dispensary following changes to the regulations that license stores on reserves. Ontario Regulation 468/18 originally permitted eight stores for First Nation communities, and one per reserve, but on Oct. 22 it was amended to allow for up to 26 cannabis outlets, […]
Staff
The 300 block of Second Street is finally open. Landscaping and signage removal is now ongoing at the site, but the roadway was re-opened yesterday. “All the curb and gutter has been installed, including driveway aprons, all roadway granular ‘A’ base material has been placed, compacted, and graded,” Facilities and […]
Ken Kellar
A handful of students from Fort Frances High School took part in a unique competition last week.Eight Grade 7 students from Angela Petsnick’s science class travelled to Dryden to take part in a cardboard boat competition. Petsnick noted that the competition, organized by Skills Ontario, tied directly into their curriculum. […]
