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The competition was as fierce as ever, and after an exciting night of top-tier local talent, a new winner of Quest for the Best has been crowned. Cynthia Vanuden took home the top prize during Friday night’s event, emerging victorious after going head-to-head with repeat Quest winner Jaykob Ryll during […]

Construction work on some key thoroughfares through Fort Frances continues to progress this summer, but it will still be a few months before traffic can flow across town without the detours drivers have become used to. Roadwork along Third Street West started last summer, where repairs and reconstruction were made […]

The water restrictions imposed by the Town of Fort Frances on Tuesday morning have been lifted according to a Facebook post at around 11 a.m. Thursday. The restriction on watering lawns, washing cars, filling swimming pools and other non-essential uses of water was imposed after the town’s water supply dipped […]

Fort Frances resident and arts connoisseur Ken Datzkiw is working to organize a Nuit Blanche late-night art festival in Rainy Lake Square at the end of September. The term nuit blanche, which translates as “white night” in French, originally referred to a night without sleep. As a festival concept, it […]

A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Town of Fort Frances and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) board was approved during Monday evening’s council meeting. The previous MOU came into effect over 14 years ago and required modernization of the agreement of how the town and […]

A loud round of applause filled the clubhouse at Kitchen Creek Golf Club on the afternoon of Saturday, July 11, as Holly Kaemingh, Riverside’s Director of Fundraising, announced that the health provider’s inaugural fundraiser golf tournament had helped the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign across the finish line to its $1.67 […]

If there’s enough local interest, Fort Frances could end up being home to its very own branch of Scouts Canada, thanks to a father who was looking to enroll his son in some extracurricular activities where he could learn new skills, but found there was no branch of the organization […]

The treasurer of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (FFVB) says a partnership with the Town of Fort Frances is the only option that will allow it to continue delivering social programs out of the former train station. Due to an increase in operating costs and a decrease in monetary donations, […]

Elvira Flynn is a strong and courageous woman who has endured much along a journey that has taken her from the front lines of war-torn Ukraine to a new home in Fort Frances. Now, she is embracing her skills as a pastry chef in her new home, with plans to […]

Eleven talented kids will be giving it their all starting at 6:30 p.m. tonight on the main stage under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances, marking the debut of a new iteration of the former “Kiddie Quest” event. The showcase for kids aged 12 and […]

The Town of Fort Frances issued a notice Tuesday morning restricting non-essential water use, including lawn watering, and said the splash pad in Legion Park has been closed for the time being. Town of Fort Frances’ Environmental Superintendent Ram Dokala said the restriction was put in place after a sharp […]

Just over a year after its launch, Riverside Health Care has announced that the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign has reached its goal to raise $ 1.67 million and bring the first-ever MRI machine to the Rainy River District. The milestone was announced during Riverside’s inaugural golf tournament at Kitchen Creek […]