Duane Hicks Indigenous veterans never have received their due recognition but a new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre aims to rectify that. Just in time for Remembrance Day, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3” will open this Thursday (Nov. 8) and spotlight veterans from area First […]
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Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit reports a first case of influenza has been confirmed in the region. Having one positive case means that there are other, non-lab tested cases in the area. Influenza cases this early in the season are rare, and the health unit is urging everyone to […]
Duane Hicks The Christmas parade here will be held in December this year–as well as on a different day of the week and at a different time of day. Following the theme, “Christmas at the Movies,” the parade is set to go at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2–a change […]
Duane Hicks The local museum will be able to continue to provide top-notch workshops for another year thanks to the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum. Their annual wine, cheese, and beer fundraiser gala, entitled “Novemberfest,” drew a full house of more than 100 people last Thursday evening and raised […]
From the OPP On Nov. 1 around 11:30 a.m., Dryden OPP officers were executing a warrant at a residence on Henderson Road, north of Dryden. A male barricaded himself inside the home with a weapon. The OPP began an integrated police response, including the Tactical and Rescue Unit, Northwest Emergency […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students will be bringing some rays of sunshine into the Townshend Theatre on Nov. 8-10 for their “Shades of Yellow and Sunshine”-themed fall musical revue. Starting at 7 p.m. each night, the students will be singing and dancing to a variety of music that […]
Sam Odrowski The Special Olympics are coming to Thunder Bay in 2020 and a local OPP officer is working to raise both funds and awareness around the organization and event. Community safety officer Cst. Yenta Davidson is the Law Enforcement Torch Run representative for the OPP here and her role […]
Staff The Fort Frances Homeless Committee received its largest donation to date in support of opening an “Out of the Cold” shelter here–and it has the 10 First Nations of the southern Treaty #3 to thank. The committee received word of a $25,000 donation in the days following the “Longest […]
Sam Odrowski The chiefs of the Treaty #3 First Nations have taken a stand for indigenous youth in the classroom. At an assembly earlier this month, they passed a resolution instructing lawyers for Grand Council Treaty #3 to file a motion with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to seek […]
Sam Odrowski Cannabis became legal across Canada on Oct. 17 and reaction has been mixed so far. Here in Fort Frances, Rainy River Cannabis Collective owner Angela Olson said it’s a step in the right direction. “Legalization is a positive step,” she remarked. “This is a product that a lot […]
Sam Odrowski A demographic shift is happening in Northern Ontario and Rainy River District is among the areas experiencing one of the most severe declines in population. While Ontario, as a whole, has grown by 25 percent since 1996, the population of Rainy River District has dropped by just over […]
Staff Two district townships saw their councils all acclaimed for the Oct. 22 municipal election. In Morley, Andrew McCormick, Gary Jolicouer, Anthony Armstrong, and Maria Vandenbrand were acclaimed as councillors. Incumbent reeve George Heyens also was acclaimed. In Lake of the Woods township, Colleen Fadden was acclaimed as mayor. April […]
