Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -27 C (-17 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of -20 (-4) and a low of -30 (-22). Friday will once more see sunny skies […]
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By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abraddbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abraddbury@fortfrances.com
Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, the Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a call at Walmart in Fort Frances concerning a worrying smell. Later that evening the department responded to a multi-vehicle collision on the Noden Causeway. Interim Fort Frances Fire Chief Dave Robertson says the Walmart incident […]
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This weekend will feature a time-honoured Christmas tradition. The annual Christmas Cantata will be presented by the Fort Frances Choraliers on December 8, at 2 p.m. at New Beginnings Fellowship. The Cantata is an up-beat, joyful event, with plenty of familiar holiday songs, said choir leader Diane Maxey. “It’s great […]
After windchills reaching -40 at times in the area this week, temps are looking up for the weekend. Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning near midnight. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening then light after midnight. Low -15 C. (5 F). Wind chill -24 […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Town of Fort Frances can likely breathe a bit easier as the Ontario Govenrment has announced it will help offset the increased cost of policing to small towns and rural municipalities across the province. Following outcry from municipalities in Ontario that are serviced by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Cassandra Spade, a law student at Judson Howie LLP who grew up in Couchiching plans to graduate this spring, has always known she wanted to be a lawyer. But, it wasn’t until she attended a United Nations gathering in New York that she was inspired by other Indigenous leaders, both […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The count of individuals who have put their names up for the vacant Town of Fort Frances council seat has increased to five as of 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, with one week to go until the closing date for potential candidates. The nomination period for the vacancy […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A group is proposing two new power projects in the north end of Fort Frances that it says will generate clean electricity and help support the municipality for decades. Council of the town of Fort Frances heard a presentation at their Monday, November 25, 2024, meeting from FirstLight Energy, a […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The count of individuals who have put their names up for the vacant Town of Fort Frances council seat has increased to five as of Monday, December 2, 2024, with just over a week to go until the closing date for applications. The nomination period for the vacancy began on […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Starting this past Monday and running the full week, the Point Park case is being laid out in the Fort Frances courthouse. At stake is the fate of Point Park, and a determination on which party or parties will have a say on any future development of the site. From […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Three individuals have put their names up for the vacant Town of Fort Frances council seat. The nomination period for the vacancy began on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, after town council elected to undergo an appointment process to fill the seat vacated by Mandi Olson in October. The applicants for […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances councillors are tasking administration to report on the future of Sunny Cove Camp and other revenue generating activities for the town following a series of notices of motion raised by coun. Kaleb Firth. At Monday night’s meeting of town council, three motions originally introduced by Firth at their […]
