Staff The Town of Fort Frances has been selected to receive a 2018 Ontario Age-Friendly Community Recognition Award later this month. The local Age-Friendly Community Committee has been working since late 2016 to gather public input and prepare a four-year action plan outlining recommendations to make Fort Frances more “age-friendly.” […]
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Sam Odrowski Alternative folk musician Rory Tailon will be returning to Fort Frances next Friday (March 23), alongside Kenora’s Brooklyn Doran, for a night of soulful signing at From the Grind Up. Tailon kicked off his cross-Canada tour a week ago, starting in Kingston, Ont. Over the next five months, […]
Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we value the opinions and suggestions of our patients, their family members, and caregivers. Have you or a loved one received care at any of our Riverside Health Care facilities in the past two years? Could something have been done differently to improve your […]
Duane Hicks The Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op is looking for more feedback before the end of March on a draft of a new food charter for the Kenora and Rainy River District. The food charter, which essentially is a reference document that states what a community wants its local food […]
Sam Odrowski A new restorative justice program is coming to Couchiching in hopes of addressing the over-representation of indigenous people in the court system. The program is designed for young first-time offenders who commit crimes like break-and-enter, trespassing, shoplifting, assault, vandalism, or mischief. Factors such as the severity of the […]
Sam Odrowski Local Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Rickford has recently thrown his full support behind newly-crowned party leader Doug Ford. “I was not critical of Doug through the campaign frankly because, outside of his work as a Toronto city councillor, I hadn’t known or understood too much about him,” Rickford […]
Press Release On March 6, the First Nation communities of Couchiching, Mitaanjigamiing, Naicatchewenin, and Nigigoonsiminikaaning issued a public statement regarding “a final settlement with Canada and Ontario over claims related to the ‘Agency 1’ Reserve located near Fort Frances, Ont.” The town presumes this statement refers to lands surrendered in […]
Duane Hicks One town councillor does not want to see alcohol at events at the new Rainy Lake Square. “I really feel that the consumption of alcohol should be left out of our outdoor, brand new market square,” Coun. June Caul told the Times after Monday night’s regular council meeting. […]
Duane Hicks Book-lovers looking to stock up on reading materials don’t have to look any further than the annual charity book sale set to take place next week (March 21-24) at Revco Carpet here. But a book sale needs books–and the public is welcome to drop by 950 Fifth St. […]
Press Release With spring weather quickly approaching, many workplaces, community groups, and individuals will be taking steps to clean up outdoor spaces. The Northwestern Health Unit would like to remind the public that there is a chance a discarded needle may be part of the garbage found. “Knowing how to […]
Duane Hicks The race to be the next MPP for Kenora-Rainy River finally is starting to heat up. Fort Frances resident Matt Soprovich, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, has announced he’ll be seeking the local NDP nomination for the June 7 provincial election. “I’ve been considering […]
Duane Hicks The new Fort Frances Women’s Centre opened its doors to an enthusiastic response last Thursday. The drop-in centre, located at 330 Scott St., offers a comfortable atmosphere for women of all ages and their children to stop by, socialize, take a break, conduct workshops, and, if they’re entrepreneurs […]
