Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club is asking town council to proclaim Nov. 16-24 as “Curling Week” in Fort Frances. Curling club chair Patrick Briere wrote a letter to council explaining the dates coincide with “Curling Week in Northern Ontario”—a time the Northern Ontario Curling Association has designated to promote […]
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Duane Hicks With the annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off” coming up in less than two weeks, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for more teams to sign up. “We’ve got a few teams that have got their applications in,” organizer Samantha Manty said this morning. “Then we’ve got […]
Press Release Resolute Fort Frances Division and Unifor Locals 92 and 306 have agreed to extend a July manpower agreement allowing the #7 paper machine to now run up to Dec. 15. “The original manning agreement was expected to conclude next week,” noted Unifor national representative Stephen Boon. “But after […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is making is easier than ever to nominate someone for its “Citizen of the Year” award by offering the option of online forms. Those wanting to nominate someone online can go to the town’s website and fill out a nomination form. These can […]
Staff While staffing levels don’t always allow on-duty OPP officers to take part in community events like parades, off-duty ones can volunteer to participate and use police vehicles. Local detachment commander Insp. Steve Shouldice told the Police Services Board on Friday that it is hard to commit on-duty officers to […]
Heather Latter The local Canadian Mental Health Association’s 1K and 5K walk/run, entitled “Steps Against Stigma,” was deemed a success despite the cold, windy, and rainy conditions Saturday. “Everyone was really motivated and good-spirited, and I think overall it was a really good event,” said CMHA rehab program assistant Kristi […]
Duane Hicks The Ontario government soon will be engaging communities to share its proposed new model for billing municipalities for OPP policing services, as well as get feedback on how this should be implemented. “It’s really early in the process,” noted John McTaggart, chair of the local Police Services Board. […]
Duane Hicks Saturday’s cold, wet weather was not enough to stop the undead from rising from their tombs for the second-annual Fort Frances Zombie Walk. The event drew about 30 ghouls of all ages, from infants to middle-age adults, who put on their best zombie costumes and then staggered and […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is getting money to help pay for the infrastructure replacement work done on Second Street East this summer. It was among 21 Ontario communities to recently receive funding based on their application to the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative. The town has been given […]
Staff Having video cameras in downtown Fort Frances would help the OPP solve crimes, Insp. Steve Shouldice told the Police Services Board meeting here Friday morning. The local detachment commander also said the threat made at the Northern Lights Credit Union here Sept. 12 remains under investigation. Insp. Shouldice said […]
Staff Sue Anne Whitecrow of Seine River First Nation is the artist of the month at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. A display of her handmade, beaded leather items, such as moccasins, pouches, gloves, mitts, vests, and jewellery, will be up until the end of October. Whitecrow has […]
Duane Hicks Police services in Ontario now have the option to have all police officers trained and allowed to use conducted energy weapons (CEW) or “tasers,” but it will be a while before this new policy is implemented here. “Right now, I think there is an issue with the cost […]
