Town council approved the 2024 Operating Budget in a Special Council meeting on Monday. It brought in a 5.99 per cent tax increase, including education. The bump represents $729,178 in increased spending by the Town. The average change on the annual tax bill will be $168 for residential, and $739 […]
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From the FFPLTC
Press release
Press release
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be open for less hours during the week due to budget cuts. “Effective April 1, the Library will reduce its hours of operation on Mondays and Thursdays, only being open from 10-5 on Mondays and open 10-6 on Thursdays, leaving Tuesday and […]
From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak on the West Wing at Rainycrest Long Term Care. The East Wing has been in outbreak since March 12, 2024. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
FORT FRANCES – Imagine yourself on a dog sled with a team of hard-working canines in front of you and snowy winter environment all around you. You’ll get a chance to do that and more, virtually, next week as the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre hosts Science North’s travelling […]
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As of yesterday, Fort Frances can order delivery through the Uber Eats app or website. The delivery service is available in over 300 cities across the country, and has announced its latest expansion to Renfrew, Fort Frances, Gravenhurst, Arnprior, Hanover, Goderich, Ingersoll, Listowel, Wallaceburg, Dryden, Aylmer, Braeside, Appleton, and L’Original. […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -2 C (28 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries during the day before becoming cloudy with a chance of rain showers or flurries overnight and a high of 6 (43) with […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Government of Ontario is investing almost a half-million dollars to help the Town of Fort Frances renovate and restore the Sunny Cove Camp property. In a series of visits and announcements through the district yesterday, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford revealed the funding of five […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
At the 2024 Winterlude festival in Ottawa, Ontario, the Spirit Horse Ice Sculpture was on display for hundreds to see. Sculpted by brothers Ross and Antonio Baisas, the delicate ice panels depicted rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses. Their inspiration came from artwork by Rhonda Snow, a local Anishinaabe artist […]
From the Town of Fort Frances
Press release
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances’ commitment to transparency and timely communication prompts them to share the latest developments regarding the Memorial Sports Centre pool renovation. The reopening of Memorial Sports Centre pool, originally scheduled for March/April, has been delayed due to unforeseen challenges during the renovation process including advanced structural […]
By Megan Walchuk
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
For many kids in our district, Constable Mike Glueheisen has become a regular part of the school experience. The OPP Community Outreach Liaison Officer has been spotted flipping burgers at school barbecues, running OPP Kids workshops for classrooms, and working one-on-one with kids to build trust between youth and the […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A local high school student has just taken part in a unique program that has given her a better look into how the province works, and potentially set her on a path to one day return to the halls of Queen’s Park. Alexis Latter is a Grade 10 student at […]
By Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Last month, the Fort Frances Times’ Daily Bulletin republished a photo dated March 2, 1988, featuring Fort Frances youth bowlers heading to a provincial five-pin championship. In one of the photos, a young girl named Leigh Naturkach, representing the Bantam Girls team, smiled proudly with a medal around her neck. […]
