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Not even rain can dampen the fun of the Teddy Bear Picnic – it’s going ahead this Friday, rain or shine. The annual event will be held in the lawn of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. In the event of rain, it will move indoors to the auditorium […]

Following a long and winding road to completion, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas gave kudos to all those who have been involved with helping the town’s newest amenity reach its opening day. As part of his regular report to council during Monday night’s meeting, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas gave […]

The Town of Fort Frances is gearing up for a series of summertime events to help entertain residents and help drive economic growth, and council has given it a strong head start. As part of Monday night’s Council Meeting, town administration presented a report to council asking for a declaration […]

Former Fort Frances Councillor David Kircher has filed to to take the Town of Fort Frances and the municipality’s Integrity Commissioner David G. Boghosian to court, with a Notice of Application for Judicial Review. Kircher’s legal team filed a 17-page notice to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Thunder […]

The Town of Fort Frances is preparing to add its name to a list of municipalities calling on the province to re-absorb some of the cost of community policing. During Monday night’s meeting of Town Council, discussion turned to a resolution letter received from the Municipality of Tweed, Ont., regarding […]

On Wednesday, June 21 library workers at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre voted to join CUPE. “We’re happy,” said Joelle Barron, who works as a part-time library clerk at the library. “This has been a long time coming and we’re excited to start our collective bargaining process with […]

Beyak Automotive Group, organizers of Fort Frances Canada Day activities is considering cancelling the planned parade on Canada Day due to lack of participation. The parade, due to start at 11 a.m. is supposed to run from the Sorting Gap Marina to La Verendrye Hospital. In a post on the […]

There will be several opportunities for residents to have a say on the future of arts and culture in Fort Frances. A consulting team from Nordicity is holding several pop-up engagement sessions in different locations throughout town the opportunities are as follows: According to the event page the pop ups […]

Summer is construction season, and Fort Frances has been busy with road and capital upgrades throughout the Town. During Monday’s council meeting, Facility and Operations Manager Travis Rob presented updates on some of the ongoing projects and upgrades taking place across town. Legion Park Rehabilitation – The Splash pad was […]

With poor weather in the forecast for the previous date of Saturday June 22, the grand opening of the splash pad at Legion Park in Fort Frances has been pushed back a day. A Facebook post from the Town of Fort Frances says the hope is that the weather is […]

Coming this July 11th, the business improvement area (BIA) of downtown For Frances is presenting Mall Days. Guests are invited to attend the free events being held on Scott St. Mall Days are a chance for people to come down to Scott St. and enjoy the festivities. Parts of Scott […]