Debate on the renaming of Colonization Road hit the Fort Frances Planning and Development Committee this week. The Committee was asked during the November 23 council meeting to study the issue and report back with recommendations. One option the committee will be bringing to the council table is a mail-out […]
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Natali Trivuncic
Staff writer
Staff writer
Christmas trees are often the focal point of holiday decorations and family traditions, and with Christmas quickly approaching, if you still do not have one, you will want to act fast; trees are selling out fast at Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Garden this year. Lowey’s is a third generation working […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new chiropractor has set up her home base in town. Doctor Krisanne Mascarenhas is the newest practicing chiropractor at Fort Frances Chiropractic Centre, where she joins Drs. Jeremy McGuire and Cody Caul in offering her services to help protect and improve the health of people in the district. While […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There are still plenty of opportunities for our area forests, but the town, its partners and the remaining shareholders in the new forest license will have to seek them out. That’s the message that Mike Willick of the Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC) gave to Fort Frances town council […]
Natali Trivuncic
Staff writer
Staff writer
On Dec. 4, Ernie Hardman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the provinces Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act. The legislation went into effect on Dec.5. The purpose of the legislation is to prohibit trespassing on farms and other properties on which farm animals are located […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -5 C (23). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods overnight and a high of four (39) and a low of minus-four (25). Thursday will continue to see a mix of sun and cloud during the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A psychiatrist retained by the defence is set to testify for the seventh straight day at the trial for the man who killed 10 people on a Toronto sidewalk with a rental van. Dr. Alexander Westphal is nearing completion of his testimony in the trial of Alek […]
Fort Frances Lakers team members were on hand at the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) Circle of Life building on Mowat Ave on Friday for their annual Toy Drive. The hockey players were on site from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. collecting toys for donation to the UNFC’s Christmas Adopt-A-Family […]
Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO – Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son. The Alberta mom says she told her six-year-old that the big guy has […]
Shawn Jeffords
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
TORONTO–Vulnerable seniors, their caregivers, and health-care workers will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, but the province is still a long way from being able to offer the shot to the broader public. Premier Doug Ford laid out his government’s three-part vaccination rollout plan on […]
The Canadian Press
Ontario is reporting 1,676 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 588 new cases are in Toronto, 349 in Peel Region, and 141 cases are in York Region. It also reported 333 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.’ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company’s decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theatres in 2021. The “Tenet” filmmaker told The Associated Press Monday that it’s not a good business decision and criticized how the company […]
