Megan Walchuk photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

Ken Kellar photo

Kids and families in Fort Frances had a handful of ways to celebrate Halloween this year. Some went with special socially distanced trick or treating using pre-set tables or chutes, and others like Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had grab and go treat bags on offer from their First Street East location. […]

The Canadian Press
Danielle Edwards

HALIFAX – An ocean conservation organization says Canada’s “poorly regulated” seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy. In a report released Thursday, Oceana Canada says the regulatory gaps are unwittingly contributing to illicit seafood fishing and trade. “You could be buying something that […]

Tyler Moffitt
Fire Chief
FFFRS

On October 27, 2020, at approximately 4:29 AM the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a residential fire in the 500 Block of Front Street. Five full-time Firefighters, eight part-time Firefighters, the Fire Chief and two pumper trucks responded to the scene. Due to the quick response of firefighters, […]

The Associated Press
Rob Harris

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received a request from UEFA to adjust the handball law again to provide more flexibility for referees and prevent players being unfairly punished. In a letter to Infantino seen by The Associated Press, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin asked for the November meetings of the game’s […]

The Canadian Press
Nicole Thompson and Paola Loriggio

TORONTO – A Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the brutal beating of a young Black man was sentenced to nine months in jail on Thursday, a punishment the judge said takes into account the “racialized context” of the violence. Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca said that even […]

Ring a bell and help change a life by volunteering as a Bellringer with The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign. The fundraiser kicks-off on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 and will run through to Wednesday, December 23. Needs within our community are skyrocketing, and with your assistance, we can meet the demand. […]

Kim Jo Bliss photo

Who says Halloween is just for kids? Black Betty the bunny and pup Roxee got in on the action, too, by dressing up to greet trick or treaters at the Bliss farm.