Almost $100,000 is on its way to community groups and organizations to help them in their goal of supporting local children and families. At Monday night’s town council meeting, Fort Frances Mayor June Caul announced the recipients of this year’s Moffat Family Fund, which flows from the Winnipeg Foundation. The […]
News
Beginning Monday, August 17, 2020 at 12:01 AM, it is mandatory that people in the general public wear a mask or other form of face covering in indoor public spaces. This page answers many of the common questions that people have about this new requirement. The content will be updated […]
Jamie Bruce holds up a 30″, 10-pound plus walleye that he caught on day two of the Kenora Walleye Open en route to a second place finish. – Photo Courtesy of Jamie Bruce
Merna EmaraLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Arden Bruyere and Victor Armit play the guitar and sing in Rainy Lake Square. People gathered around them as they all sang John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” From seniors to toddlers, residents cheered and clapped for the duo as they created a vintage […]
Press Release
(EMO, ON) On August 9 at 8:44 a.m., officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of an impaired driver in the parking lot of the Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo. Officers located the described vehicle and spoke to the male driver. The […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has closed an unused detachments in the Rainy River District. The OPP detachment in Emo officially closed on August 5, 2020. This will not impact the level of service provided to Emo or the surrounding townships, according to police. According to Acting Sargent Jim Davis […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
While most of Earth’s inhabitants were locked inside their homes under quarantine, new talents were discovered. Many turned to cooking, crafting and working on puzzles to destress and pass the time with their families. Betty’s of Fort Frances was able to fuel all that creativity. They were able to continue […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The province of Ontario is just four weeks away from welcoming back their two million students who have been away from their classrooms since March. The return to school this year is coupled with parents across the province having to make decisions on whether to let their children go back […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Child and Family Services in Fort Frances partners with Sunset Water Sports by donating $5,000 to buy adaptive water equipment. Adaptive water equipment provides accessible water sports and recreational activities for individuals with physical limitations. Shawna McRitchie, co-founder and co-owner of Sunset Water Sports, said they have been working on […]
Marlee Bliss
The fourth meeting of the Devlin Beef Club was held at Louis and Aaron Bujoild’s on Sunday, August 2. We started off by reciting the 4-H pledge and talking about show setup for 2020 and everything that will need to be done to prepare for the show on August 9. […]
By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump’s recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border. In a web survey conducted by polling firm Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, […]
A stray boa constrict was found over the weekend by a Fort Frances homeowner. The OPP retrieved the animal, and are looking for its owner. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 274-3322.
