Darrell Martin, right, his son Kyle and wife Sharon display some of the chickens they had available for sale from the parking lot next to Fort Frances General Supply on Monday evening. The Martins have been raising and selling chickens for the past few years, though this is the first […]
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Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dr. Ian Gemmill has been the acting officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit for one year. For the past six months Gemmill made headlines as he provided updates and details of COVID-19 to residents of northwestern Ontario and the neighbouring regions. Many waited for Gemmill’s weekly public meetings […]
Tyanna Wood
My family loves to travel and go camping with amazing experiences of the beautiful places and diversity of people with pure rich culture and food. Ever since I was 8 months old I went to the other side of the world, also known as the Philippines. Which Philippines is the […]
Taya Hagarty
Sometimes even the smallest gestures can bring someone loads of happiness. In the summer of 2019 I travelled to Ecuador and the Amazon Rainforest on a volunteer trip. While on this trip I spent my time doing upgrades to the school communities, built a water tower, helped families gather their […]
Taryn McQuaker
When told I would have to write an essay for the Emo Fair Queen Competition on something that I was passionate about or that was meaningful to me, I immediately thought of the many lives that have been affected by cancer. It reminded me of a quote that I once […]
Ken Kellar
Fort Frances Town Council will be holding a special meeting today to get up to speed on the financial impact of COVID-19 as well as to go over some of the plans to begin re-opening civic buildings. Council usually only holds one meeting a month during July and August, as […]
By Robin McCormick
There are definitely happy moments to celebrate (even with COVID changing our world).July 24 George and Martha Siemens celebrated their 50th anniversary! Gary Barker turned 75 years old on July 25. Gary and his family lived many years in our municipality. Congratulations to Dennis Wright and Jasmine Hunter on the […]
Press Release
In light of recent guidance from the Province on phasing-in a gradual approach to resumption of visits, Riverside has updated our Acute Care Visitation procedure. Visiting will continue to be restricted at Riverside, however, acute in-patient visitations within our hospital facilities will commence on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Patients will […]
Raelle Redford
In 10 years what does your life look like? Are you happy? Are you sad? When does life begin really and when is it over? Well life is a mystery as a 15 year old girl I used to think that as soon as high school ends my life is […]
The tugboat Owandem was gently placed onto its temporary resting spot at the Fort Frances Public Works yard by Shane Armstrong of Armstrong Crane and other volunteers on July 10. The Owandem has undergone significant restoration work and is now waiting for a more permanent berth to be built, which […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, the medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit, said wearing masks at indoor public places will be mandatory starting August 17. “NWHU is requiring every business and organization that has an enclosed space accessible to the public to have a mandatory mask use policy,” Young-Hoon […]
By The NWHU
To further protect privacy, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has recently changed the way positive test results for COVID-19 are reported. The work of public health is to protect the health of our communities. We do that in many ways, which includes providing people with information about possible risks to their […]
