The Town of Fort Frances has declared an emergency to the Province of Ontario due to Public Health concerns. The Town of Fort Frances Emergency Management Control Group met today at 1:00pm to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are still actively monitoring the situation and will be continuing to regularly […]
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GIANT LIST OF IDEAS FOR BEING HOME WITH KIDS (for: actual quarantine, school closures, weekend social distancing, anytime!) Thanks to the Princess Awesome & Boy Wonder Community for the amazing suggestions!! many educational websites are waving fees if your students school is closed Here’s a list of all of them […]
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Communities across the country are banding together to have fun at a distance, and the Fort Frances Times wants you to join in! Several community groups have been organizing activities called “window walks,” where individuals who are at home for work, in self-isolation or just cooped up with the kids […]
James Brown “I don’t feel it makes any difference, really. We have everything we need to shop here in Canada at the time, so. To me it makes no difference whether it’s open or closed. I only cross, really, to go to movies and things like that, so. Right now, […]
Press Release
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) recommends that everyone in our area practice social distancing to help protect our communities and to keep others healthy. Implementing social distancing early is critical to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 in our communities. The provincial-wide closures of public settings are meant to “flatten […]
Press Release
Although the Municipal office is closed, the Town of Fort Frances Emergency Management Control Group is actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation and meeting regularly to provided the community with appropriate and timely updates. Given the latest developments, the Control Group reminds the general public to continue to follow all recommendations […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The National Arts Centre and Facebook Canada have partnered to support online performances by Canadian artists, including Jim Cuddy and Serena Ryder, during the COVID-19 crisis. The Facebook-National Arts Centre Fund for Performing Artists will provide a total of $100,000 toward online performance between now and March […]
Tonight will see a chance of flurries and a low of -15 C (5 F). Tomorrow will see a chance of flurries during the day before clearing overnight with a high of minus-six (21) and a low of -21 (six below). Saturday will be sunny and clear with a high […]
The Canadian Press Quebec researchers have found a fossil that they say is from one of the first animals to climb out of the ancient seas to live on land. They say the fins of the 350-million-year-old fish contain finger-like bones that are probably the origin of the human hand. […]
The Canadian Press Toronto’s transit agency says one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19. The Toronto Transit Commission says the employee worked at a maintenance shop for buses. TTC CEO Rick Leary says the employee had returned from vacation and worked one shift on March 11 before being […]
The Associated PressFred Goodall TAMPA, Fla.–The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter free agency with expectations of signing Tom Brady and bolstering a defence that will be one of the keys to helping the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback be successful with his new team. There’s been no official announcement on Brady […]
The Associated PressDavid Bauder NEW YORK–Working at home on Wednesday was a little more involved than a laptop and cellphone for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. Feeling too sick to come to NBC’s Manhattan headquarters yet well enough to work, she had a makeshift studio set up in the basement […]
