NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said a new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) offers damning evidence that hallway medicine in the province is only going to keep getting worse under Doug Ford’s Conservatives. The FAO report found that even if Ford delivers the 15,000 long-term […]
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From the OPP
Officers from the Rainy River District detachment of the OPP were contacted Friday evening by officers from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Rainy River Port of entry. CBSA officers had conducted a roadside sobriety test with an approved screening device. The male driver performed poorly. OPP officers […]
Sam Odrowski
One of the worst experiences imaginable for a parent is the loss of a child. Yet, this trauma has been inflicted upon thousands of aboriginal families in Canada, through the 1960s-1980s when their kids were taken from their homes, often without consent, by child welfare agencies during the Sixties Scoop. […]
Ken Kellar
Dust off your fedoras and flapper dresses and brush up your Al Capone impression, the Fort Frances Museum is about to become the town’s hottest juice joint. The Friends of the Museum are well into planning their eighth-annual gala, and Friends’ president Robert Schulz said that this year’s theme ties […]
From the OPP
A Fort Frances man was killed in a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision on Highway 11/17, west of Fraser Road in Thunder Bay At approximately 5:21 a.m. Monday, officers from the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want you to confirm who you’re dealing with before sending any money anywhere for any reason. The ever-popular Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other agency-related extortion threats have continued to sustain significant financial losses by unsuspecting victims. In the […]
Sam Odrowski
Couchiching First Nation could be getting a second cannabis dispensary following changes to the regulations that license stores on reserves. Ontario Regulation 468/18 originally permitted eight stores for First Nation communities, and one per reserve, but on Oct. 22 it was amended to allow for up to 26 cannabis outlets, […]
Staff
The 300 block of Second Street is finally open. Landscaping and signage removal is now ongoing at the site, but the roadway was re-opened yesterday. “All the curb and gutter has been installed, including driveway aprons, all roadway granular ‘A’ base material has been placed, compacted, and graded,” Facilities and […]
Ken Kellar
A handful of students from Fort Frances High School took part in a unique competition last week.Eight Grade 7 students from Angela Petsnick’s science class travelled to Dryden to take part in a cardboard boat competition. Petsnick noted that the competition, organized by Skills Ontario, tied directly into their curriculum. […]
Sam Odrowski
Fort Frances is inside the only judicial district in the province without a sitting judge. Since 2012 when the community lost Justice Thomas McKay, who was the resident judge, the district has been dependent on visiting judges which has caused an array of problems for those accessing the court system […]
Staff
Town council is once again supporting shedding light on the abuse of women by proclaiming the month of November as “Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month” in Fort Frances. A flag raising ceremony will take place this Friday at 2 p.m. with town staff and employees from Riverside Health’s Community […]
Ken Kellar
It was certainly a night to remember, full of people dressed to the nines enjoying a fancy night out to support a good cause. The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Black & White” gala took place on Saturday night at the Copper River Inn, and Foundation director Allison Cox said […]
