The public is invited to the Fort Frances Airport on Sunday evening for a special display of motorcycle prowess. The Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Golden Helmets Precision Motorcycle Team will be coming to town this Sunday evening, Sept. 6, to demonstrate their skills and abilities. The show is scheduled to […]
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By Carrie Ivardi,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — The new executive director of the Thunder Bay Police Service Board said she is looking forward to stepping into the role with a focus on organization and accountability to ensure members have the support they need to carry out their work. “My job is to come in […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
International Overdose Awareness Day was observed by residents of Fort Frances and members of Rainy River First Nation during a healing walk through town on Monday, bringing the two communities together in mutual support. International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized globally on Aug. 31 each year. Started in Australia in […]
By Robin McCormick
Earlier this summer, Calleigh Councillor travelled halfway around the world to Tauranga, New Zealand, for a week’s stay, representing her culture and country in an elite volleyball tournament. Councillor was taking part in the 2026 All Nations U20 Volleyball Series as a member of Team All Nations, representing Indigenous communities […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
T. Patrick Reid, who represented Rainy River in the Ontario Legislature for 17 years, was in Fort Frances last week and took the time to donate a copy of his autobiography Lucky All My Life: The Man from Rainy River to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC). Reid’s […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
After an integrity commissioner’s investigation concluded that Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker had wrongfully held onto donated funds, the township’s mayor has returned the money and received a reprimand from council. The donated funds held by McQuaker, $5300.65, were just a fraction of the money raised by a series of online […]
By Will Brooks
When Tashina Morgenstern crossed on foot into Ukraine this past March, she was hit with a wave of emotion strong enough to bring her to tears. It was the first time the Fort Frances operating room nurse—a third-generation Ukrainian-Canadian—had set foot in the country her family left behind generations ago. […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
The Township of Emo has found a candidate to fill an empty council seat after 26-year-old Anthony Gill-Roisin threw his hat in the ring last week. With only four individuals having stepped forward for the five spots for mayor and council by the end of the nomination period on Aug. […]
By Will Brooks
The Fort Frances Times welcomes Will Brooks, the latest addition to our editorial staff. We asked Will to give himself an introduction in his own words. Will currently resides in Ottawa, but will soon be joining us in Fort. – Editor My name is Will Brooks. I am 32 years […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
The Fort Frances Times’ Nancy Flook pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club’s Trip of the Month draw for September this morning at the Times office. Sarah Windigo is the winner of a Rocky Mountain Ski Package trip, valued at $4,000. Next month’s draw is for a Cayman Coves […]
By Will Brooks
Some parents of schoolchildren were left scrambling to get their kids to school Tuesday morning as several bus routes across town were cancelled a day before the first day of the 2026 school year, as the busing service provider struggles with issues being faced across the country. “Despite our best […]
By Allan Bradbury
Canadian pop music veteran Sass Jordan has cancelled her planned appearance as the opening act for this year’s Tour de Fort concert series due to health concerns. Concert organizers announced the cancellation of Jordan’s scheduled Sept. 16 performance in a press release Tuesday morning. Jordan’s team said in a statement […]
