- Robin McCormick photos

A Mother’s Day Tea and Bake sale was held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday, May 4. The Guthrie United Church congregation provided delicious desserts and baking for sale. All monies raised help the church with expenses. Top, Amy Teeple and Iris Shute share coffee and sweets at the tea, […]

Staff

Two LaVallee residents linked to widespread mail theft were seen in court this week. Ann Rousseau and her partner William Rousseau are facing multiple charges in relation to the theft of mail from the Fort Frances Post Office, where Ann Rousseau worked as a contracted cleaner. Ann was seen in […]

By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Last July Giishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services announced they were receiving $5million in funding to build the Wiidookodaadiwin Healing Lodge, on April 25 they held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the building on Agency One land near Couchiching First Nation. The idea for the shelter grew out of the women’s council for […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

A local author is celebrating the release of their second book of poetry which is taking readers on a trip into the past in order to challenge the heteronormative stories history accepts as the default. Joelle Barron is a poet from Fort Frances, and released their second book of poetry, […]

By Megan Walchuk

Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. Staff at the Fort Frances Times were lucky enough to have a mother right in the office every day. Del Cumming was a warm and nurturing mother figure for generations of staff […]

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On April 30, the Emo Food Bank received a cheque for $5000.00 from Cloverleaf Groceries. Kim Jo Bliss recently won $500.00 in a contest through Cloverleaf and Family Foods. She designated the Emo Food to be the recipient as the local charity. The Food Bank committee thanks Kim Jo and […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Walkers braved the rain and cold weather on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in order to show support for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) by taking part in the Walk With Our Sisters event. The event was a collaboration between several local organizations and was held to honour […]

- Robin McCormick photos

It’s been a busy season for milestone birthdays across the district. Murray was also honoured with a birthday parry on April 26th. Here’s wishing this group of friends, many more birthdays to come !!!

Where I live has little or no light pollution and because of this, the sky is alive at night with the pulsing and beating hearts of the billions of stars that glow above us. This beauty, this “alive-ness” of the stars quiets my busy brain and I am surrounded by […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Red dresses hang in the windows of Betty’s in downtown Fort Frances, as well as several other businesses and organizations along Scott Street, in solidarity with the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), which was Sunday, May 5, 2024, as well as the […]