By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

A lot of the old favourites will be back but the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is hoping that more businesses will rent tables for the April 26-27 expo which will bring visitors from across the District to see what Fort Frances has to offer. Heather Johnson is the Executive […]

Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

Brant Witherspoon’s boxing journey began when was 13 years old in Fort Frances, Ontario, his hometown where no boxing gyms existed. His father Gord helped him collect boxing equipment in their garage so he could train as best as he could, but Witherspoon still found it difficult to excel without […]

Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

Fishing guides from the United States are being permitted to work in Canadian waters, causing local Canadian businesses to sound the alarm to government officials without much success. “We want to know why people from the United States are given work permits to come work in Canada to exploit our […]

By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Scientists are looking at new ways to monitor the health of our local waterways, and they want the public’s help to do so. As part of the 2024 Ag Day event held this past Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Chapple, Teika Newton, the international watershed coordinator with the Lake of […]

Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

Yesterday was my last official day of work as a reporter for the Fort Frances Times, so I wanted to take this opportunity to try and capture how much my time here has meant to me. For the longest time, writing has been a form of self exploration and a […]

“Ag Day was a great success”, so says, Rebecca Mahon (president of the local organization RRFA) Rainy River Federation of Agriculture. She went on to share,”The RRFA’S board of directors were very happy to see so many members of the community out for the trade show and keynote speakers. The […]

The following are the results of the Vocal Music Division, held Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5 under Adjudicator Mille Hildebrand. CLASS V247E School Choirs, Massed School Choir – All Grades (English) FIRST: St. Mary School Choir, Grade 3-5 (Honors), Director: Ms. A. LaFroy, Accompanist: Mr. M. Brady SECOND: […]

Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and the risk of a thunderstorm in the early evening with a low of 2 C (36). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of showers during the day before becoming cloudy with a continuing […]

From the NWHU
Press release

From April 8-12, 2024, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) proudly joins the nation in celebrating Canadian Public Health Week, an occasion to recognize the important contributions of public health. The impact of public health interventions is remarkable. Recent analysis from the Canadian Public Health Agency emphasizes the substantial return on investment, […]

By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

KENORA – Area First Nations will continue receiving primary care services in their communities thanks to $3.6 million in funding from the provincial government, the executive director of Kenora Chiefs Advisory said on Friday. First Nation communities have historically experienced a gap in physician care and other primary health care, […]

By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

When Maxine McCulloch first began working among books, few would have expected to be able to rent a pickleball racquet at a library. The fact that you can do just that at Rosslyn’s library is a sign of how such facilities have sought ways to remain relevant in a social-media […]