La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH) will be working to install a new CT scanner Friday September 23 to Monday October 3, 2022. During this time, on-site CT services will be unavailable and patients urgently requiring a CT will be transported to Rainy Lake Medical Center in International Falls, Minnesota to […]
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By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Town of Fort Frances will be sending a request to support the installation of a battery storage facility to be built on the former lagoon property to its Chief Building Officer for consideration. At Monday night’s meeting of town council and administration, Mitch Lepage, Rob Coulbeck and Alex Eidson […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Work is underway on developing a brand-new Official Plan for the Town of Fort Frances, as well as a comprehensive review of its zoning by-law. At Monday night’s meeting of Town of Fort Frances council and administration, Justyna Garbos of WSP Canada Inc., the company that is working with the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Having played in Fort Frances before My Son the Hurricane is happy to be touring post-pandemic. They’re hoping to bring happiness with them as they bring the funk back to Fort Frances on Sunday Sept. 25. Vocalist Sylvie Kindree says it’s been great to be back on the road after […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Visitors were welcomed to an open house and fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 10 to explore the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds). The open house served to celebrate the funding the foundation has given the mounds over the last few years. During the open house visitors were able to get […]
Press release
The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the region. Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is offering the new booster formula to eligible people at their clinics, and the public is urged to book an appointment for their shot. “A bivalent vaccine means it has two types of a virus in it, […]
(KENORA, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kenora Detachment want to warn the public of a continuing fraud trend that is taking place on social media platforms across North America. The Kenora OPP have received multiple calls of people being befriended on social media platforms such as […]
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Contrary to information provided in the Wednesday, September 7, 2022, edition of the Fort Frances Times, for the St. Mary School Grand Opening and Open House event scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, September 15, parents, students and staff are invited to the Open House from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. during […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
The new Kingdom Hall is almost completed for local worshipers to start up their worship services. The construction of the new hall has been a massive undertaking, with 112 volunteers, including 18 from our district. Construction began in June, with the tear down and removal of the previous Kingdom Hall. […]
The Muskies tackled the Dryden Eagles in the Fort Frances Muskies Football opening game on Friday. The Muskies put up a great fight, despite losing 7-0, after an Eagle touch- down late in the second half. The team hits the road for two games in Manitoba, but will be back […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are heating up the ice, as they prepare for the upcoming SIJHL season. Last weekend, the team was in training camp, honing their skills and gelling as a team, before they face off in the season opener, on September 24. They’ll be hoping for an enthusiastic […]
It was worth the wait for four young spectators, who came ready for the fireworks in Fort Frances on Saturday. Hundreds of residents gathered for the the display, which had been delayed from Canada Day, due to the record-breaking flood, which left much of the shoreline under water. – Allan […]
