Members of the Sunset Country Métis Community gathered at the Fort Frances Civic Centre to raise the Métis Nation Flag on Tuesday. Tuesday was Louis Riel day, marking the anniversary of the execution of the Métis leader on Nov. 16, 1865. Métis week has been celebrated all week. Sunset Country […]
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By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Sun
The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) honoured the life and the legacy of Louis Riel this week on the 136th anniversary of his execution. An event and ceremony at the MMF headquarters in Winnipeg on Tuesday saw representatives including Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson and MMF Ministers Anita Campbell and Will Goodon […]
Greg Rickford
Every November 16, Ontarians join the Métis people in commemorating Louis Riel Day and acknowledging his important historical legacy as a political leader, activist and champion of justice. It is a day to honour Riel’s contributions to Canadian Confederation and to protecting the diverse history, culture and identity of the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting 711 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths from the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 397 of the infected people are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. She says 314 of the cases are in fully vaccinated people. It’s the highest number […]
The Fort Frances Meals on Wheels is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver meals to seniors. To join in, or get more information, call the Riverside Community Support Services at 274-2244. The Fort Frances Senior Centre is looking for a few volunteers to work on a casual basis covering for someone […]
Press release
Enbridge Gas is helping the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge operates. “At Enbridge Gas, safety is […]
By Dirk Meissner
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A late-night evacuation passenger train carrying about 200 people stranded for days by British Columbia’s mudslides and floods left Hope for Vancouver Wednesday. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesman for Canadian National, said the emergency evacuation train was expected to arrive in Vancouver shortly after 10 p.m. “It’s a joint operation,” he […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – Canada and Mexico will redistribute millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses they received from the United States to other Western Hemisphere countries as a part of today’s revived Three Amigos leaders’ summit. Senior U.S. government officials outlined the measure in advance of today’s meeting that President Joe Biden is […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City ushered in the holiday season Saturday with the arrival of a 79-foot (24-meter) Norway spruce that will serve as one of the world’s most famous Christmas trees, in Rockefeller Center. The 12-ton tree was trucked in from the Price family home in Elkton, […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It had been a long while since students at Fort Frances High School were able to assemble to show off their musical abilities, but if there’s anything that Fort Frances High School Idol has shown, it’s that the student body is as talented as it has ever been. Held in […]
By Andrew Dalton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.” “There was nothing in […]
Fort Frances mayor June Caul, left, and Fort Frances Salvation Army corps officer Arthur Heathcote kicked off the Salvation Army’s Kettle campaign in the district at Walmart on Friday morning. The annual campaign works to raise money to support those in need within their own communities. This year the Salvation […]
