TORONTO – More universities in Ontario are making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for those who will be on their campuses this fall. The University of Toronto, Western University in London, Ont., and Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ont., are the latest to say they’ll require proof of vaccination from those attending […]
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 513 new cases of COVID-19 today, with more than 80 per cent of them in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people. It’s the highest case total since mid-June and is based on 22,896 tests done in the previous day. There are no new virus-related deaths reported […]
By Daniela Cohen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Over 150 years after the Confederation of Canada, the first Indigenous Governor General has been inaugurated and the Canadian Oath of Citizenship revised to include the recognition of First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights. These steps are part of the reconciliation process, with the new oath honouring the Truth and […]
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Four new fires were announced in yesterday’s fire update from the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Fires of Note Kenora 51 · An Incident Management Team is established on the fire. Red Lake 65 Red Lake 51 Red Lake 77 Four new fires were announced in yesterday’s […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Joan MacLean, Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre CEO, gave a presentation to council seeking permission to dig a garden and plant more trees. This project would be done in partnership with the Rainy River District Stewardship and the Fort Frances Horticultural society. Founded in 2009, the Rainy River […]
By Darren Derendorf
The drivers roared back into action Saturday night, refreshed after a week off. Even though some drivers choose to spend their off week racing at the Dinner Jacket Classic at Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora, it is always exciting to get back to racing at your home track. […]
The average family has three children, but she has more than 20 sons in Canada and the world. Jane Johnstone, 76, has been a billet mother since 2008, giving her spare room to Lakers players and providing them meals and love. “I loved being a billet,” Johnstone said. “I’ve been […]
By Merna Emara
memara@fortfrances.com
memara@fortfrances.com
Brad McRae, a renowned skeet shooting champion, made a visit to Fort Frances where he shot at the Sportsmen Club range. McRae left town in the early 1990s, and it was not until 1998 that he started shooting recreationally with friends in Ottawa. “After I graduated from university, one of […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s a milestone for the ages as Wing Night at La Place Rendez-Vous turns 30 this year, and there’s a fitting party planned to cap off the week. Since its inception in August 1991, the weekly feature has become the go-to place for Thursday nights in Fort Frances, bringing crowds […]
By Merna Emara
memara@fortfrances.com
memara@fortfrances.com
When you are young, the thought of leaving our home town and moving somewhere new is exciting. Other times, it reminds us how strong our roots are. This is the case with Jeremy Strain and Jilayne Jolicoeur. Jolicoeur and Strain are from Fort Frances, but left town to attend the […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s not without controversy in the region and elsewhere, but what exactly is the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) plan for used nuclear fuel in Canada? As part of an information campaign making stops across the north, the NWMO’s Mobile Learn More Centre was in Fort Frances last month to […]
By Jack Elliott
Rainy River Correspondent
Rainy River Correspondent
At 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 7, the Pros and the Duffers were lining up for tee times at Kreger’s Putter Paradise in Rainy River. Earlier in the day, staff was was still busy putting the final touches on the mini putt operation on 4th Street. But the Pro Shop […]
