As the demolition of the Fort Frances mill continues, some of the iconic machinery has been exposed. The sight has been an emotional one for many residents, who have taken to social media to discuss the demolition. The tear-down has brought an immense sadness to the town, as many share […]
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By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
What if with $15, you could help someone continue post-secondary education, support working women and reduce plastic waste going to landfills? Some of you might have already made this possible if you had purchased one of the bags at the Causeway Insurance glass display. These bags, made and shipped from […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s not every day you can order a stacked hamburger and help out a local volunteer organization. Well, actually, now it is. As part of a partnership between Neighbours Modern Diner and the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances, the local restaurant has created the Bear Clan Burger, a riff on […]
These curious cattle got their glam shot in during the first Rainy River Cattlemens Association cattle sale of the year at the Stratton sales barn on Saturday. COVID precautions meant attendance at the sale was strictly regulated. The sale saw strong numbers in terms of heads of cattle and dollars […]
Construction season got underway last week, as crews began the widening of King’s Highway, between Pitt Road 1 and Pitt Road 2. Traffic has been reduced to one lane, with traffic lights to manage traffic flow. Early public concern over the possibility of a timing issue in the lights has […]
Jesse Krahn, 6, and Samantha Halliday, 16, spent two hours cleaning a stretch of road near the ball diamond, and collected several bags of garbage (and found a few lost items!) Showing is just some of what they collected – they had emptied their bags into the dumpster, so they […]
Kids and their families have been braving the cold and wet weather, to improve their planet, one trash bag at a time. They are participating in the Treaty #3 Youth Earth Day Clean-up, and together, have collected mounds of trash through the region. Left, Ashlee Homer, 13, collected three bags […]
One local family is using their loss to help improve the experiences of others who find themselves relying on La Verendrye General Hospital. On April 14, the family of Todd Baker made a sizeable donation of $14,362.36 in Baker’s memory to the Riverside Foundation for Healthcare in order to help […]
It was long overdue, but last weekend, land at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung was burned. As part of ongoing conservation efforts, a controlled prescribed burn of some of the historic site was undertaken in order to help keep the ecosystem healthy. The traditional burn is said to expose new nutrients to the soil […]
A volunteer walks along one of the back roads at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, rake in hand, ready to push back any small fires that might try to jump the road to another area that was not part of the centre’s prescribed burn that took place on Saturday. The burn serves […]
They might make a mess, but our fair-weather residents are always a welcome sign of spring. Canada geese return each year to the place they were born, to brood and raise goslings of their own. Geese mate for life, and live for 15-20 years in the wild. Urban areas areas […]
Les Baker, 63, took advantage of a break in the rain to take his five-year old dog, Ringer, for a walk at Point Park. Ringer, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, was enjoying walking on the freshly watered ground. We may be under a stay-at-home order, but exercise and fresh air are […]
