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Members of the honour guard stood at the Fort Frances cenotaph today during the Remembrance Day ceremony, even as the public portion of the memorial was moved online due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre in Rainy River First Nations has won the 2020 Indigenous Tourism Award, from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario’s Annual Ontario Tourism Awards.

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The season opener may be getting pushed back to the end of November, but the Fort Frances Lakers are poised and ready. They’ve been training daily, on and off the ice, with new head coach, Bernie Lynch. They’ve got great speed, and are improving daily. Because spectators might not be […]

With a new coach and a new season set to start within weeks, the Fort Frances Lakers are ready. COVID is still creating challenges, but they have been training to win.

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These scratch tickets have been popping up in mailboxes across the District. The OPP are warning residents that the promotion isn’t legitimate – it’s actually a high pressure sales scam.

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Seth Feider with a 9-9 largemouth bass that won him a brand new Toyota Tundra truck this weekend in Texas.

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You did it! Local residents pulled together to give home baker Jenna Beaulne enough votes to boost her into the second round of the Greatest Baker competition! But the work isn’t done. On Thursday at 10 p.m., round two will end, with only the top five bakers advancing. Beaulne, a […]

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Joy Kpabitey, right, got her flu shot from Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) public health nurse Miranda Sigurdson during the NWHU’s flu shot clinic held at the old St. Michael’s School building on Monday. the Health Unit is holding a number of additional clinics for those who haven’t yet gotten their […]

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Fort Frances mayor June Caul, left, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 president Ann Watson and poppy campaign chair Noris Piccinato held aloft the Legion flag, which was raised at the Civic Centre last week, in support of Canadian veterans and the annual poppy campaign. There is only one public Remembrance […]

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The Fort Frances Nursery School had fun with pumpkins at their recent Halloween party. The kids enjoyed pumpkin carving, treats, games and even a bouncy castle. We welcome teacher pictures! If you’d liketo share what your class is doing with the community, take a photo and send it to tips@fortfrances.com

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The CN snow plow, which has taken up residence beside the old CN station, was removed by the Town last week. The historic car had been gifted to the former Fort Frances Model Train Club many years ago. However, the car had been deemed abandoned by the Town last year. […]

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Town workers and Copper River Inn employees worked to haul the most famous moose in Fort Frances to its new-new home at the hotel yesterday afternoon. Formerly at the Fort Frances tourism building, the moose was moved out to the airport earlier this year before the Copper River Inn managed […]