As of yesterday, Fort Frances can order delivery through the Uber Eats app or website. The delivery service is available in over 300 cities across the country, and has announced its latest expansion to Renfrew, Fort Frances, Gravenhurst, Arnprior, Hanover, Goderich, Ingersoll, Listowel, Wallaceburg, Dryden, Aylmer, Braeside, Appleton, and L’Original. […]
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Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -2 C (28 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries during the day before becoming cloudy with a chance of rain showers or flurries overnight and a high of 6 (43) with […]
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Government of Ontario is investing almost a half-million dollars to help the Town of Fort Frances renovate and restore the Sunny Cove Camp property. In a series of visits and announcements through the district yesterday, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford revealed the funding of five […]
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enguyen@fortfrances.com
At the 2024 Winterlude festival in Ottawa, Ontario, the Spirit Horse Ice Sculpture was on display for hundreds to see. Sculpted by brothers Ross and Antonio Baisas, the delicate ice panels depicted rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses. Their inspiration came from artwork by Rhonda Snow, a local Anishinaabe artist […]
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The Town of Fort Frances’ commitment to transparency and timely communication prompts them to share the latest developments regarding the Memorial Sports Centre pool renovation. The reopening of Memorial Sports Centre pool, originally scheduled for March/April, has been delayed due to unforeseen challenges during the renovation process including advanced structural […]
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mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
For many kids in our district, Constable Mike Glueheisen has become a regular part of the school experience. The OPP Community Outreach Liaison Officer has been spotted flipping burgers at school barbecues, running OPP Kids workshops for classrooms, and working one-on-one with kids to build trust between youth and the […]
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
A local high school student has just taken part in a unique program that has given her a better look into how the province works, and potentially set her on a path to one day return to the halls of Queen’s Park. Alexis Latter is a Grade 10 student at […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Last month, the Fort Frances Times’ Daily Bulletin republished a photo dated March 2, 1988, featuring Fort Frances youth bowlers heading to a provincial five-pin championship. In one of the photos, a young girl named Leigh Naturkach, representing the Bantam Girls team, smiled proudly with a medal around her neck. […]
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing to search for a missing person and are asking the public and our media partners for assistance. The missing individual is Melanie, age 35, of Fort Frances. Melanie is described as […]
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in the aftermath of a structural fire, which destroyed a shed beside the former NorWest Animal Clinic. On March 5, 2024, officers of the Rainy River District OPP were conducting general patrol duties and located a small structure fire in the shed. The structure […]
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mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
A number of organizations are coming together to Inspire Inclusion, with the second annual International Women’s Day lunch event. This Friday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the public is invited to stop by the Fort Frances branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, for learning, listening and a […]
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In January of this year, Mayor Andrew Hallikas, Interim CAO Travis Rob and Coun. John McTaggart attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference 2024, during the conference they had the opportunity to make delegations to four different provincial government departments. Their first delegation was with the Solicitor General they met […]