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Treaty Three Police Service are welcoming two new officers to its force following their post-Ontario Provincial Constable (OPC) training at the OPP Academy. Treaty Three Police Service Staff Sgt. James Broughton, left, attended the ceremony to officially congratulate Cst. Spencer Sundin and Cst. Gurtaj Singh for their accomplishments and welcome […]

The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre held a terrarium making workshop on Feb. 12. A terrarium is a transparent container, typicallly glass or hard plasic, which holds soil and small plants to house miniature self-sustaining ecosystems. The hands-on event offered participants ages 14 and up the op- portunity to […]

Slushy, slippery roads yesterday afternoon led to a collision at the intersection of Second Street and Frenette Avenue, which saw the stretch of road shut down as emergency crews attended the scene. Freezing rain turned many surfaces around town into impromptu skating surfaces, and drivers are urged to drive to […]

Celtic-inspired band The McDades brought their blend of americana, folk, jam and traditional music to th Townshend Theatre last night as part of the Tour de Fort 2025-26 concert series. The next Tour de Fort show is Jessica Pearson and the East Wind on Friday, March 27.

Carl Jerome Tuesday, an area resident, advocate and DJ, has been reported missing following his failure to return in late January from a trip to Miami. According to social media, Tuesday was last seen at the South Beach Essex Hotel on February 4. Tuesday’s family have opened a case with […]

Fort Frances’ newest store has opened for business, as evidenced by some early morning shoppers eager to check out the offerings this morning. The Canadian chain was established in 1992 and is one of the country’s biggest retailers of items for five dollars or less, with over 1,400 stores.

Green’s BrandSource owner Travis Green pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances’ Trip of the Month draw for February yesterday morning. Jenn and Joey Payeur of Fort Frances were the winners of a Costa Rica Adventure trip, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for a […]

Canadian rock band Big Sugar brought their high energy, high octane show to the Townshend Theate last night as part of Tour De Fort’s sold out passport season. The Canadian music icons performed the entirety of their 1996 record Hemi-Vision before launching into a set of more of their classic […]

Betty’s and The Pink Parasol Tea Room held its first ever “Winter Kingdom of Frost and Flame” renaissance faire on Saturday afternoon. Guests were offered opportunities to play Magic The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, trivia and arm wrestling competitions, all while looking the part in medieval themed costumes.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP was one of the invited speakers to the annual Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) meeting held at the Nestor Falls Community Hall last Saturday, January 10, 2026. Powlowski gave an update on the work done by his office in 2025, including continuing to advocate for […]

Riverside Health Care has announced that the first baby of 2026 has been born, marking the beginning of both a new year and a new beginning for a local. According to a press release from Riverside Health Care, the first baby born at their facilities came into the world at […]