CMHA Fort Frances Mental Health Week BBQ - Kyleigh Ossachuk Interview
The Fort Frances Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association are hosting their Annual Mental Health Week BBQ on May 8th! Drive, bike, or walk up to 612 Portage Ave for a FREE BBQ lunch! Hear a Peer Support Worker with our local CMHA talk about the importance of hosting a meal like this... Find out additional event...
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New CAO to be named by Fort Frances
The town of Fort Frances is set to name a new Chief Administrative Officer. A special meeting is scheduled for tonight where council is expected to approve the hiring of Marcel Michaels. Michaels is currently the CAO of Consort, Alberta, a village of about 700, located east of Red Deer. Before that, he was mayor of Hin...
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Weather fails to dampen Walking with Our Sisters
More attention to the high rate of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. A Walking with Our Sisters event took place in Fort Frances on Tuesday. It attracted about 20 participants despite being impacted by the weather. The event is held to honour victims and their families. The walk started at the Sister Ken...
11h ago
One person arrested following standoff with police
One person has been arrested following a prolonged stand-off on Snow Drive, just off of Highway 658 north of Kenora. The incident took place Monday just after 8 pm after the OPP received reports of an armed person who had barricaded themselves inside a home. Provincial Police deployed the Emergency Response Team, crisi...
16h ago
New $20 not expected until 2027
It will be at least three years before King Charles III appears on a new Canadian $20 bill. The Bank of Canada is working on a redesign of the bank note. It will feature a portrait of the King with the back continuing an image of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. It will also be vertical, similar to the $10 note, ma...
18h ago
Former police chief's lawyers awaiting evidence
The Toronto-based law firm representing a former Thunder Bay chief of police is awaiting further evidence before returning to court. A member from the law firm Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP was present over Zoom for the first appearance in court on behalf of Sylvia Hauth and her lawyer Scott Hutchison. The case was a...
21h ago
Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada
"Be Prepared. Know your Risks." That's the theme for Canada's 29th edition of Emergency Preparedness Week. Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan encourages Canadians to learn about the disaster risks that could affect their community and how to prepare themselves, their families, and their homes. &quo...
21h ago
Walk With Our Sisters 2024 - Rhonda Howells, Amanda Guimond & Brandis Oliver
The Annual "Walk With Our Sisters" event is taking place on May 7th in honour of the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Several organizers spoke with us ahead of the walk... Rhonda Howells - Northwestern Ontario Metis Child and Family Services Amanda Guimond - United Native Friendship Centre Bra...
May 07, 2024
Thistles to continue to play in Manitoba U18 AAA league
The Kenora Thistles will once again play in the Manitoba U18 AAA hockey League next season. The league held it's Annual General Meeting last week and confirmed the Thistles will continue to play in the league. There was some question earlier this year about the future of the league and the potential of dropping teams l...
May 07, 2024
Sioux Lookout district sees its first forest fire
The forest fire hazard in the region is starting to creep up. It's still listed as low to moderate, but there are pockets of high in the Fort Frances area. There was just one new forest fire reported yesterday. Sioux Lookout fire #1 is a 3.2 hectare blaze located west of Highway 599 near Ace Lake. The Ministry of Natur...
May 07, 2024