Community Christmas Dinner giving back to the community this …
Dec 19, 2024 · An annual Christmas tradition will seem a bit different this year as the Cridland family prepare for the Community Christmas Dinner without their patriarch. The Cridlands have been at the helm of the annual Community Christmas Dinner celebrations since 2019, and hosting from the Flint House restaurant beginning the year […]
Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Inductees
Nov 28, 2024 · The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for the 2025 season. The Muskies 1989 Gold Medal boys’ hockey team, and a former hockey All American, are among two teams, one builder and three athletes entering the Fort Frances Sports Hall of …
Obituaries - Fort Frances Times
Jan 15, 2025 · February 9, 1943 – January 17, 2025 Surrounded by loved ones, Sylvia Fay Brandrick peacefully slipped away from this life and onto the next on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Atikokan General Hospital at the age of 81.
JOHN ANDREW DOBRANSKY - Fort Frances Times
Jan 15, 2025 · It is with immense sorrow and disbelief, that we announce the unexpected passing of our Husband, Father and Grandfather John Andrew Dobransky. John was born on March 6, 1961, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to William and Marlene (Taylor) Dobransky and passed away at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, […]
Features - Fort Frances Times
4 days ago · By now you have your seedlings started and they are growing successfully. With a few more tips, you will get the best from these seedlings so when you plant them outdoors you will have strong plants that will get a jump on the gardening season.
Li'l Amik returning to town - Fort Frances Times
Dec 12, 2024 · The Town of Fort Frances is working to bring back a long-lost municipal mascot. At Monday night’s meeting of town council, Little Amik (sometimes referred to as Li’l Amik), the town’s beaver mascot, was brought back into the spotlight after years of absence. The mascot was created and registered as […]
First Nation on Trudeau leadership, what comes next
Jan 9, 2025 · In remembering Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) says it intends to continue working with Canada’s political leaders towards reconciliation. In a press release dated Jan. 7, Nits’ilʔin (Chief) and TNG Tribal Chair Joe Alphonse said Trudeau has done more towards reconciliation than all his predecessors combined. […]
NAN, Hajdu push toward massive child welfare deal
Jan 14, 2025 · THUNDER BAY – Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said Friday she’s confident the federal government and two Ontario First Nations organizations can reach an agreement on child welfare reform quickly. Nishinawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) are in talks with the feds for an Ontario-only agreement […]
Emo council asked to denounce hateful posts in wake of tribunal ...
Dec 4, 2024 · A wave of anti-LGBT comments aimed at Borderland Pride has sparked a request for Emo council to denounce hate. Borderland Pride recently won a Human Rights Tribunal Hearing against the Township of Emo and Mayor Harold McQuaker, which found that the Townships’ refusal to pass a proclamation ackonowledging June as pride Month, and to publicly display a Pride flag to be discriminatory.
Province slaps big fines on Atikokan for sewer shortcomings
Jan 16, 2025 · ATIKOKAN — Failing to fix a sewage problem is costing the Town of Atikokan $75,000, maybe more. The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks on Friday announced fines totaling $60,000 and $15,000 in victim fine surcharges against the municipality. Fort Frances-based lawyer Douglas Judson said Monday the reasons for the […]