Fort Frances Times Online Edition - October 21, 2020

Fort Frances Mayor June Caul says the town is taking steps to help people experiencing homelessness in Fort Frances.

Sixties Scoop survivor Colleen Hele-Cardinal says she wants the federal government to ask survivors for forgiveness.

Hele-Cardinal has created an online petition, addressed to the Prime Minister, asking the government to issue a national apology in the House of Commons.

Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 stand in resolute solidarity with the Mi’kmaw Nation. The eruption of violence in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaw and non-indigenous fishermen over the past several weeks has been closely observed by the leadership and citizens of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3.

A passionate group of scare fans and volunteers have made Rainy River the home of the scariest event in the district.

In conjunction with Rainy River Rec Centre, the town will be playing host to the Trail of Terror, a haunted walk that is being held for the next two Saturdays in order to provide safe and spooky fun for those with a stout constitution (and their families).

(UNORGANIZED TOWNSHIP) - On Friday October 9, 2020 at approximately 1:16 p.m.  members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a camper trailer that had been burned to the ground. The camper trailer was located on Charles Road adjacent to Cedar Narrows Road, which is off Hwy 502, in Unorganized Township.

It is Spooktacular. The Rainy River Trail of Terror will send a Covid 19 chill up your spine. Envisioned by Shannon Hagarty and Marty Kreger this concept opened a way for the community to be active and involved in a fun Halloween Season activity while not being cowed by the Covid 19 pandemic that seems to control all our lives.

Paws and Claws, a non-profit charity based in International Falls, Minnesota, is expanding into Fort Frances.

Before the borders closed, animals found on the Canadian side were transported to International Falls where they received treatment and foster families, until they got adopted.

Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 congratulates Randy Fobister, newly elected Chief of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Nation on his successful election on October 8.

The Dance Community Hall may be coming back to life. If volunteers have anything to do with it, this will happen with a large amount of changes being done to the Hall.

This Hall was once a vital part of the Dance Township, and if things go as planned the Hall will be open year round.

Impact the lives of local girls, by volunteering for Girl Guides of Canada. The Fort Frances Chapter meets Monday nights, with groups in Emo and Rainy River as well. Training, events and scholarships available. Visit girlguides.ca/web/GGC/Volunteers.

They’re minty, chocolaty and benefit the community’s girls. They’re Girl Guide Cookies, and they’re back!

Due to COVID, all orders will take place online this year, with delivery right to your door. Boxes of 22 cookies cost $5 each, with the local troupe requesting a minimum purchase of four boxes.

To celebrate Fire Prevention Week, The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service held a poster contest, for students in Grades 1 to 3.

While Halloween night might not look the way it has in other years, the Fort Frances Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Branch #29 and a host of other volunteers are making sure that kids 12 and under in the area still have access to a fun and safe night, full of candy, games and prizes.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year-old man in Atikokan Sunday night.

Naotkamegwanning First Nation has launched a new business development website, which aims to showcase its community's startups and enterprises to northwestern Ontario.

Denise Lysak, CEO of Naotkamegwanning Business Corporation, said the website is a tool to raise the profile of businesses in the community, and offer assistance to start-ups.

TORONTO – The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced plans to work together, to continue creating a meaningful pathway for reconciliation.

If isolation is starting to run you ragged, there's an excellent opportunity coming to help freshen up and help in the fight against breast cancer.

TORONTO - Ontario is reporting 790 new cases of COVID-19 today, and nine new deaths due to the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 321 of the new cases are in Toronto, 157 are in Peel Region, 76 are in York Region and 57 are in Ottawa.

The province says it has conducted 32,646 tests since the last daily report, with another 29,332 being processed.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Yolanda Wanakamik as the Director of Indigenous Affairs.

The Town of Fort Frances is finding itself above a number of national and provincial averages, and work is being done to bring some of those numbers down.

According to the Northwestern Health Unit, babies who were born from March to July this year may have missed their routine newborn hearing screen. Due to COVID-19, infant hearing screens that normally occurred in hospitals before discharge were halted. Services resumed in July and any new babies will receive their infant hearing screen as usual.

Update: After publishing this article, our Fighting Walleye sources identified they had an additional two other Indigenous players on their team.

Trevor Iserhoff has officially been a hockey scout for a junior franchise for only a couple of days now.

The Emo and District Lions Club is applying for grants to renovate and revitalize the Dance Community Hall, pictured here in 2008. The renovation, if successful, could see the important community hub open year round.

Oji-Bee Honey is one of the businesses benefiting from a newly launched website, which assists and promotes local First nations enterprises.

The first annual Trails of Terror has been a scary success for Rainy River: The event sold out quickly, with demand still high. The community event has used many volunteers, business participation and funds from the Town to make it happen.

Yolanda Wanakamik of Whitesand First Nation has been named the Director of Indigenous Affairs for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

Colleen Hele-Cardinal of Saddle Cree First Nation has launched a petition and a partnership with Amnesty International, to lobby for a formal apology from the federal government for the Sixties Scoop She is aiming for at least 500 signatures.

Trevor Iserhoff of Moose Cree First nation has been brought on board the SIJHL Fighting Walleye franchise, to scout for First Nations talent. The team has already signed up seven First Nations players.

Jeff Gustafson caught enough bass at Lake Chickamauga, Tennessee over the weekend to finish up in 21st place.  

The winners of the Fort Frances fire and Rescue Service Fire Prevention Poster Contest are in! The contest was open to all classes in Fort Frances, from Grade 1 to Grade 3.

The winners of the Fort Frances fire and Rescue Service Fire Prevention Poster Contest are in! The contest was open to all classes in Fort Frances, from Grade 1 to Grade 3.

The winners of the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service Fire Prevention Poster Contest are in! The contest was open to all classes in Fort Frances, from Grade 1 to Grade 3.

Last weekend's cattle sale was a big one! The Rainy River Cattlemen's Association hosted the fall sale, which saw 1613 head of locally raised cattle auctioned for $1,727,509.79 at the Stratton Sales Barn. One more sale is scheduled, before local cattle farmers hunker down for winter.

Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -3 C (27 F).

Tomorrow will be cloudy with periods of snow throughout the day and overnight with a high of three (37) and a low of minus-three (27).

Friday will be cloudy with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of 0 (32) and a low of minus-eight (18).