Fort Frances, Ontario

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Fort Frances, Ontario
Motto: Industry and perseverance
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Rainy River District
Established 1903
Government
 - Mayor Roy Avis
 - Governing Body Fort Frances Town Council
 - MP Ken Boshcoff
 - MPP Howard Hampton
Population (2001)
 - Town 8,315
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
Postal code P9A
Area code(s) 807
Website: Town of Fort Frances official website


Fort Frances, Ontario is a town, located in the northwestern part of Ontario, Canada. Its population (2001) was 8,315. It is in the Rainy River District. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination and hosts the Canadian Bass Fishing Championship each summer.

Located on the international border with Minnesota where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River, it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by the International Bridge.

The first European settlement west of Lake Superior, French Canadian fur traders known as voyageurs including La Vérendrye who in 1732 stopped briefly at Fort St. Pierre before building Fort St Charles on Magnuson Island on the west side of Lake of the Woods. A later HBC fort was established here in 1817 and the subsequent settlement was named after Lady Frances Simpson, wife of then Hudson's Bay Company Governor George Simpson, who visited the fort many times.

Over 2,400 residents consider themselves of Ukrainian origin. [1]

The town was incorporated in 1903 and held a big centennial celebration in 2003.

The main employer is a pulp and paper mill established in the early 1900s with numerous owners over the years, notably Edward Wellington Backus. The mill is now owned by Abitibi-Consolidated, which employes 700 Fort Frances residents.

The town was struck by the Fort Frances, Ontario Tornado on June 25, 1946, causing little damage to the town.

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[edit] Coat of arms

The city coat of arms features a bull moose, maple leaves, a "Magneto", representative of electricity (industry), two men in a canoe, a white pine tree and the motto "Industry and Perseverance."

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  • Wildfire Music - DJ Services & More! ~ The Hottest Music in Borederland! (website)

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[edit] Sport

Fort Frances is home to the following amateur sports teams:

  • Fort Frances Muskies (Hockey)

Fort Frances was the home of the former amateur sports teams:

Sporting facilities include:

  • Memorial Sports Center


[edit] Neighbouring communities

North-West:
Kenora		 North:
 North-East:
Couchiching Reserve - Dryden
West:
Devlin - Emo - Rainy River		 Fort Frances, Ontario East:
- Atikokan
South-West:
Littlefork		 South:
International Falls		 South-East:
Ranier
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