Fort Frances, Ontario
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| Fort Frances | |||
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| — Town — | |||
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| Motto: Industry and perseverance | |||
Fort Frances | |||
| Coordinates: 48°36′55″N 93°24′6″W / 48.61528°N 93.40167°WCoordinates: 48°36′55″N 93°24′6″W / 48.61528°N 93.40167°W | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Ontario | ||
| District | Rainy River District | ||
| Established | 1903 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Roy Avis | ||
| - Governing Body | Fort Frances Town Council | ||
| - MP | John Rafferty | ||
| - MPP | Howard Hampton | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 8,103 | ||
| - Demonym | Fort Franciscan | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC−6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| 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 in 2006 was 8,103. It is in the Rainy River District. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination and hosts the Fort Frances Canadian Bass 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 Fort Frances-International Falls 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 AbitibiBowater, which employes 700 Fort Frances residents.
The town was struck by the Fort Frances tornado on June 25, 1946, causing major damage to the town. The tornado was a week after the deadly Windsor tornado.
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Demographics
Fort Frances had a population of 8,103 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 2.5% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Fort Frances was $54,859, which is below the Ontario provincial average of $60,455.[2]
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."
Climate
| Weather data for Fort Frances | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 12.2 (54) | 24.4 (76) | 31.7 (89) | 35 (95) | 40 (104) | 42.2 (108) | 35.6 (96) | 34.4 (94) | 31.1 (88) | 22.8 (73) | 13.9 (57) | 42.2 (108) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -10.6 (13) | -6.4 (20) | 1.1 (34) | 10.3 (51) | 18.8 (66) | 22.9 (73) | 25.4 (78) | 24 (75) | 17.6 (64) | 10.4 (51) | 0.2 (32) | -8.1 (17) | 8.8 (48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -20.5 (-5) | -17.3 (1) | -9.5 (15) | -1.7 (29) | 5.9 (43) | 11 (52) | 13.7 (57) | 12.4 (54) | 7.1 (45) | 1.5 (35) | -6.9 (20) | -16.6 (2) | -1.7 (29) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -44.4 (-48) | -43.3 (-46) | -37.2 (-35) | -25.6 (-14) | -11.1 (12) | -5 (23) | 0.6 (33) | -1.1 (30) | -17.8 (-0) | -16.7 (2) | -32 (-26) | -40 (-40) | -44.4 (-48) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.2) | 23.9 (0.94) | 30.9 (1.22) | 44.8 (1.76) | 70.2 (2.76) | 115.2 (4.54) | 94.2 (3.71) | 89.7 (3.53) | 83.7 (3.3) | 55.9 (2.2) | 41.1 (1.62) | 29.5 (1.16) | 709.5 (27.93) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3] 2009-08-11 | |||||||||||||
Media
Newspapers
- Fort Frances Times - Daily
- Fort Frances Living - Weekly
- Fort Frances Today - Weekly
Online Media
- NWO Update
Television stations
- CBWCT (channel 5) (CBC, repeats CBWT Winnipeg)
- CBWFT-11 (channel 15) (Radio-Canada, repeats CBWFT Winnipeg)
- Cable 10 - Shaw TV community channel
There are no local CTV, Global or TVO outlets or repeaters; Shaw Cable carries CJBN-TV (CTV) from Kenora, CITV-TV (Global) from Edmonton, and TVO, plus CITY-TV (Citytv), CHCH-TV (independent), CFTM-TV (TVA, live feed) and TFO.
American network programming on Shaw comes from Detroit (WDIV-TV, WXYZ-TV, WWJ-TV, WTVS) and Rochester (WUHF); stations from the Duluth television market are not available on cable, though they are available over-the-air from repeaters in International Falls.
Radio stations
- FM 89.1 - CKSB-9 (Première Chaîne, repeats CKSB, Saint Boniface, Manitoba)
- FM 90.5 - CBQQ (CBC Radio One, repeats CBQT-FM, Thunder Bay)
- FM 93.1 - CFOB, Borderland's Best Music hot adult contemporary
Another radio station, CKWO FM 92.3, was licensed to the neighbouring Couchiching First Nation. The station went silent in 2007.
Education
Elementary and secondary schools
- A public school board Rainy River District School Board with 10 elementary schools, and 4 secondary schools.
- A Catholic school board The Northwest Catholic District School Board with 5 elementary schools.
Post-secondary schools
Notable Fort Francesians
- Dave Allison, former coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators
- Mike Allison, former player for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers of the NHL
- Gene Eugene, actor, musician and recording producer
- Howard Hampton, Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario) of Kenora—Rainy River (provincial electoral district) and former leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
- Chris Lindberg, silver medalist with the Canadian Ice Hockey Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Neil Sheehy, former player for the Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals of the NHL.
- Timothy Sheehy, former NHL player.
- Murray Bannerman, former player for the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Duncan Keith, NHL hockey player of the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Keith "Huffer" Christiansen, former player for the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Culture
- The Fort Frances Museum
- The Border Land Arts Alliance
- Tour de Fort
Sport
Fort Frances is home to the following amateur sports teams:
- Fort Frances Lakers (Junior ice hockey)
- Fort Frances Thunderhawks (Senior ice hockey)
- Fort Frances Muskies (Football)
- Fort Frances Muskies (Hockey)
Fort Frances was the home of the former amateur sports teams:
- Fort Frances Borderland Thunder (Junior ice hockey)
- Fort Frances Canadians (Senior ice hockey)
- Fort Frances Royals (Junior ice hockey)
Sporting facilities include:
- Memorial Sports Center
References
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.kenboshcoff.ca/articles.asp?id=322.[dead link] - ^ "Fort Frances, Ontario - Detailed City Profile". http://census2006.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3559012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Frances&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 8 November 2009
External links
- Town of Fort Frances Official site
- Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce
- NWO Update
- Fort Frances Times
- FM 93.1
- Rainy River District School Board
- The Northwest Catholic District School Board
- Fort Frances Museum
- Border Land Arts Alliance
- Tour de Fort
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