Declaration of Emergency

As clean-up efforts related to the 2022 flood continue, effective October 12^th, 2022, the following areas are, or continue to be, open to pedestrian and vehicular traffic:

• Front Street
• Front Street walking path
• Front Street bike path
• Front Street Fitness Equipment
• Sorting Gap Marina
• Sorting Gap Gas Docks
• Rainy Lake Sports Dock
• Point Park (Tenting Area, Campsites, Beaches, Playground, Ball Diamond)
• Calder Drive
• River Front Docks
• Sorting Gap Playground
• Seven Oaks

The following closures (pedestrian and vehicular) remain in place:

• Lookout Tower (seasonally closed)
• The Hallet (seasonally closed)

We thank you for your patience and understanding. Please be assured that we will continue to monitor the situation and work to keep the public informed through 93.1 The Border and our Town of Fort Frances social media.

Access to La Verendrye Hospital

Riverside Health Care is still accessible through all entrances.

Assistance Programs

• Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians

Press Releases:

• 2022-10-12 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-09-29 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-09-07 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-08-04 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-07-18 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-07-14 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-07-08 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-07-06 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-06-08 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-06-07 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-06-01 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-05-24 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-05-11 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-04-24 Press Release (PDF)
• 2022-04-23 Press Release (PDF)