Most students in Fort Frances will not return to school today The Northwestern Health Unit has ordered Fort Frances area schools to remain closed to in-person learning for two weeks after a spike in new COVID-19 cases. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 11, 2021 6:06 AM ET | Last Updated: January 11 Classrooms at Sault Ste. Marie high schools have been ordered closed until Jan. 25, but schools in the surrounding towns of Desbarats, Elliot Lake, Blind River and Wawa remain open. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) The Northwestern Health Unit has ordered many Fort Frances-area schools to remain closed to in-person learning for two weeks after a spike in new COVID-19 cases.