Local News from Across the Rainy River District
At the April meeting of the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) Trustees were given a presentation about results from last year’s grade Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing and Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). The presentation on the results was given by Shannon Westover, Technology Enabled Learning […]
Three participants in the annual Cuts for Cancer fundraiser chose to lose their locks for Cancer care, this weekend. Stacey Kreger, owner of Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo has held the fundraiser in conjunction with Spring Fever Days for the past 25 years, raising well in excess of […]
Home is a lot of things to a lot of people. It can be where your family is (whether that be chosen or blood), it can be your favourite food or the arms of a loved one. I’ve even heard a couple jokes about what home is… Where the underwear […]
At the April meeting of the Rainy River District School Board’s (RRDSB) Board of Trustees a delegation from the Fort Frances High School Muskies Touchdown Club made a presentation to the board to express the importance of Muskie Football and the organization which supports it. Marlis Bruyere presented on behalf […]
Members of the Muskie Boys Hockey team perused the donut wall at the team’s annual awards banquet last week. The donuts were provided locally by Woods Quality Bakery in Rainy River. To see the full list of award recipients, see the Wednesday edition of the Times.
There may have been some concern amongst flood-weary residents, watching the high snow levels from last week’s storm, mixed with this week’s balmy forecast. But Operations and Facilities Manager Travis Rob– who is also serving as interim CAO– was confident that the town’s drainage systems would handle the melt. Rob […]
A product of the Fort Frances Curling Club and Fort Frances High School was part of the Northern Ontario team that came in second place at the U-21 Men’s National Curling Championship at the beginning of the month in Rouyn-Noranda, QC. Owen Riches played lead for team Dallas Burgess at […]
Team Bonot, representing Fort William, clinched the top spot at the Mixed Northern Ontario Provin- cial Mixed Championships earlier this month. The championship took place at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick are from the Rainy River region, and are joined by teammates Mike McCarville […]
The Rainy River District was abuzz last summer with rumours that a TV show was filming in the area. That show was Lost Car Rescue and the episode filmed in the District will premiere on April 19 on the History Channel. The premise of the episode, as announced by the […]
On April 20, Derina Harvey Band (often styled dHb) will bring Celtic Rock and traditional folk music in a way you’ve probably never heard. The band is often likened to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Great Big Sea with more of a rock edge. The group shot to fame on TikTok as […]
Although the Fort Frances High School Muskie Boys hockey and curling teams both failed to advance from their preliminary rounds at the all-Ontario championships at OFSAA, they all gained valuable experience for next year. The Muskie Boys Hockey team had a 2-1 record over the course of their time in […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce business expo is back for another year at the Fort Frances Curling Club running Apr. 28-29. Businesses from the Rainy River District and beyond will be on hand to show off their products and services for the public. There will also be fundraising efforts […]
