Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Next Tuesday, March 21 is a day recognized as World Down Syndrome Day. By my recollection this is probably my third time writing about this day. It’s a day close to my heart as my older sister Sheila has Down Syndrome. If you don’t know what Down Syndrome is, according […]
Registration for the 2023 Fort Frances Youth Soccer (FFYS) season is open and organizers are getting ready for another great season. Alssia Starling, secretary of the board for FFYS says this year should be even better than last. “Last year was our first real year putting everything together. Compared to […]
After years without touring in Canada because of COVID-19 Juno Award winning progressive rock duo Crown Lands are striking out on a cross-Canada tour they’re stopping in Fort Frances this Saturday, March 18. The band comprises singer and drummer Cody Bowles and guitarist/keyboardist Kevin Comeau. The Times connected with Comeau […]
The Boston Pizza Royals took a thriller 2-1 victory in a shootout last Thursday night to take gold in the U13 house finals against the Times Tigers. After a tight game the shootout was the only way to decide the final outcome.
A pair of goals by Grayson Burnell and a shorthanded marker by Ashton Velhuisen were enough to propel the Muskie boys to their second NorWOSSA championship in as many years.Coming home after a 4-0 loss on the road the Broncos came out hard and gave the Muskies almost all they […]
Members of the 807 Selects Volleyball Club along with some recruits from Thunder Bay Superior North Volleyball Club played in the Ontario Native Volleyball Invitational last weekend in Thunder Bay. The tournament was slated to be a 19 and under (19U) event but the 16 and under (16U) Selects team […]
From left Zander Hutton, Ben Huziak, Jackson Marchant, Adam L’Hirondelle, and Rowan Donaldson make up the Muskie Boys Curling team. With a tie-breaker win against Beaver Brae Secondary School, the Muskies won the NWOSSA championship and qualified for a place in the OFSAA championships in North Bay March 22-25.
At its February meeting the Board of Trustees of the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) approved the creation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the creation of a Student Support Foundation. This week, the Director of Education Heather Campbell and Superintendent of Business Meghan Cox have provided some […]
Businesses and organizations across the Rainy River District have raised over $30,000 for Aiyana Cochrane in support of her fight against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a diagnosis that came just days after Christmas, and the fundraising is still going. Proceeds earned at the spa run by Esthetician students at Second Generation […]
In the winter of 2020-2021 the Town of Fort Frances passed a bylaw that allowed snowmobiling on roads throughout most of town. Bylaw Enforcement Officer Patrick Briere says there are a few things to keep in mind. “In the winter of 2020-2021 we worked with the snowmobile club and the […]
It was a colourful day at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s annual Loopy Lollipop Loppet. The trails were filled with bright colours, fun costumes and lollipops, as participants followed the one or four kilometre route. The weather was bright and sunny, and lots of fun was had during one […]
The Fort Frances Spray Park has expanded to a full scale revamp of Legion Park, thanks to last week’s $499,000 Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation announcement. Conditions on the grant dictate that the funding make up no more than 75 per cent of the overall project budget. Because the initial […]
