Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Staff from Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Manitou Mounds) and community members from Rainy River First Nations were invited to attend a conference entitled: “Mounds and Memory: Indigenous Sovereignty, Ceremonial Spaces, and Stories of the Mound Builders.” The event was hosted by Pamela Klassen who is the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of […]
Bywater Call will bring their soulful sounding roots and rock brand of music to the Townshend Theatre next Friday, May 12. Meghan Parnell is one of the driving forces behind the band. She and her partner Dave Barnes do a lot of the writing work for the band. Parnell says […]
A large group of people gathered Tuesday morning to walk from the Fort Frances Senior Centre to the United Native Friendship Centre in memory and in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. The walk was sponsored by UNFC, Sunset Country Métis, Northwestern Ontario Métis Child […]
As its 30th season approaches, Tour De Fort unveiled its lineup set to begin next fall at the second to last concert of the 2022-2023 season. Tour De Fort President Charles Fisher says the fact that the annual concert series has reached 30 years is a testament to the community […]
The annual Gun and Hobby show will return to the Fort Frances Curling Club in just two weeks. The May 6 show will feature many products for outdoor enthusiasts as well as other hobbies. Organizer Scott Stafford says there will be something for everyone at the show. “It will be […]
The Fort Frances Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) will be hosting its annual charity dinner and auction. The event takes place on Friday May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. 2023 is the 85th anniversary of DUC. The organization works with local communities to preserve natural lands […]
Chelsea Greig is an executive assistant at Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and last fall took it upon herself to form a green committee at the Fort Frances office. This month the organization has a number of green initiatives happening to honour Aki Giizis or Earth Month. Earth Day is this […]
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.
