Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The NWHU’s latest numbers show 151 active cases including two outbreaks — one at Rainy River Long Term Care Home, and the other at La Verendrye General Hospital. Kit Young Hoon, NWHU’s medical officer of health says cases look fairly stable. Despite the stable numbers, she says this does not […]
At this time last year, the MNR’s Northwest Fire Region had seen 41 fires. This year, they just saw their first fire on Monday. Compared to last year, there’s been more snow on the ground. The remaining snow helps moderate spring fire hazards, but Chris Marchand, the Region’s information officer, […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association’s annual Mental Health Week is May 2-8. As part of the Week, CMHA Fort Frances will be hosting a wellness fair at Rainy Lake Square on Thursday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring 16 community partners and inspirational speaker Joe Roberts. The […]
Shaun Loney was cleaning a homeless shelter in Winnipeg last spring when he made the decision that he was going to run for mayor. “I didn’t want to be 75 years old, looking back on my city and realizing I should have been standing up,” says Loney. “When people are […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Community and Business Expo is quickly approaching. Chamber executive director Heather Johnson says she thinks everyone is happy to have it back — the event hasn’t been held since 2019. She says while the Chamber hasn’t hosted a spring expo for two years, […]
Aniela Hannaford was walking into Walmart as the information of four Ukrainian passports were sent to her phone. Viktoriia Katsal and Christian Egwuom trusted Hannaford enough to send not only their own passport information, but also of their two children. Hannaford now hosts Katsal, Egwuoam, and their kids David (10) […]
I’m Daniel Adam, and I’m the newest member of the Fort Frances Times. This summer, I’ll be working as a staff writer. I’ve just finished my first year of Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg. The program covers the fundamentals of advertising, marketing, PR, journalism, media production, […]
