The Executive members of the Northwest Unit of the Ontario Catholic Teachers’ Association arepleased to share with the district our Advent Efforts for 2021. This year by unanimous decision, the following local charities have been each gifted a $250donation to continue their good works through the 2021 Advent and Christmas […]
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The kitchen is the heart of the home, so for a home like Rainycrest, that heart has to be pretty big. It takes a large and dedicated staff to create 289,080 meals and snacks for the residents at Rainycrest Long Term Care each year, and that team is set to […]
Tonight is the night for the winner of the WRRD Lions Festival of Lights to be revealed. According to Committee Chair Katie Ableman, the winners will be announced live on the WRRD Lions Facebook feed from the Royal Canadian Legion in Rainy River tonight, Wednesday, December 22. Displays are to be […]
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The Rainy River District will have a strong showing at the Northern Ontario Men’s and Women’s Provincial Curling Championships, scheduled for Jan 4-9 2022 at the Kenora Rec Centre. Dylan Johnston of the Fort Frances Curling Club and local native Trevor Bonot of the Fort William Curling Club will compete […]
In this column over the past couple of years I have mentioned that we are seeing more and more bigger perch mixed in to our walleye catch while ice fishing on Lake of the Woods. It could be happening on other waterbodies as well but I notice it frequently on […]
The holiday season is a very special time of the year that is celebrated with favourite food and drinks alike. Family and friends come together to eat, drink, and commemorate the precious relationships that they hold with each other. Throughout the years there have been many beverages and appetizers made […]
The man who introduced me to sports broadcasting is a member of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. His name is Ken Nicolson and they called him Friar because when he did Robin Hood Flour radio commercials in his home town — then Fort William — he was accused […]
Donations have been flooding in from local businesses, for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Picture This Campaign. The $1.5-Million fundraising campaign will revitalize of Riverside’s Diagnostic Imaging department. Tompkins Home Hardware recently donated $5,000 to the cause. Pictured L-R are Lucy Wilson, Erik Mosbeck, Debbie Zimmerman, Helen Strachan, Deanna […]
The staff at the Fort Frances Times had lots of fun looking at all the amazing submissions to our annual Christmas Colouring Contest! It was a tough decision, but we narrowed it down to three finalists – one from each age category. Congratulations to Alexis Reather, Teagan Sether and Koen […]
