One of the brightest summer highlights in our town is Quest for the Best. We bring company, a common love of music, and a spirit of encouragement. Applause resonates for new musicians finding courage, as well as harmony veterans still chasing their bliss. From the crowd below the tent where […]
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We should be in the season of optimism. We should be looking at the opportunities that can be found in the Rainy River District. We should be celebrating the differences between being Canadian and being American. Sometimes all those items are hard to understand. Sometimes the best ideas can be […]
ONGOING EVENTS The Rainy Lake Readers Book Club meets the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00-7:45 at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Visit the Library and check out the display of this month’s book selections. New members always welcome. Story Time at the Fort Frances Library is […]
2026 has arrived! Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions? Have you thought about how to enhance safety in your home and workplace to better prevent an avoidable injury? We all need to be aware of—and see—the risks in our everyday lives as we go about our daily activities while […]
Happy New Year friends! I wonder how long it will take me to remember to write 2026? I am still in Christmas mode mostly here but everyday I try and removed some type of decoration that is more related to Christmas and turn things into more of a winter theme. […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -4 C (25 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of 0 (32) with a low of -10 (14). Friday will bring a mix of sun and cloud during the day before […]
A new year, a perspective of possibilities in a life with fewer days behind than ahead, fewer doors to open. That could be said at any age, life a fragile reality that can change in what feels like a heartbeat. And as always… it got me thinking. I planted a […]
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Jim Hudson of Lowerys Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the first of the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances’ 2026 Trip of the Month draws on the morning of Friday, January 2, 2026. Shirley Larson was the winner of a Wonders of Turkey trip, valued at $4,400. Next month’s […]
By Times Staff
On Dec. 18, 2025, the The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) announced that it has been reaccredited under the Ontario Public Library Guidelines, reaffirming the Library’s commitment to providing high-quality, accessible and up-to-date services to the community. According to a statement from FFPLTC CEO Nadine Cousineau, accreditation means […]
By Times Staff
The Rainy River District OPP, along with their provincial colleagues, were kept busy over the holiday season with multiple arrests and suspensions, as well as unfortunate accidents. In press releases sent out over the course of the holiday season, the OPP revealed that, across the province, more than 700 drivers […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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THUNDER BAY — The New Democrat MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North will have a full plate of issues she says she wants to press in 2026. Northern highway safety, the planned merger of many of the province’s conservation authorities (including the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority), the still-idled Terrace Bay mill […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO — The upcoming end to Canada’s remote area border crossing permit won’t affect a separate slate of rules for water crossings into Canada, border officials say. Earlier in December, the Canadian Border Services Agency (or CBSA) announced it will be shuttering a program that issued permits which allowed […]
