Master grower Brad Olson, along with his wife and business partner, Angela, opened the Rainy River Cannabis Collective here in January to help patients find cannabis treatments for pain-free living, as well as provide hydroponic growing kits and quality lifestyle and medicine enjoyment gear.
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of the Fort Frances Public Library Children attending “Baby Time” last Thursday at the Fort Frances Public Library were treated to a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The library was in the festive spirit last week, hosting Christmas crafts and even a holiday concert by the Rainy Lake […]
Submitted byEd Haglund The Sister Kennedy Centre, soon to be known as the Fort Frances Seniors Centre, held its monthly board meeting on Dec. 11. The board has come to the conclusion that more room is needed–the coffee crowd talk is too loud! The yoga and Tai Chi groups, when […]
Linda Plumridge Bernice Kempf (above) filled up her plate during the annual community Christmas dinner on Monday from noon-2 p.m. at Knox United Church while (below) Jennifer Kivimaki, her daughters, Jaana and Jorja Fournier, and Jennifer’s dad, Larry Kivimaki, were among those who also turned out. On Saturday, they had […]
Kali Brady admired “Fighter,” one of the many portraits of breast cancer survivors on display during the biennial “Luncheon of Hope” in October that this year highlighted “The Butterfly Story.”
Communities which lose their major industry/employer often succumb to a downward spiral that inevitably drains the life out of them. Looking back at 2017, that certainly isn’t the case here. Although completion was delayed until the fall, limiting its use before winter set in and nixing plans for a celebratory […]
Premier Kathleen Wynne visited the area in August to join up with the dozen youths taking part in the 2017 Métis Nation of Ontario Canoe Expedition. Here she looked over some traditional Métis items during a meet-and-greet upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous before heading out the next day to participate […]
“Friends of the Museum” president and honourary bartender Robert Schulz looked the part during the Fort Frances Museum’s “Novemberfest” gala that drew a full house and raised at least $3,000 for the local “Owandem” restoration project.
Delane Servis of International Falls showed off his 1935 Chevrolet Standard at the Sorting Gap Marina car show in July held in conjunction with the visit by the “Canadian Coasters” as part of their 50th-anniversary cross-Canada tour.
Stratton siblings Jackie McCormick and Trevor Bonot, on right, along with Megan and Kory Carr of Thunder Bay, were given an enthusiastic hometown send-off at the Stratton Recreation Centre in September before the rink headed off to Champéry, Switzerland in October to compete at the world mixed curling championships, where […]
The Dragon Tamers team from Kenora, a group of breast cancer survivors and supporters, was greeted after participating in the special flower ceremony once again held in conjunction with the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival here in early July.
Staff This entry by 11-year-old Carley Rooker was among the three winners in this year’s Fort Frances Times’ Christmas colouring contest. Rooker, along with Koen Tucker, seven, and Caleb Black, six, each won $25 (Tucker’s entry was featured on the front page of the Dec. 22 Daily Bulletin). The Times […]
