Staff The judging has been completed for the local Fibre Art Festival at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. Last Wednesday, Cher Pruys, Patti Anderson, and Phyllis Johnson evaluated the 26 fabulous pieces submitted for this year’s festival. They judged in three categories: Best Original Design, Best Pattern Design, […]
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Staff The annual “Forget Me Not” dinner, hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, will be held this Saturday (Feb. 2) at La Place Rendez-Vous–one of the major fundraisers for the local non-profit organization. “It’s really important to have these dinners to raise awareness of the caregivers and […]
Press Release Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) has joined Northern Ontario’s employment agencies that deliver Employment Ontario programs in demonstrating to the government how continued investment in employment centres across Northern Ontario will result in continued quality supports for working Ontarians and businesses across the region. Across Northern Ontario, more […]
Duane Hicks After decades of writing poetry, local retired teacher and school librarian Judith Johanson now is sharing her verses with a wider audience. She’s just released her first collection of poetry, entitled “Intersections,” and will launching it during a reading scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at […]
Staff Local writer Judy Johanson just released her first collection of poetry, entitled “Intersections.”
Dave Ogilvie Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator for the the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, gave a presentation on how to make the most of a visit with someone who has dementia yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. In conjunction with January being “Alzheimer Awareness Month,” a […]
Staff “Woodland” will be the theme of the 2019 spring art exhibit at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Interested artists can do anything they want as long as it highlights the theme, said Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards. She noted that “woodland” could include tree-covered areas in any […]
Staff Organizers of the local “Relay for Life” are hoping to use Point Park as the site for this year’s fundraiser in June. Committee chair Anneda Supinski wrote in a letter to council that the committee would like to use the park on June 22 for the event, as well […]
Sam Odrowski Indigenous education is a top priority at the Rainy River District School Board and work constantly is being done to increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and awareness of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit histories. Earlier this month, indigenous education lead Bob Kowal gave a presentation to trustees with the […]
Staff A local woman awaiting a second heart transplant and a kidney transplant passed away early Monday morning, but a fundraiser planned for her will go ahead regardless. A story in last week’s Times about a fundraiser for Samantha (Sam) Pearson, who has been in Ottawa for more than a […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP wants to remind people to be aware of tax scams. At this time of year, Canadians face many types of scams with perpetrators claiming to be agents of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Along with the RCMP, the OPP wants people to […]
Sam Odrowski Grade 12 students at Fort High observed a live autopsy last Thursday morning through a “Connected North” session, in which they were joined via video teleconference with medical professional Ray Vollmer out of St. Louis University. The students learned about forensics and also had the chance to ask […]
