It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (26 F) and south-southwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will see afternoon snow, with a possible accumulation of five-10 cm (two-four inches). Look for a high of one (34) and low around minus-eight (17), along […]
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Press Release Local families and businesses will benefit from new economic opportunities thanks to a Government of Canada investment of $270,000. This investment, through FedNor’s Community Investment Initiative for Northern Ontario (CIINO), will help the Town of Rainy River and the Townships of Lake of the Woods and Dawson hire […]
Duane Hicks Elaine Medicine read through the names of veterans from area First Nations listed on the honour wall that is part of the new exhibit, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3,” during its opening reception Thursday at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. The list started out with […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Roberta Maureen Chabot, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Roberta was born on May 22, 1953 in Fort Frances to Maurice and Mabel Dolph. She was united in marriage to Paul Chabot […]
It is with very heavy hearts we say goodbye to our Dad, Grampa Bill or Trapper Bill, as he also was affectionately known, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Our Dad was a man of very strong conviction with the most tender heart. Born on Sept. 18, 1940, his life was […]
It is with sadness that the family of Glenn John Colvin announces that Glenn passed away, after a lengthy battle with dementia, on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. Glenn was born in Fort Frances on Jan. 17, 1927. Glenn obtained his schooling […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our loved one, James Keegan Stanley Lamb, at Concordia Place at the age of 87 years. Jim was predeceased by his parents, William and Laura Lamb; sisters, Laurabelle Hampshire and Alice and her husband, Don; brother, Bill Lamb; […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Ernest Dwayne (“Peanut”) Blackburde. of Rainy River First Nations, on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 at his residence. Dwayne was born on July 29, 1960 in Emo, Ont. to John Madden and Melvina Blackburde. He is survived by […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Lenny Allen announces his passing, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Lenny was born on April 4, 1968 to Jim and Charon Allen in Fort […]
Narrativity is a word I wasn’t familiar with, or rather I hadn’t heard it used the way I heard it used last week on CBC Radio. In fact, my spellcheck doesn’t care for the word and wants me to use some other one while providing me with no alternatives. In […]
Last week’s Times had 59 job vacancies being advertised. The newspaper averages more than 40 openings every week. At one time, there was a surplus of people and any job opening had 50 or 60 applicants. Not so now. Life has changed here in Rainy River District. Almost every restaurant […]
Over the past few months, there have been some sweeping changes in the professional bass fishing landscape. For the past couple of decades, the FLW Tour and the Bassmaster Elite Series have been the premier high-end bass tournament circuits. But that all changed in September when Major League Fishing announced […]
