Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars The “Quest” is over. Dylan Ossachuk’s powerful vocals took the judges by storm during his performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on Friday night at the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort […]
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As we all know, summer means community festivals. And here in Rainy River District, we’re fortunate to have several that are held year after year to not only give local residents something to do but also attract much-needed visitors to our area. There’s Fun in the Sun activities at Point […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars A new program offered through the Seven Generations Education Institute here is hoping to ease the current high demand of hairstylists in the Fort Frances area. The Hairstyling Diploma offered through SGEI’s satellite campus on King’s Highway, in partnership with Sault College, took a new intake of […]
Sam Odrowski “Tour de Fort” has joined forces with From The Grind Up to stage a double headliner show at the new Rainy Lake Square this coming Tuesday (July 31). The 11-piece brass-hop band, “My Son the Hurricane,” and the indie-folk rock band, “Shred Kelly,” are heading here for back-to-back […]
Sam Odrowski The Couchiching First Nation Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual open house this Saturday (July 28). Slated to run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., there will be no shortage of fire safety demonstrations, fun games, and friendly competitions for attendees to take part in. Volunteer firefighter Mike Thompson […]
Sam Odrowski The 31st-annual “Railroad Daze” returned to Rainy River last Thursday to Sunday–and organizers say it was bigger and better than ever. The fun-filled weekend of events and competitions drew sizeable crowds, with event organizer Martin Kreger saying this year saw the biggest turnout they’ve ever had. “I would […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care held its annual general meeting on June 28, at which time two vacancies on the board of directors were filled. Joining the board for the first time are Carlene Steiner for a three-year term and Jon Begg for a two-year term. Returning to the board […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for July 15-21 were Martin Coulson (Atikokan), Linda Geurts (Atikokan), Lawrence Thurier (Stevens Point, Wis.), Sheila Shyiak (Fort Frances), Connie Cowling (Thunder Bay), Mike McCormick (Fort Frances), and Glenda Radbourne (Manning, Alta.) […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Lori King, left, instructor for the Seven Generations Education Institute’s hairstyling program, offered pointers to student Joanna Singleton as she coloured a client’s hair using a “foiling” technique. Singleton is one of seven students who enrolled in the program’s inaurgural session in 2017. Throughout its last semester, the […]
Sam Odrowski From Pinewood to Rainy River, endless fields of yellow hug Highway 11 for a total of 6,000 acres of canola, among other crops. The 25 sq. km of fields are roughly the size of Fort Frances and after the harvest, farm owner Timo Brielmann estimates they will generate […]
Staff Local MPP Greg Rickford recently finalized agreements for three constituency offices across the Kenora-Rainy River riding. “For Fort Frances, we finalized the lease,” Rickford said Friday in a conference call with the Times. “We’ll be in the downtown core with a great offering for folks down there,” he noted. […]
Look for occasional showers tonight, with an overnight low of 11 C (52 F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will see occasional morning showers, with a high of 20 (68) and low around nine (48). Winds will be from the northwest gusting up to 20 km/h. […]
