Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While she purposely didn’t take up a lot of time at last weekend’s Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) meeting, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) CEO Marilyn Herbacz nevertheless delivered an important presentation wrapping up the chaos of 2020 from a financial standpoint for a very busy health unit. Speaking to […]
While their most recent season was put off due to the impacts of a global pandemic, when the athletes of the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) kick off their next season, they’ll do so in a brand-new home. The move to a new permanent location was necessitated by the agreement […]
Premier Doug Ford has announced that Ontario will be returning to a State of Emergency due to increasing COVID-19 cases. In the his daily press conference today, Ford said the state of emergency will last at least 28 days with the possibility that it could be extended if numbers have […]
It might be time to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, and while no one in town might be happier to do so than the mayor, there are still some successes to be celebrated and lessons to be brought forward into the new year. Fort Frances Mayor June Caul and […]
It’s that time of year again when Alzheimer Awareness comes to the fore, and even in the midst of a pandemic the Alzheimer’s Society of Kenora/Rainy River District is doing their best to raise awareness and educate others about dementia. January is Alzheimer Awareness month for the society, and in […]
Local book reviewer Judith “J.J.”Johanson has published her final review After more than 20 years and hundreds upon hundreds of books read, a longtime contributor to the Fort Frances Times is putting down her quill. Judith Johanson, or “J.J.” to those who followed her book reviews in the Wednesday paper […]
A legendary figure in the world of hockey who carried a love of his hometown wherever he went has died. Art Berglund, a well-known hockey legend both at home and in the U.S., where he is remembered for spending years helping to build the sport, died Saturday, December 19 in […]
Citizens of the town of Fort Frances will have another chance to weigh in on the Colonization Road debate next year. Following the introduction of a motion by Councillor Doug Judson at November 23, the town sent the issue to committee in order to further decide what path, if any, […]
At the tail end of a very tumultuous year, Fort Frances Mayor June Caul cast a look back at the ups and downs in town before council adjourned for the last time in 2020. In her address to council and the public during Monday night’s town council meeting, Caul […]
Leave it to big-hearted individuals to step up and help make the holidays a bit brighter for those in need. Like many other people who have offered their time and effort to different charitable events over the course of this unexpected year, the Cridland families, along with the Flint […]
The province is putting money into the Rainy River District that is aimed at helping protect those who are most vulnerable. At an announcement outside the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) office on Monday, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford made three funding announcements that will directly benefit […]
As Christmas fast approaches, churches around town and the greater Rainy River District are continuing to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the stark reality that as much as anyone may want it, there will still be no “normal” for the holiday season. Much like they did earlier in […]
