The Rainy River District is gearing up for the first cattle sale of the season. The sale is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday (April 27) at the sales barn in Stratton. Kim Jo Bliss is a member of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association and a long-time volunteer […]
Ken Kellar
Ken Kellar is a reporter who was born and raised in Fort Frances. After spending several years in various parts of the country for school and work, Ken returned home to join the Fort Frances Times in 2019. He has an Advanced Diploma in Print & Broadcast Journalism from Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, and has contributed to the Humber Etcetera, Humber Daily News and CityNews Toronto (formerly 680News).
Ken Kellar
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A program at Confederation College is coming to the end of its second year, and casting an eye to the future. Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) is a two-year certificate program at Confederation College in Fort Frances that is a little different from your regular college program. “The CICE […]
Ken Kellar
The fallout from the sudden, heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures may have put a dampener on some of the festivities, but Emo’s “Spring Fever Days” went out with a bang on its final day. While not everything that was planned to run on Saturday survived the wild weather from earlier […]
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After a long and busy day, Lisa Teeple and her team had the chance to step back and examine the fruits of their labour. “I’m happy,” Teeple said when asked about how this year’s “Ag Day” turned out. “We were happy with the number that we had turn out. We […]
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The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) is currently in the process of determining whether or not the Grade 7 and 8 students from Robert Moore school will join their peers at Fort Frances High School (FFHS). The School Attendance Zone Review Committee held a public consultation Tuesday evening at […]
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The Fort Frances Senior Centre wants to put a persistent rumour to rest. The board held their monthly meeting at the former Sister Kennedy Centre yesterday and addressed hearsay that the town was planning to shut down the senior centre and move operations to the site of the current Fort […]
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The Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances had a lively and busy inaugural summer last year.Local economic development consultant Tannis Drysdale said that’s not an accident. “Any particular event space is only as good as the events it holds in them,” she reasoned. “So between volunteers in the community […]
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Sam Odrowski
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Students from Fort High and Rainy River recently took a stand for their education. They joined roughly 600 other schools across Ontario on Thursday who walked out to protest the province’s nearly $1 billion worth of cuts to education. Fort Frances High School students Hailey Gushuliak and Ariel Plante said […]
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Staff reporter
Staff reporter
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry held an open house meeting in conjunction with Resolute Forest Products at the Copper River Inn last Wednesday. The event was the latest step in the process of planning the Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the combined Crossroute-Sapawe forest for 2020-2030. Ralph Horn, […]
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There’s a movie night happening in town tonight that’s been more than a year in the making. Sheila McMahon, executive director of the United Native Friendship Centre here, was approached a little over a year ago by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres with a proposal. “They approached us […]
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With March coming to a close, the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is getting ready to take the stage. The Festival is set to begin its 79th year this Monday (April 1), with chair Cynthia Donald noting registration numbers are staying on track with previous years. “Our […]
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With the bitter cold in the rear-view mirror and warming temperatures ahead, it feels like spring finally has arrived. And with it comes a shift in priorities. For many in the district, that shift has to do with the upcoming growing season and the pressures local farmers face to maximize […]
