Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Fort Frances demanded change, and change is what Fort Frances got. Mostly. The unofficial results of the 2026 municipal election in Fort Frances were read out by town clerk Chelsea Greig at the Fort Frances Civic Centre on Monday night. Brent Calder has been elected to lead the town through […]
Go vote. Before you do anything else, before you read one more word of this editorial, pick up your phone or turn on your computer and vote. If you haven’t received your Voter Information Letter, or can’t vote online or by phone, then please make the first thing you do […]
At the recent candidate’s forum, I stated that democracy is under attack. That is not an abstract concern reserved for distant places or national politics. Democracy depends on people participating, here at home, in the decisions that affect their everyday lives. One of the most important ways to do that […]
An algorithm can decide what you see, but it doesn’t report the news. Nunatsiaq News, an award-winning newspaper in Nunavut, recently reported that a so-called “news” website was posting AI-generated articles about the North by stealing real news stories produced by real journalists. The articles were supposedly written by Nunavut […]
The Fort Frances Times welcomes Will Brooks, the latest addition to our editorial staff. We asked Will to give himself an introduction in his own words. Will currently resides in Ottawa, but will soon be joining us in Fort. – Editor My name is Will Brooks. I am 32 years […]
Our readers may have noticed that over the past few months, the number of flyers from major national retailers included in the Thursday Bulletin of the Fort Frances Times has dwindled to next to nothing. We want you to know that those changes aren’t coming from us and to explain […]
Starting with today’s issue, The Times will be including for the first time in its history a land acknowledgement that recognizes the real history of this region, including the long presence of the Anishinaabe people and the treaty relationship that still shapes our local life. You will find it in […]
This is a municipal election year in Ontario. That means many of us will soon be partaking in the time-honoured Canadian tradition of complaining about local politics while outright snorting at the suggestion that we might ourselves think about running for office. On the surface, it might seem like a […]
I’ve only been at the helm of the Times for six months, living in town for just half that long, but I can tell you without reservation that the Fort is one heck of a special place. Lest you think I’m simply paying lip service to my new home, rest […]
In an editorial yesterday, I indicated that after weeks of trying, we had failed to get any response from Canadian Tire about what’s going on with the Fort Frances store that was closed due to a fire on Dec. 18, 2025. As fate would have it, the Times received a […]
It’s been nearly a month since the Canadian Tire store was temporarily put out of action by a devastating fire and it’s still a pretty big topic of conversation between Fort Franciscans. What we really want to know is, when’s it going to reopen? It’s our job at the Times […]
My name is Liam Oliver Neilson. I’m a newcomer to your community, recently hired as a staff writer and reporter at your local newspaper, the Fort Frances Times. I was born and raised in one of Canada’s most southern municipalities, Windsor, Ont. I lived there until I was recruited into […]
