Since hearing reports of tornado activity near Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, I have been in constant communication with local leaders and government officials to initiate supports. We are employing a whole of government approach to ensure community members have the resources they need. We are thankful that no injuries have been […]
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I am on my way home from my long journey to Churchill – The Great Northern Adventure, I am calling it. It has been an adventure for sure, with a few twists and turns to keep things interesting. I’ve learned a few tips that I’m going to write down in […]
On July 12, 2022, Stanley Sockolotuk passed away at Rainycrest Long-Term Care at the age of 95. Full obituary to follow.
The Community Living Open Air Art Studio will feature mini wall hangings. Stop by and get your creative juices flowing, Thursday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Rainy Lake Square. All ages welcome! Teddy Bear Picnic will be July 15, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Head down to […]
My first train trip was fifty-seven years ago. From Winnipeg to Vancouver. I was ten years old. I don’t remember many of the details of that trip, but the journey was the highlight of our family’s adventures. I know we boarded the train late at night, my sister and I […]
Friday gave all Canadians a lesson in telecommunications and its fragility. Our phone book of district listings has shrunk to become just a fraction of the listings it was ten years ago. Instead of one phone listing in our homes, which has disappeared as district residents have moved to cell […]
Dear editor, After rereading the Fort Frances Times interview with the (IJC) international joint commission people on June 15th, I found their answers extremely infuriating. When I hear statements like the headline ”little could be done to avoid the flooding”, “opening the gates at the dam earlier in the year […]
We are all happy that we have more hay to cut this year, but now the weather needs to co-operate to allow us to get it baled up! Last week, the hay was not drying quickly at all, and I was very frustrated. Finally, by Friday was able to bale […]
Castin’ for Cash was enjoyed by all last Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9. When the final fish were weighed, the top three teams were Jeff Bragg and Ross Steele, followed by Jeff Kreger and Brayden Kreger, and third place went to Brian Gustafson and Bryan White. The biggest […]
Baseball all-star games and I go back a long way. One of them was my first date…but don’t tell my wife. I was 11. For whatever reason, a neighbourhood girl of the same age agreed to accompany me (and my chaperoning uncle) to a game so thrilling that the only […]
