Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
Did you know? The Election 2026 Town Hall at the Townshend Theatre has passed; it was a privilege to attend alongside two esteemed members of the Fort Frances Professional Firefighters Local 1012. A special shout-out goes to Andrew Flynn of the Fort Frances Times for keeping the evening running smoothly […]
Dear Mr. Quesnel: I’ve tried to call you Louis, as you urged, but I couldn’t, despite my efforts. Mr. Quesnel seemed a more respectful greeting, though time made us friends. John Donne, born in London in 1571, told us, “Death comes equally to us all, and makes us equal when […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
Although spring is many months away, it is the time of year that gardeners must think ahead to spring if they want to be rewarded with the first flowers of the season from bulbs that are planted in the fall months. Spring flowering bulbs consist of many species such as […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Kids and Company will have its first show of its 2026-27 season on Oct. 6 at St. Mary School, at 6 p.m. featuring Magician Marc Trudel and his show “A Brand New Story.” “A Brand New Story returns audiences to The Mysterious School, where Marc Trudel blends dazzling […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Times and the Fort Frances Labour Council will be hosting an Election Town Hall on Oct. Moved to the Townshend Theatre for accessibility purposes. Doors will open at 6 p.m. All Fort Frances Town Council and Mayoral Candidates will have the opportunity to speak and […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Earl, who will be dearly missed by his wife Eileen; siblings Harold (Priscilla), Dwayne (Leone) and Ellen. He was predeceased by his parents Norman and Germaine; first wife Maureen; siblings Donald, June and Geraldine; grandson Joey; stepson Peter; brothers-in-law Harry […]
A shelving unit stands next to my bed, a home for my favourite books. I have shelves dedicated to Indigenous writers. On the top shelf is the Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In the preface, dated June 2, 2015, the Honourable Justice […]
For days now, I’ve been battling with the forces of writer’s block and going blue in the face trying to unload some sort of quality alphabet shaped like a column. My neck of the woods continues to brim with “believe it or not” episodes that make for literary fodder, but […]
Sky above. Earth below. Fire within. That’s the best description I can express about slow dancing with the spirit of the Anishinaabemowin language. The poetics, the romantics, the art, the potential, the promise and the clarity. They are all present. When you carefully cradle and carry a burning passion for […]
When candidates for the Fort Frances Municipal Council spoke last Wednesday at the Seniors’ Centre, all were adamant that they would closely watch the finances of the town and would do their utmost to control tax increases. It is a noble goal. They already understand that the province has agreed […]
