Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Working at the Fort France Times and being a part of this incredible, welcoming town, never could I have imagined feeling like I am leaving with my own Fort Frances citizenship. Within the first few days, different members of the town made me forget about any false worries I had […]
Dear Editor, As president of the Rainy River Trappers Council, I have been involved in a project to provide pine marten nesting boxes across our district over the past nine years. With the support of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, the Rainy River Stewardship Council, and Ogimaa Binesiijog, R.R. District […]
I recently spoke with two young graduates from university about what they viewed their beginning career moves. One looked to go on to post grad studies for a law degree to develop green energy policies for the future. The other was looking to begin his engineering career in developing green […]
Going into last week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River, I was feeling quite a bit of pressure to have a good tournament. I was sitting in 46th place in the 75 angler field through six tournaments of the 10-event season. We get points based on where […]
What a weekend! I was really hoping the rain would hold off until the races were over on Saturday night but that didn’t happen! We really wondered what to do for our steer auction and thought hard about setting up inside the barn, but we all looked at our weather […]
Sharon Ann Strachan passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 with her husband Murray, and their daughters Michelle Strachan and Nicole Miller by her side. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Couchiching First Nation […]
Local talent Dylan Ossachuk will play this evening (Aug. 15) from 6-8 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Square. Free concert. Bring a chair. The Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair will run Aug. 15-17 at the Emo fairgrounds. See this week’s Times for a schedule of events. The […]
If Ontario is open for business, Greg Rickford, our member of Provincial Parliament, must impress upon Doug Ford and his colleagues at Queen’s Park that the Ontario government cannot stand idly by while a Quebec company monopolizes Northwestern Ontario’s forests and makes it impossible to restart the Fort Frances mill […]
Margaret Elizabeth Radbourne, 94, of Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Emo, Ont. passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. Peggy was born Feb. 10, 1925 in Toronto, Ont. She was the only child of the late David and Helena Smith. She grew up […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Dale Newman announce his sudden passing. Dale is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Tracy (Asselin), and sons, Dustin and Danny. He is survived by his sister, Diana Koski (Ray) of Thunder Bay, and predeceased by his parents, Reino […]
Dear editor, Compromise is a necessary tool to be used wisely in many aspects of our lives. In marriage between a husband and wife, to be successful, there must be willing compromises practiced by both parties. Also in the workplace, with siblings, with friends, with relatives and families, compromised can […]
