Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The federal government’s reimposition of a travel visa requirement for Mexicans coming to Canada could result in higher numbers of asylum seekers making irregular border crossings, two immigration lawyers and a refugee advocate said. Mexican nationals are now required to obtain visitor visas from customs officials who determine if tourist […]
Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way. So in a heartwarming display of community spirit, staff at The Window & Door Store decided to assist local patients during chemotherapy. By partnering with local businesses, clubs and individuals, they have embarked on a mission to provide comfort items to […]
Split the Pot Lottery is thrilled to announce the overwhelming support of its latest lottery program, which has experienced exceptional results in just three weeks since its launch. Supporting 51 Ontario hospitals, the lottery continues to remain top of mind to Ontarians, with ticket sales surpassing $1,000,000. Supporters have the […]
Bernie Kamphof can’t recall a winter compared to this one — a season that had brought so little snow by the end of February. At his dairy farm near Murillo, he would normally at this time of year be spending a lot of time plowing, creating huge white mounds that […]
Algoma–Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha’s quest to pass Bill 13, the Northern Health Travel Grant Advisory Committee Act, came to a swift end Monday after it was defeated by a vote of 32 to 73 at second reading. Mantha expressed his disappointment in a news release that was circulated shortly after the result […]
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is asking Ontario’s nurses to participate in a first-of-its-kind census. On Tuesday, the CNO launched its first Workforce Census. The census, which is being sent to about 200,000 nurses in the province, includes questions that will provide key insights into the demographics of […]
Work will begin as soon as June this year on a $25-million new hotel and commercial mixed-use development in Dryden. Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has become the newest owner of a Studio 6 Extended Stay Suites franchise that will be developed on a nine-acre site on the north side of […]
On February 2, 2024, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member seconded to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) was notified by a CAFC Call Taker that a Canadian victim business reported a Spear Phishing fraud. The member subsequently contacted the United States Secret Service (USSS) representative regarding the fraud. The USSS quickly […]
It’s been an odd winter, weatherwise. Last week when the Times spoke to a member of the Friends of the Museum there was no snow at all, yesterday we had a snowstorm and yet the snow may have all melted by Saturday when SnOasis 11 takes place in Fort Frances […]
Another meeting about the increased price of tolls to use the International Falls Bridge was held a few weeks ago. The meeting resulted in the formation of two working groups. Fort Frances Mayor Andrew Hallikas says after the first meeting went as well as it did those present were keen […]
He began as a young graduate who had promised his new fiancée he would stay in Fort Frances, Ontario, for only three years. Five decades later—after he had established a leading veterinary clinic in northwestern Ontario, served as an active volunteer in his community, retired, and received a Golden Life […]
Following the passing of a significant figure in the community, his friends, former colleagues and others reflected on the life, compassion and legacy of Duane Cridland. Cridland passed away in late January 2024 following years of living with prostate cancer, and was a titan within the community when it came […]
