Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Following a special meeting of Fort Frances Town Council, the town passed a resolution to permanently adopt central daylight time (CDT) if the measure gains approval, in line with the province of Manitoba. A special meeting of council was called to examine the proposed resolution, which reads as follows: “That […]
Get lost this weekend! A lawn mower-shaped corn maze, flashlight walks after dark, and the return of lawn mower racing will headline Cornerstone Christian School’s annual Corn Maze fundraiser. The event will run Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 4 from noon to 4 […]
Fort Frances residents may see much of Sunday without power as Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) moves ahead with its planned outage. The power outage is scheduled to run between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, meaning those living within FFPC’s service area could spend most of […]
Following the cancellation of September’s Sass Jordan concert due to health concerns, Tour de Fort will kick off the 2026-27 season on Oct. 5 with folk roots band Maggie’s Wake. The Times spoke to fiddle player Lindsay Schindler, who discussed the band’s origin. “Maggie’s Wake began in about 2022; it […]
The Fort Frances Lakers now have a record of 2-2 so far this season after two sky-high-scoring wins against the Ironwood Lumberjacks this past weekend. The Lakers toppled the Lumberjacks 16-0 on Friday night and 20-0 on Saturday. Lakers Head Coach and GM Luke Judson said games like that can […]
The candidates for the Municipality of LaVallee recently shared their visions with me regarding the upcoming election and the four-year term during which the elected council will work diligently to make our municipality the best it can be. Election Day is Monday, Oct. 26. Polls will be open from 10 […]
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral forum on Tuesday and welcomed all nine mayoral candidates to attend at the Da Vinci Centre to share their ideas and platforms with Chamber members. Of the nine candidates, Maureen Comuzzi, Peter Diedrich, Trevor Giertuga, Volker Kromm, Aldo Ruberto, Wolfgang Schoor, […]
This Thursday’s Election 2026 Town Hall will now be held at the Townshend Theatre, a change from the originally planned venue at the Memorial Sports Centre’s auditorium. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The change was made to ensure that the venue is fully accessible, as the lift at the […]
The Fort Frances Lakers have asked the town to consider replacing the aging sound system in the Ice for Kids (IFK) rink at the Memorial Sports Centre, which, according to Lakers President Sarah Freeman-Kivimaki, is currently unusable. The current sound system has been in use at IFK since the construction […]
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announced on Friday that it will be conducting a strike vote from Nov. 6-16. The announcement was made during OSSTF/FEESO’s provincial council meeting in Toronto. Ongoing negotiations between the teachers’ union and the Ontario goåvernment are based on several issues around growing student […]
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) is developing a plan to address growing surgical wait lists caused by the May flood, while discussions are underway with the province about possible additional funding to support recovery. During a media scrum held earlier in the week, hospital president and CEO […]
THUNDER BAY — Vehicles illegally passing school buses is happening at an average of seven times a day in this city. That, said Craig Murphy, is seven times too many. Murphy is the consortium manager for Student Transportation Services and addressed traffic safety on Thursday outside of St. Vincent School. […]
