Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Lakers Junior A hockey club is looking for folks with available room in their homes to accommodate young hockey players coming from out of town to play with the team this coming season. The community-run team is looking for billets from September 2026 until as late as […]
A small store in Emo that offers a mix of regular variety, locally made goods and niche, hard-to-come-by products hit a 20-year milestone this year, and Mary and Naomi Martin, the sisters who own Misty River Alternatives, say a supportive community and customer loyalty have brought them this far. The […]
Last month, Northridge Funeral Home celebrated serving the Rainy River District with compassion and professionalism for 20 years. The Times caught up with Northridge owners Jason and Rhonda Lilley to talk about their experiences over the past two decades. According to the Lilleys, “The busyness of the funeral home is […]
Rainy River High School (RRHS) and Riverview Public School are closing their doors for good. Although the old schools garner an emotional farewell from the many staff and students over the years, an updated kindergarten to Grade 12 building will bring advance learning capabilities for the small town on the […]
The Emo Library celebrated the return of their Teddy Bear Picnic yesterday, July 7, bringing back a much-loved event that has been missing in action for several years. The weather definitely cooperated and the Lion’s Park was the perfect location for the whole family to enjoy the day’s festivities. The […]
Number that over-wintered in Mexico were up 64% The World Wildlife Foundation reports the Monarch butterfly population in Mexico in December of 2025 covered 2.93 hectares, an area sixty-four percent larger than they covered in 2024, and slightly ahead of the ten-year average (2.81 ha). That jibes well with what […]
With just over a month left for candidates to declare themselves in the race for Fort Frances Town Council, only two names have emerged so far in the contest for a mayor to replace Andrew Hallikas, who is not seeking another term. Lifelong Fort Frances residents Brent Calder and John […]
Jennifer Brown of Fort Frances has become the latest winner of the monthly Riverside Health Care 50/50 Raffle, taking home the June drawing prize of $11,827.50 as Riverside narrows in on its goal of raising $1.6 million for the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign to boost the region’s medical imaging capability. […]
A technical issue caused customers of the Fort Frances Power Corp. (FFPC) and Atikokan Hydro to receive an email Tuesday morning that informed them they had been signed up for service by the Synergy North utility and asked them to reset their passwords by clicking a link to the FFPC […]
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has issued the final integrated tailored impact statement guidelines for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) deep geological repository proposal on Friday, which formally begins the impact statement phase of the federal regulatory process. Vince Ponka, Indigenous and regional communications manager with the NWMO, […]
The City of Kenora will not allow people to bring their own alcohol to municipally-sanctioned public events, with Mayor Andrew Poirier saying the option does not align with the city’s efforts to address public intoxication. The provincial government recently gave municipalities the authority to opt into a bring-your-own-beverage (BYOB) program […]
THUNDER BAY — The Liberals failed in their first attempt at getting a First Nations Clean Water Act passed, but Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Patty Hajdu has reasons to be optimistic about success this time around. Hajdu, who was Indigenous Services minister when the ill-fated first bill was in the House, told Newswatch this […]
