Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Former CAO aims to improve council-administration relations while prioritizing core services Before Doug Brown was chief administrative officer (CAO) for the Town of Fort Frances, he was the town’s Manager of Operations and Facilities for 13 years. Brown hopes his administrative experience with the town will make him an asset […]
Stroke survivor and community advocate would push for accessibility, housing and accountability A first-time candidate for Fort Frances Town Council, Nathan Galusha has thrown his hat in the ring with plans to move the town forward using advocacy and transparent leadership. Galusha acknowledges that he lacks formal political or council […]
The open house at the Devlin Hall took place last Friday, Oct. 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. At least that was the scheduled time, but the event ran a little late, as many attendees enjoyed dancing to Melanie Williams’s music, provided by Party Rock through her DJ Services. […]
Local voters had the chance to hear directly from municipal candidates and put their questions on the table during an all-candidate town hall hosted by The Fort Frances Times and the Fort Frances Labour Council last Thursday evening. Held at the Townshend Theatre, the event gave residents an opportunity to […]
Last Thursday’s All-Candidate Town Hall was everything a community forum should be: informative, respectful and well attended. Hosted jointly by The Fort Frances Times and the Fort Frances and District Labour Council, the evening brought together all 11 candidates and more than 250 residents for a thoughtful discussion about the […]
A gastrointerstinal outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home that began late last week has been declared over. The outbreak was initially announced on Friday, Oct. 2, by Riverside Health Care, noting that the West Wing of the care home had been put under a number of restrictions, infection prevention and […]
RAINY RIVER – A recent study shows the Rainy River district has the second largest population of people experiencing homelessness in the province, and the results have prompted a call to the government. The study was done by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) and showed that the population […]
Building a foundation for housing, industry and stronger social supports Kaleb Firth moved to the Rainy River District as a child in 1996 when his father took a job at the Barwick OSB plant. Firth is running for council as an incumbent, having joined council following the resignation of David […]
On the front lawn of Queen’s Park in Tkarón:to (Toronto) stands a tall statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, Ontario premier from 1905 to 1914, whose government promoted mining and forestry development in northern Ontario. Over a century later, Glenn Cameron, councillor for Wabaseemoong First Nation (Whitedog), stood below that […]
It’s become a back-to-school tradition for teachers to invite Indigenous elders to their classrooms to share first-hand accounts about the ongoing impacts of Canada’s residential school system. This fall, the University of Winnipeg Collegiate was among the schools that sent an invitation — but its purpose wasn’t to educate students […]
Beginning with today’s edition, readers will notice a subtle change to the colour of the banner for The Fort Frances Times Bulletin. We’re changing it from the now-familiar reddish-pink to a shade of blue that matches our flagship weekly paper’s banner. Updating the banner colour might be a small change, […]
Building infrastructure to attract new industry ‘with a sense of urgency’ is key Mike Behan arrived in Fort Frances in 1987 to take up a position as a sports reporter for The Fort Frances Times. Three years later, he would become the paper’s editor and 29 years after that, he […]
