Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Seven Generations Educational Institute (SGEI)’s welding camp, which took place from July 11-15 gave youth aged 12-17 the chance to develop an interest in the skilled trades. An SGEI press release said the camp gives kids an opportunity to exercise their creative abilities while being supervised by professionals in a […]
Year-round and seasonal residents interested in maintaining the natural beauty of area lake waters are invited to attend the Rainy Lake Conservancy’s Annual General Meeting via Zoom at 5PM, Thursday, August 11. The Rainy Lake Conservancy is a charitable organization based in Fort Frances. The first twenty minutes of the […]
The public is being invited to take part in the Emo Fair Queen competition, by voting for their favourite Letter to the Editor. The reader favourite will be awarded a special prize at the crowning ceremony. To cast your vote, visit fftimes.com/emoqueen2022, or follow the QR code with a QR […]
Members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind everyone to please do your homework prior to giving any personal information or sending money, cryptocurrency or prepaid gift cards to anyone. Every year thousands of Canadians are victimized, and millions of dollars are lost through many forms of […]
Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency. WHO declares a health emergency not as a call to panic, but as a call to action, when a coordinated effort among many countries in the world is required to control a risk to health. Currently, there has […]
Provincial Indigenous organizations are criticizing the Ontario government’s recent change to the Ontario school curriculum. The Anishinabek Nation and the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body (KEB) released a joint statement saying they are “disappointed” that the Ministry of Education has removed the Indigenous Science Framework from the provincial curriculum. The segment of […]
Hello Rainy River District! My name is Mickenna Ryll, and I am 17 years old. I live in Fort Frances with my parents, Mickey and Tammy, and I will be going into Grade 12 at Fort Frances High School in the fall. I enjoy playing video games with my older […]
My name is Valentina Shickell-Busch. I live on beautiful Rainy Lake with my amazing parents, Karen Shickell and Mike Busch. I am 15 years old, and going into grade 11 this fall. I’m exploring my interests in various medical fields, and also the manufacturing trades. I enjoy playing sports and […]
Hi my name is Mckenna McTavish, and I am running for Emo Fair Queen. My generous sponsor is the Emo Motocross Track owned by John Gavel. A little bit more about me is that I am 15 years old and I am going into grade 10 at Fort Frances High […]
Hello, my name is Addison Brown. I am 13 years old and live in Stratton, on our family farm. My parents are Mark and Natasha and I have two younger brothers, Nolan and Easton. This fall I will be going into grade 9 at Rainy River High School. I am […]
When Esther Leung-Kong arrived in Canada in the 1990s, she learned nothing about the histories of Indigenous peoples on these lands. It wasn’t until she was 18 that she met two grandmothers from the Blackfoot Nation who were survivors of residential schools. “When they shared with me their story, I […]
Researchers in southwestern Manitoba continue to work on an archeological project to learn more about how Indigenous farmers lived and worked before Europeans arrived on Canadian soil, and they are now inviting the public to come and join them as they continue that work. Officials with Brandon University (BU) said […]
