(Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Gerhard Penner, age 36, of Dawson Ontario. Penner left Dawson on the morning of Wednesday January 13, 2021. PENNER is believed to be operating a black 2008 Toyota Prius with an Ontario licence plate of […]
District News
Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) will be able to greatly expand one of its programs thanks to new funding from the provincial government. It was announced this past Thursday, which coincided with United Nations Human Rights Day, that the ONWA would receive $10.8 million over the next five years […]
Merna Emara
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many without a job, but an increasing problem in the Rainy River District is job advertisements left unanswered. Dana Cridland, human resources coordinator for community living in Fort Frances and the Rainy River District, said hiring for jobs has become very challenging. “There is just […]
Staff
Fort Frances is in line to receive $72,298 in provincial funds to support public transit, through Ontario’s Gas Tax program. Ontario is providing $266,623 in funding to support public transit in municipalities across Kenora–Rainy River through the Gas Tax program. The City of Dryden will be receiving $42,005, the City […]
Willow Fiddler
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This past fall, 12-year-old Kristina Nodin would rush home after school on Mondays and Thursdays, shut herself in her bedroom and climb onto her bed. There, underneath the Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek flag that hangs on her wall, she would spend the next hour learning about journalism through an online course […]
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
With the winter solstice barely behind us, we have few daylight hours for outdoor activity. But what if we embrace the darkness and use it to our advantage? Full moons on clear nights can be stunning and a good way to illuminate your way. Next full moon is Jan. 28. […]
Amazon Prime Landline – R – Comedy, Drama – Jan 10 It’s 1995 and one night after a party teenaged Dana (Jenny Slate), discovers her father is having an affair. The film follows the family as they navigate the relationship issues and family drama that unfold that summer. Crave The […]
Merna Emara
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, said in a media scrum held on Tuesday afternoon that the decision to declare a state of emergency and issue a stay-at-home order was difficult but a necessary one to make. Under this order, all Ontarians are to stay at home expect for […]
Police Briefs
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police has received numerous complaints where members of the public from across the province received unsolicited emails which, when opened, contained links to images of child sexual abuse. The emails, which were received from the email account mail@aloette.me contained directions, that when followed unknowingly […]
Staff
With a second state of emergency declared in the province, a volunteer group has sprung back into action in order to help people in need in the district. Rainy River District COVIDelivery, the home grown physical distancing safe delivery service, has resumed offering its services to those who cannot or […]
The planned event to collect Christmas trees for safe disposal has been cancelled. Due to the newly announced State of emergency and stay-at-home order, an event planned for January 16 to collect used Christmas trees has been forced to cancel. Any donations already made to the Fort Frances Firefighters will […]
For a full Giving Back listing, check out our website at www.fftimes.com. The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are looking for individuals to participate in the annual Breeding Bird Atlas Survey. For more information or to join, e-mail Ilka at boghunter@yahoo.ca, or visit rrvfn.org. The Polar Bear plunge has gone […]
