The dates have been set for the performances of this year’s Christmas choraliers. Choir director Diane Maxey announced last week that the choir, which traditionally has sung a Christmas cantata, would instead be performing a collection of Christmas anthems this year. Now, Maxey has nailed down when each of the […]
District News
From the RRDSB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced yesterday that they would begin a full withdrawal of service–strike action–across the province on Monday (Oct. 7), unless progress is made at the central bargaining table. At this time, the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) is confirming details of the strike […]
Ken Kellar
Kenora will be the future home of a brand new kind of justice. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford was joined by Ontario attorney general Doug Downey in Kenora on Thursday, where they announced a Kenora Justice Centre that is meant to address the over-representation of Indigenous people in the local […]
Rick Neilson
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Times’ feature writer Rick Neilson recently attended the 50th birthday celebration held for Kim Jo Bliss. Part of Rick’s article appeared in the Focus on Farming piece published last week as space allowed. What follows is a series of additional comments made by and about Kim Jo by many of […]
From the FFPLTC
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) continues to be a busy, interactive, ever-changing community hub. This past summer saw a change in our staff as people moved on in new directions in their lives. As a result, we are pleased to welcome and introduce our new staff members. […]
Press Release
With the upcoming closure of the Fort Frances Daycare Centre, the Fort Frances Senior Centre board of management is exploring the possibility of relocating to that facility. At the Senior Fair on June 6, we took the opportunity to survey the participants. A total of 78 people responded. We asked […]
Bill and Peggy Johnson, Richard Byrnes, George Glowasky and Tanis Williamson of Fort Frances were among the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of Sept. 22-28. Also winning $30 for that week were Rob Armstrong (Pinewood), Ted Menzie (Thunder Bay), and Roger Tremblay (Schreiber). […]
Press Release
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking area residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area and to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting bears into local neighbourhoods. In the past few weeks, people in the Idylwild Drive, Reef Point Road and Rocky Inlet […]
Special to the Times
Tammy McNally
Tammy McNally
If you looked out your window or were our for a walk in Emo on the evening of Sept. 17, you would of seen that front street was filled with flashing lights, multiple fire trucks and many firefighters running around. There was a scheduled live training exercise involving the volunteer […]
Sam Odrowski
A fire destroyed two roofed in pens at the Stratton sales barn on Monday afternoon but the sale is still set to run this Saturday (Sept. 28). “We’re still proceeding at this point we just have to scale it back,” said longtime sales barn volunteer and Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association […]
From Rainy River Elk Company
Alyssa Pilon needed a job and was interested in farming. She had recently moved from her home town of Timmins to the agricultural District of Rainy River in northwestern Ontario. She moved there with her boyfriend, Andrew Loney. Pilon and Loney were graduates of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Program […]
By Sam Odrowski
Youth who like to express themselves through drama and improv, or want to try something new will be able to through the fall and early winter. Fort Frances Little Theatre is hosting a “Broadway Boot Camp” for kids age 6-16 where they’ll develop skills in acting, singing, and dancing. from […]
