Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Rainy Lake Square, the Fort Frances Museum and the former Sunny Cove Camp were on the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Fort Frances Town Council. Rainy Lake Square saw a decline in use by about 29 per cent in 2025 over the prior year, according to a report by […]
Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will bring am ix of sun and cloud during the day before clearing overnight with a high of -3 (27) and a low of -14 (7). Thursday will continue to see a […]
The first winner of the Riverside 50/50 Draw for 2026 has been drawn. Carolee Strachan has become the year’s first winner of the ongoing fundraiser 50/50 draws put on by Riverside Health Care to support its Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! Campaign. According to a press release from Riverside, Strachan took home […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of snow and a low of -11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will see skies clearing in the morning, becoming fully clear overnight, with a high of -13 (9) and a low of -24 (-11). Saturday will bring partly cloudy skies and a chance of […]
While they weren’t on the schedule at the start of the season, Tour de Fort attendees will be treated to a fiery performance next week when The McDades take to the stage in place of originally scheduled The Hello Darlins. The McDades are a Juno award-winning celtic-rooted band with Alberta […]
A two-person crew in a water truck doing at least two laps daily for two weeks is what it took to get the town’s new ice skating trail ready for recreational skaters. The new skating path, dubbed the Legion Loop, was officially opened Friday morning at a ribbon cutting at […]
In the Wednesday, January 28, 2026, edition of the Fort Frances Times, a story ran titled “Have experience writing grants? Your town needs you!” In that story, it was stated that Town Council had approved a motion to establish a position for a full-time grant writer for the municipality. In […]
A new skating path at Legion Park in Fort Frances is opening Friday morning at 11 a.m. The addition of a new loop brings a third location for outdoor skating in town, alongside the McIrvine and East End rinks. A grand opening is planned for the loop this Friday, January […]
Nearly a dozen individuals will be getting hands on experience with a traditional craft next week. Grand Council of Treaty #3 will be holding a drum making workshop at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre (FFPLTC) on February 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., led […]
Property taxes in Fort Frances will be going up a hefty 3.7 per cent this year as costs for services the town is legally mandated to provide have shot up 7.9 per cent compared to 2025. The operating budget, approved at Monday’s Town Council meeting, rose to $25.3 million from […]
An increase in the number of grants available, more stringent requirements and the complexity of applications for both federal and provincial grants has prompted the town to consider searching for a full-time grant writer explicitly for that purpose. “Currently, grant applications, reporting, and financial tracking are distributed across staff who […]
A busy Fort Frances Town Council meeting on Monday night saw councillors deliberating on matters from fire-protection grants to a motion to reconsider the fate of Sunny Cove Camp for several hours. “The fire department has applied for the Fire-Protection Grant for 2025-2026 for personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect […]
