Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A presentation was given to the mayor and council Monday evening to formally answer questions that Fort Frances Mayor June Caul posed to the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) on the Sustainable Forest License (SFL) and the Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC). The mayor requested answers to eight […]
Fort Frances Mayor June Caul said she met with MPP Greg Rickford to discuss the provincial and federal governments taking over the sale of the International Bridge, make it a public asset and cancel the tolling fee. “Councillor [John] McTaggart and I met with minister Greg Rickford,” Caul said. “We […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in Fort Frances welcomed Charlene Strain, the new CEO who assumed her new role on July 1. Strain is not new to the organization. She has been a member of CMHA since 2011 when she was a court diversion and support worker. She then […]
In the July 7th edition, the Times incorrectly stated Harry Jones’s job in Thunder Bay. It should have stated that Jones was a health inspector moving to Fort Frances as an environmental health officer. Jones obtained his qualification as a health inspector from Liverpool University School of Hygiene, not from […]
A local man is tying up his running shoes and taking to the streets to help raise awareness for and support of those affected by the Canadian Residential School system. Educator Joey Payeur has organized and planned a personal campaign he’s calling “50 for the Thousands” that will see him […]
It was a blistering hot day, but by Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s metrics, it was also a successful one. The group is celebrating their second annual Garden Tour fundraiser, which was held on Saturday, July 3 across Fort Frances. The event was smack dab in the middle of […]
The Memorial Sports Centre will be opening on July 19, 2021 on an appointment only basis. Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 6 am – 10 pm and Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 10 pm. Staff will be at the facility July 17; 8 am – 4 […]
Tonight will be the only meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on August 9. Tonight Mayor June Caul will announce the recipients of the Moffat Family Fund Grant. The Committee of the Whole will also be receiving a letter presenting information […]
TORONTO — With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve and the provincewide vaccination rate surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health the Ontario government is moving the province into Step Three of the Roadmap to […]
Fort Frances council is set to approve the final bylaw for the name change to the Fort Frances Seniors Centre from the Sister Betty Kennedy Centre. The name change was approved by council in 2017, along with recognizing the contributions of Sister Betty Kennedy to the centre by having a […]
Executive committee opt to take no action after reviewing four options which would push truck traffic off Front Street The Operations and Facilities Executive Committee agreed to keep the truck route designation on Front Street as an alternate route to Scott Street. They also accepted the information relating to the […]
Hannah Veldhuisen, 23, has just returned from teaching English to grade 7 and 8 students in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Veldhuisen graduated highschool from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) in Emo. She then attended Dordt University in Sioux Centre, Iowa, where she studied elementary education with a minor in middle school […]
