By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com

A local educator and a hometown hockey team have been recognized by the town as the annual Citizens of the Year. At the town’s annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ event held at the Memorial Sports Centre last Thursday, May 1, 2025, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas revealed the winners of both […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

On Monday, May 5, 2025, La Place Rendez-Vous unveiled the long-anticipated results of its restaurant and lounge renovation. The space was officially opened Monday morning with a ribbon cutting and performance by the St. Mary School Choir, along with a sampling of some of what the restaurant has to offer. […]

Staff

So, it’s only hours before Mother’s Day, and you’ve yet to get anything resembling a gift for the one who gave you life. Don’t panic! Rather than giving up and consigning yourself to the dustbin of your mother’s heart (she would never), there’s still time left to head out and […]

From Riverside Health Care
Press release

Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared the Gastrointestinal Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital on the 2nd Floor In-Patient Unit over. Restrictions are no longer in place. We remind everyone to continue self-screening for illness before visiting friends or family in our facilities, and […]

By Allan Bradbury Staff Writer abradbury@fortfrances.com In service since the 1980s, the Fort Frances water tower hasn’t seen this kind of heavy maintenance since its inauguration, but after the work is complete in the fall, it will be good to go for another 20 years or more. Environmental Superintendent for […]

By Joshua Drakes
Special to the Times

(Editor’s note: Ken Kellar sits as a volunteer member of the Fort Frances Library Board. To avoid conflicts of interest, he played no role in the writing or editing of this story.) The 2025 budget for the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has caused some friction between the town, […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Tour De Fort has brought quality Canadian entertainers to the Rainy River District for over 30 years and the non-profit, volunteer run concert series is not slowing down in year 32. Just before the final concert of the 2024-25 season, the local concert series announced its line up for next […]

From Riverside Health Care
Press release

Riverside Health Care is proud to launch “Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS,” a community-driven fundraising campaign to bring a state-of-the-art MRI to La Verendrye General Hospital and new Digital Radiography units to both La Verendrye General Hospital and the Rainy River Health Centre. “This is an exciting milestone that will help shape […]

Tonight will see a few showers ending near midnight then remaining cloudy with a low of 4 C (39 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of showers throughout the day and overnight with a high of 12 (54) and a low of 2 (36). Friday will see cloudy […]