Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry held an open house meeting in conjunction with Resolute Forest Products at the Copper River Inn last Wednesday. The event was the latest step in the process of planning the Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the combined Crossroute-Sapawe forest for 2020-2030. Ralph Horn, […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-9 C (16 F). Tomorrow will be not as cold with an afternoon shower. Expect a high of five (41) and a low of zero (32). Friday will see low clouds then some sun, with a high of eight (46) and […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-9 C (16 F). Tomorrow will partly sunny and cooler. Expect a high of minus-one (30) and a low of minus-11 (12). Thursday will be mostly cloudy but not as cold, with a high of five (41) and a low of […]
Readers will have noticed a number of humourous stories, photos and ads in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin–all done in the name of fun for April Fool’s Day. The Times’ staff likes to cut loose once in a while and hopes you enjoyed them. We apologize if anyone took offence, did not […]
With springtime finally gracing Borderland with sunshine and milder temperatures, seeing the snow melt away is good enough for most area residents. But the dwindling snowbanks yielded something of a buried treasure for two local men–a fully-stocked beer fridge. Residents Carl Busch and Ken Heine were breaking up a veritable […]
Anglers who cast their lines into Rainy Lake this season might be surprised by what they catch–that is, if they can outsmart a fish. A unique species of three-headed walleye never before identified in Rainy Lake or any other body of fresh water was recently discovered by the Rainy Lake […]
Fort Frances “Boundless” branding may grow to new heights if a regional marketing company, SnOwJoB Incorporated, is granted a say in our future. The advice, though unsolicited at this point, would see Fort Frances become the “Snow Capital of Canada” with a science-based plan of action increasing by close to […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-three C (26 F). Tomorrow will see clouds and possible snow flurries yielding to intervals of clouds and sunshine. Expect a high of two (36) and a low of minus-10 (14). Wednesday will be mostly sunny but cool, with a high […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and west winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see a chance of afternoon showers, with a high of two (35) and low around minus-12 (10). Expect west-southwest winds gusting up to 28 km/h. Mostly […]
There’s a movie night happening in town tonight that’s been more than a year in the making. Sheila McMahon, executive director of the United Native Friendship Centre here, was approached a little over a year ago by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres with a proposal. “They approached us […]
While figuring out their income tax may not be difficult for some, it can be stressful to others–especially if they can’t afford to hire a service to do it for them. As such, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau once again is offering a helping hand through the Canada Revenue Agency’s […]
A new report received by town council at its regular meeting Monday night shows how much the former mayor and councillors were paid in 2018, as well as their conference expenses. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sat on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local Police Services […]
