Press Release The school boards of Northwestern Ontario have teamed up to offer families a regional kindergarten registration week for 2018. During this special week (Feb. 26-March 2), schools across Northwestern Ontario will be hosting open house events and activities to support families with registering their child for school for […]
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Duane Hicks The “Go Local” program is off to a strong start in 2018, and now is sporting a new Premium Members Club to reward its most active and loyal members. “The program continues to go like gangbusters,” economic development consultant Tannis Drysdale told council at its regular meeting last […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope will open its first-ever women’s resource centre here in March. The agency’s board of directors gave its final approval last Thursday night to purchase the building at 330 Scott St. and move forward, and outreach worker Heather Johnson couldn’t be […]
Duane Hicks Ever thought of taking part in the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts? The festival committee is holding its first-ever open house and registration night on Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The event is the perfect […]
Press Release The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts announced Jan. 8 that while awareness about dementia has increased, stigma and negative attitudes around it continue to persist. It is releasing findings of a new survey to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in January, as well as to kick off […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will continue to lobby for the province to address the dire need for access to justice in Rainy River District, among other demands, when they attend the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Jan. 21-23 in Toronto. Couns. June Caul and Ken Perry, along with Fort Frances […]
Press Release Unifor is supporting the federal government’s new complaint to the World Trade Organization over the United States’ unfair trade tariffs on the forestry sector. “The U.S. is trying to bully us and we’re not going to stand for it,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor national president. “Canada’s forestry sector […]
Duane Hicks There’s not enough affordable housing for singles in parts of Rainy River District. “We know there’s a real need for singles’ housing in the communities,” Dan McCormick, CAO of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB), told the Times on Monday. McCormick spoke on the issue […]
Duane Hicks For the first time ever, dog and cat owners in Fort Frances can get a lifetime licence for their pets and not have to worry about getting new tags year after year. As of Jan. 1, pet owners now have two options: pay the annual fee and get […]
Duane Hicks Mark May 17 on your calendar. That day has been scheduled as the grand opening for new Rainy Lake Square on Scott Street. Tannis Drysdale, consultant for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said the plan is to have an official opening in the afternoon, followed by a […]
Press Release Riverside, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an influenza outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here. All admissions, transfers, discharges, and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only. The health unit is urging people to […]
Staff The new temporary “pop-up” homeless shelter is in need of volunteers. Out of the Cold Homeless Shelter, which will be located in the Apostolic Way Church on Victoria Avenue here, is expected to open within the next couple of weeks. Once open, it will operate Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday […]
