Duane Hicks One of the highlights of the Friends of the Museum’s gala last Thursday evening was news that “Rainy River Valley Beginnings”–the new book featuring select photos by pioneer photographer William Hampden Tener–will be out soon. The book, researched and edited by local historian Merv Ahrens after the Tener […]
Local News
Duane Hicks Less than a year after it was first announced last December, Tbaytel has brought “Fibre” to Fort Frances. The milestone was celebrated Monday during a noon-hour ceremony at the Civic Centre, although some local customers got their new high-speed Internet, digital TV, landline phone, and security services as […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Robert Moore School playground will be the focus of the Rainy River District School Board’s recognition of excellence for this month. The recognition will take place during the board’s regular meeting, which takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Education Centre here (board office). A report […]
Staff Today is the final day for nominations for the upcoming Sunset Country Métis election, with the deadline being 5 p.m. Nomination forms are available at sunsetcountrymetis.com The election is being held to fill the positions of president, secretary/treasurer, senator, three councillors, chair, youth representative, and women’s representative. The announcement […]
Staff While some local residents already have gone live with “Fibre” services as of yesterday, Tbaytel will hold the official launch for its new fibre optic technology infrastructure here Monday. Media and invited guests will be attending a launch with Tbaytel president and CEO Dan Topatigh at noon at the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Jodi Afonso, president of the Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI), is doing her best to encourage college students not waste this time away from class. Since Oct. 16, when faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges went on strike, students-including those at the Confederation College campus here in […]
Duane Hicks The fundraising to refurbish the small tug, “Owandem,” is chugging along full steam ahead with the next event, “Novemberfest,” happening tomorrow evening at the Fort Frances Museum. The “Keep It Hanging Around” silent auction, which ended Saturday, raised $3,300, museum curator Sherry George told the Times. This event […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope is taking a step forward in establishing a long-term presence in Fort Frances. The agency received a $5,000 donation from the Emo Food Bank & Thrift Shop on Friday, kick-starting a fundraising campaign for a Women’s Resource Centre and possibly […]
Press Release New Gold Inc. last week announced its 2017 third-quarter results and provided an update on the start-up of the company’s Rainy River mine north of Barwick, Ont. “We are pleased to report that we continued to deliver on our priorities in the third quarter,” stated Hannes Portmann, president […]
Duane Hicks Canada’s first inquest into the treatment of First Nations’ children in residential schools took place in 1966. The hearing was sparked by the death of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinabe boy who ran away from an abusive school and froze to death alone in the bush. Decades later, […]
Duane Hicks Maybe it’s the busy time of year. Maybe it’s the theme. No matter the precise cause, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural “Pasta Palooza” cook-off slated for this Friday (Nov. 3) has been cancelled due to not enough participants. As of Monday morning, only four of a […]
Duane Hicks Whether it’s candy canes, sugar plums, cookies, or chocolate, the holidays are all about sweets. It’s only fitting then that the theme for the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade,” set for Saturday, Dec. 2, is “Christmas Candyland.” Parade co-ordinator Scott Krienke-Turvey is enthusiastic about spearheading the event for a […]
