Press Release As Canada marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation, it is important to reflect on our legacy for the future. Despite the important milestones we have met as a country throughout the years, women, girls, and gender non-conforming people still face hardships. A lot of work still needs to […]
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Joey Payeur Her personal journey has lasted more than nine years. But Brenda Osborne doesn’t know if it ever will end for her or any of the First Nations’ families in Canada who have had loved ones either disappear or lose their lives at the hands of another. Originally from […]
Press Release The province is increasing security and peace of mind for renters by placing new requirements on the circumstances in which landlords can evict tenants. Effective Sept. 1, when a landlord ends a tenancy so they or a family member can use a rental unit, landlords must: •provide one […]
Duane Hicks Local “rock stars” are spreading a little more art into people’s everyday lives. Several artists, known collectively as the “Rainy River Rockers,” have begun painting rocks with all sorts of designs and colours with the intent to hide them all over Fort Frances. The idea ties into the […]
Duane Hicks While many folks might equate “summer vacation” with swimming, grilling steaks, or sipping cocktails on the beach, one local woman built houses for the less unfortunate on her holidays. Diane Lovisa Noonan spent much of her July in Zambia, Africa, along with a team of fellow Canadian volunteers, […]
Staff If you hesitated about buying a passport for the 2017-18 “Tour de Fort” season, you’ve lost out. “Tour de Fort” sold the last remaining passports it had available on Thursday–the final day of its early-bird pricing of $100 (as opposed to $125). Since all available passports have been sold, […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation regarding the Supervised Alternative Learning program during its first regular meeting of the new school year tonight. The report will be given by Superintendent of Education Al McManaman. “The primary purpose of Supervised Alternative Learning [SAL] is to […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency is anticipating heavy traffic volumes at ports of entry in the region this Labour Day holiday weekend and would like to remind travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays. Beat the border rush by crossing at a non-peak time. Regardless of […]
Press Release As we enter the Labour Day long weekend, Unifor continues to expand across the region. Fifty employees at Weechi-it-te-win Family Services last night voted to join Unifor. These employees provide family support services and operate a residential treatment facility serving 10 First Nations’ communities across the Rainy River […]
Staff Put the clubs back in the bag. Organizers of the night golf fundraiser, which had been scheduled for tonight at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, have decided to reschedule it to next Friday (Sept. 8). The decision to postpone was due to the weather forecast for this evening, which is […]
Staff The opening concert of the “Rainy Lake 150 Series” was cancelled at the last minute yesterday afternoon. The Orville Councillor Band had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, Rainy River Future Development Corp. consultant Tannis Drysdale noted yesterday. She told the Times a new show won’t be rescheduled in […]
Staff Five new forest fires were reported in the Northwest Region by late afternoon yesterday. All occurred in Sioux Lookout District and remain active as of last report. They range in size from 0.1 to three hectares, with three confirmed to have been started by lightning. The forest fire hazard […]
