From the OPP On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., members of the OPP received a call of a possible drowning at Bruin Lake in MacNicol Township. Members of the Marine and Trails Unit attended the scene and learned a male and female’s kayak had capsized. The male survived but the female […]
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Duane Hicks Are you ready for some pasta? The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is taking a break from the chili cook-off format with its first-ever “Pasta Palooza” next month. “We’re giving the chili cook-off a break for this year because it’s been done for so many years now,” Chamber […]
Staff This long weekend will be your last chance to visit the local heritage sites or get hard ice cream while visiting the La Verendrye Parkway. The “Hallett” and lookout tower along the riverfront will be open each day through Monday, but will be closed for the season after that. […]
Duane Hicks The search is on again for new Crown Attorney here. Colleen Hepburn will step down as the Crown Attorney for Rainy River District, effective Sept. 15, the Times learned yesterday from the Ministry of the Attorney General. “The ministry has begun the recruitment process for a permanent Crown […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old youth from the Fort Frances area. Blade Lemieux was last seen yesterday in the Town of Fort Frances. He is described as indigenous, 5’9″ and weighing 150 pounds, with short black hair and […]
Nicholas Donaldson A new driving impairment simulation program was being tested in Fort Frances last Thursday–and this time the focus was on driving while under the influence of recreational marijuana. Innocorp, known for making products like SIDNE (Simulated Impaired Driving Experience), was at the ’52 Canadians Arena to test a […]
Staff A record-setting 492 people who attended Friday’s annual fish fry at Sunny Cove Camp helped push the Watten Volunteer Fire Department over its fundraising goal to purchase a used fire rescue truck. After netting $5,500 at the fish fry, which saw folks chow down 170 pounds of fresh fish […]
Nicholas Donaldson A town hall-style meeting was held Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library to discuss food policy with local MP Don Rusnak. Similar talks are taking place across the country to create a food policy for Canada, which the federal government’s website describes as “a long-term vision […]
Duane Hicks The largest collection of publicly-available genealogical information on Ontario Métis will be able to help local residents complete their genealogies showing they are connected to a historic Métis ancestor as required by the MNO Registry Policy. The Métis Nation of Ontario has spent the last five years reviewing […]
Duane Hicks An assistant Crown attorney and a resident judge housed out of Fort Frances were among the requests local delegates lobbied for during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s 2017 conference held Aug. 13-16 in Ottawa. Mayor Roy Avis, who attended the conference with Couns. Paul Ryan and June […]
Duane Hicks While the Rainy Lake Square likely won’t be open until late September or early October, residents soon will get a taste of the type of cultural programming that will be a feature of the square in future. The Rainy Lake 150 Series, made possible thanks to Tbaytel and […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Rainy River held its first-annual “Art in the Park” festival on Sunday, which was organized by the “People for Hannam Park” committee. The day’s main attraction was talent from all over the district being showcased for the attendees to enjoy. “The goal of the event was to […]
