Rainy River District residents are being given a reason to smile with the return of the Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign. The fundraiser held across Canada April 29 to May 5th, sees proceeds from chocolate chip cookies adorned with a signature pink and blue smile benefit local charities. Money raised […]
Local News
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain and a low of 5 C (41 F). Tomorrow will continue to see cloudy skies with a chance of showers during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 14 (57) and a low of 5 (41). Saturday will bring […]
By Megan Walchuk
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
It takes a village to raise a child. But it’s important to remember that new moms need a village, too. Mental health struggles around the birth of a child are more prevalent than we previously thought – and those struggles can lead to devastating consequences. As a perinatal mental health […]
By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Last Friday Community Ties & Tapestries: Fibre Artists of the Rainy River Valleyopened at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. The exhibit of fibre arts brings together artisans from across the Rainy River District to showcase their crafts. Among the crafts were hand-hooked rugs, knitting, quilting, and many other […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Employees of the former Fort Frances Mill are being invited to once more come together for an evening of reminiscing among old friends and coworkers. Planning is ongoing for the 12th Annual Mill Alumni Banquet and Reception, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Fort Frances […]
From Operations and Facilities at the Town of Fort Frances
Press release
Press release
Please be advised that the Town’s Public Works department will be completing a storm sewer repair at the intersection of Fifth Street West and McIrvine Road beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Effective immediately: McIrvine Road will be closed at Sixth Street West, southbound traffic will no longer be permitted. Fifth […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
FORT FRANCES – If you ask Mayor Andrew Hallikas, there should be no such thing as a cross-border toll bridge. “We don’t think that that bridge should be in private enterprise, and that’s no reflection on those who bought it,” he said last week at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain and a low of 3 C (37 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with periods of rain throughout the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 9 (48) and a low of 1 (34). Thursday will be cloudy throughout the day […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Over the last few months a call has gone out to various user groups at the Memorial Sports Complex to gauge interest in using ice at Ice For Kids Arena (IFK) over the summer months. After reaching 81 per cent of the set target, Fort Frances Town Council voted in […]
By Bill Morrison
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
The Fort Frances Mill Alumni 12th Annual Banquet has been scheduled for May 29, 2024. Mill Alumni members do not want to lose sight of the role they played in the lives of people throughout the district, even though the mill is out of sight. Our Annual Alumni Banquet attendance […]
By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Tour De Fort will hold the closing concert of its 30th anniversary season featuring the jazz stylings of Angelique Francis. The Tour De Fort show kicks off a string of northwestern Ontario shows. Francis says the shows are high-energy and she likes to take the audience through a variety of […]
Ontario Nurses' Association
Press release
Press release
FORT FRANCES, ON, April 16, 2024 – The staff of Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre in Fort Frances have overwhelmingly voted in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA). “I am so happy to welcome the 40 staff members of this clinic to our union,” says ONA Provincial President Erin […]
