Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There’s still time to get your tickets for Fort Frances’ newest musical experience. Set to run this Friday and Saturday at the Townshend Theatre, tickets are on sale now for Row i Theatre’s production of 13: The Musical. Unlike the theatre company’s last full-scale show The Drowsy Chaperone, 13: The […]
Christmas is just over a month away, and we want to help get your wishes to Santa Claus in time. Here at the Fort Frances Times, we’ve been a go-between for the children of the Rainy River District and the big man himself, Santa Claus, for a very long time. […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -13 C (9 F). Tomorrow will be mainly sunny during the day and clear overnight with a high of -4 (25) and a low of -12 (10). Saturday will see clear skies in the daytime with the overnight period seeing cloudy […]
Fort Frances began budget deliberations on Monday, with a look at the 2024 Draft Capital Budget. The $19,690.373 draft budget includes $3,000,142 being pulled from a variety of municipal reserve funds, and $5,786,737 is coming from the water and sewer reserve fund, which is replenished through water and sewer fees. […]
A sensory friendly zone and a meet and greet with the big man himself after the parade are two changes that the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club is making for its third year running the Fort Frances Santa Claus Parade. With former president McKenna Begin taking on more responsibilities with Kiwanis […]
The Fort Frances draft 2024 capital budget was presented for deliberation to council Monday night in a special session. The presentation explored a range of expenditures and cuts – and a warning to council of the town’s precarious financial position. The total capital budget for the town came in at […]
After 24 years with the organization, Angela Halvorsen Smith has taken on the role of Executive Director of the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC), and will continue to help promote the region’s economic development and support local entrepreneurs in years to come. Speaking on her time spent at the […]
Justice Terry Waltenbury was sworn in last Thursday giving Fort Frances and the Rainy River District their first resident judge in 11 years. Ontario Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas was in attendance for the swearing in as were many other guests from the legal community including Regional Senior Justice David Gibson […]
In last week’s edition of the Fort Frances Times, an article titled “WRRD Lion’s Hunter’s supper a wild success!” ran that erroneously stated that the West Rainy River District Lions Club is the only operating Lion’s Club in the district. In actuality, both the Fort Frances Lion’s Club and Voyageur’s […]
In recognition of National Housing Day on November 22, the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is hosting an open house at the Out of the Cold Warming Centre. The event is an opportunity for community members and stakeholders to tour the facility and learn more about the services […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A search warrant executed in the Town of Fort Frances has resulted in two individuals being arrested and charged with numerous offences. On November 16, 2023, shortly after 12:00 p.m., the Rainy River District detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of -8 C (18 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of 2 (36) with a low of -13 (9). Thursday will be sunny during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a […]
