Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Funding will support Front-End Engineering Design work The federal government is investing more than $2 million in a project that could see a revolutionary new industry take root in Fort Frances. In a media event held yesterday, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Seven Generations Education Institute’s Rainy Lake campus, Thunder […]
The Liberal Party of Canada has lost its leader, but one MP thinks the party could be all the stronger for it. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski spoke to the Times this week about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s surprise announcement to step down as Liberal party leader on Monday, […]
In December Tour De Fort announced that Alternative Folk Rockers Shred Kelly would be coming to the Townshend Theatre. The show, which is ticketed separate from the annual passport series, is on Jan. 24. Shred Kelly is based out of British Columbia but vocalist and keyboard player Sage McBride has […]
The Ontario government published a media release stating it is investing millions of dollars to expand the air ambulance fleet and services with two more high-speed fixed-wing jet-powered air ambulances and a new hangar in Simcoe County. Moreover, the release states this will “better connect people in Northern and rural […]
From Jan. 2-5 the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre hosted the Northern Ontario under 20 Provincial Curling Championship. The teams participating came from across the region to participate coming from as far away as Sudbury, Timmins, and North Bay to compete as well as some from closer like Thunder Bay […]
On January 3, Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an Influenza A Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH). The outbreak is currently on both the first and second floor in-patient units. Visitation remains limited to two (2) individuals at a time per […]
The Dance Hall Fundraiser Draw was held Saturday, January 4. The three lucky winners were Kim Jo Bliss winning a three-day Fly In Fishing Trip with partial expenses being donated by Northwest Flying; Pam Munn is the lucky winner to enjoy a week at Birch Point Camp. Dale LaBelle generously […]
The West Rainy River District Lions Club (WRRD Lions Club) generously made a donation to Rainy River and Emo Hospitals plus Rainycrest Long Term Care. The funds were raised at the WRRD Lions Hunters Supper in Stratton this past fall. Each facility received memory pillows, toss games, plumbers pipe kit […]
A warm welcome to Baby Saylor-Lynn! Riverside Health Care is happy to announce the first baby born in 2025 at La Verendrye General Hospital – a baby girl! Baby Saylor-Lynn made her debut on January 1, 2025, at 3:45 p.m., becoming the first member of Generation Beta born in the […]
Sweet Cinnamon was just one of the Christmas miracles which took place over the holidays, thanks to the work of Best for Kitty. The local cat rescue took Cinnamon and her sister Clove – dubbed the Spice Girls – off the streets, where they were living at just eight weeks […]
Music, cake and a visit from Santa Claus were all on the bill for the annual Christmas Partyfor the residents of Rainycrest hosted by the Rainycrest Auxiliary, on December 20. Santa ar-rived bearing gifts, which were generously supplied through the Tree of Giving program, wheremembers of the public selected an […]
Tirzah Baird spotted this rooftop visitor on 6th Street. Snowy owls are native to the arctic tundra, but fly south for the winter months. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active during the day, when they hunt for small prey, like mammals and birds. They also eat carrion, when they […]
