Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A decade-long partnership between the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and global grain company Bunge has come to an end following a corporate merger and policy change that will affect how some prairie farmers support hunger relief efforts. The Winnipeg-based Christian relief and development organization says Bunge’s current global community investment policies […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with periods of light snow and a chance of flurries with a low of -21 C (-6 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day before becoming cloudy with periods of snow overnight and a high of -10 (14) with a low of […]
Shane Beckett, 53, a prominent local citizen and elementary school principal, was arrested on Tuesday and charged Wednesday with two counts of child luring. In information provided to The Times by the court, the allegations are that Beckett “between the 9th day of February in the year 2026 and the […]
The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre held a terrarium making workshop on Feb. 12. A terrarium is a transparent container, typicallly glass or hard plasic, which holds soil and small plants to house miniature self-sustaining ecosystems. The hands-on event offered participants ages 14 and up the op- portunity to […]
Slushy, slippery roads yesterday afternoon led to a collision at the intersection of Second Street and Frenette Avenue, which saw the stretch of road shut down as emergency crews attended the scene. Freezing rain turned many surfaces around town into impromptu skating surfaces, and drivers are urged to drive to […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Town of Fort Frances published a letter that indicated the town’s taxpayers would not foot the bill for the Town’s drawn out legal dispute over the east end area known as Point Park. While MPP Greg Rickford and MP Marcus Powlowski were able to lobby […]
The Ignace Water Pollution Control Plant will be receiving up to $4,827,125 in provincial funding to update, repair and stabilize the facility going forward, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced yesterday. The funds from the province’s investment come from the Health and Safety Water Stream (HSWS), which has a total […]
CORNWALL – The provincial minister overseeing Ontario’s colleges and universities defended cuts to the student grant portion of the Ontario Student Assistance Program. Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, Nolan Quinn — responding to questions during a press conference at the Cornwall Community Hospital February 19 — said […]
The City of Thunder Bay is seeking input as it considers next steps in waterfront development. The former site of the Saskatchewan Pool Six grain elevator is the focus of development that was identified as a priority in the City of Thunder Bay’s new Smart Growth Action Plan. Joel DePeuter, the […]
ATIKOKAN — A local councillor says it’s time for Atikokan to switch time zones year-round. Gordon Martin raised the issue at a Feb. 9 committee of the whole meeting, arguing that the town should be permanently in Eastern Time, along with Thunder Bay and points east. “I feel like times […]
Garrison Village-based swimmer Peyton Leigh has been swimming for nearly all her life — she was first in the pool at five months old. While her focus is on feats of speed and endurance in the water in competitive settings, she also knows that basic swimming skills can save your […]
A long-running air traffic controllers shortage is expected to slow air travel at Canadian airports this summer. The industry has been short-staffed for decades. But when air travel tanked during the COVID-19 pandemic, employer Nav Canada encouraged many air traffic controllers to retire and reduced training for new recruits from […]
