Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre has hosted a series called Meet the Funders, which showcases organizations that help businesses with funding and mentoring. The innovation centre itself is a funder that is a non-profit organization, funded by the provincial and federal governments and is focused on helping Northwestern Ontario businesses […]
A small but important freshwater fish threatened by urban sprawl is finally getting federal protection after 15 years of delays. The release of the finalized protection strategy for the endangered redside dace averted an impending court battle; environmental groups including Ecojustice were close to taking the federal government to court […]
The biggest party of the summer took place over the weekend, at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, held August 15-17 in Emo. The three-day fair featured 4-H cattle shows and auction, a horse competition, games, food, midway, live performances and stock car races. Hundreds of exhibitors and […]
17 loggers competed in the competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair last Friday morning. This was the largest ever competition in recorded memory according to MC Robin McCormick. After the first event the loggers all took a knee for a moment of silence in memory of […]
It’s always a blast to take in the rides at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, aka the Emo Fair, as you can see by the smiles on faces young and old who take a whirl. The Fair ran last weekend in Emo, bringing in visitors from across […]
Work is ongoing to restore rail service between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay following the collapse of the 111 year old “5-Mile” lift bridge on August 14. “CN continues to make progress removing debris, including concrete and steel, from the site of last week’s incident involving the railway bridge located several […]
Following news of the planned restructuring of ambulance services in the Rainy River District, the president of the local union representing area paramedics said it’s the latest result of a long-running complex issue that has no easy answer in sight. Malcolm Daley is a professional paramedic and the president of […]
Businesses and organizations in Fort Frances are preparing a special event to help welcome newcomers to the area and get them set up with everything they might need to know about living in Fort Frances, or even in Canada. Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre’s (FFPLTC) adult services co-ordinator Holly […]
If you’re a Fort Frances High School student who’s thinking of joining the football team this year, now’s the time to join in. Practices began Monday, and will continue Monday to Friday from 6-8:30 p.m. until August 30. The change room opens each evening at 5 p.m. Once school begins, […]
A group of archers from the area recently competed in the Alberta Indigenous games and in the first year of the local archery program the group brought home some hardware. Haley Broadbent who runsThe National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) in Rainy River First Nations brought 10 young archers from […]
CN Rail has issued notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) formally advising them of its intention to lockout Canadian TCRC-represented employees on Aug. 22 at 00:01 ET unless an agreement or binding arbitration is achieved before that time. The lockout, if it takes place, will include locomotive conductors […]
Hundreds of people from across the district descended on Emo, to take in the annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair. The weekend was a spectacular success, with rides, food, 4-H shows, music, livestock and stock cars – truly something for everyone. Check out tomorrow’s Fort Frances Times for […]
