The Ontario government is expanding access to services and activities for seniors through a call for proposals for new Seniors Active Living Centres (SALC) programs. These programs provide social, cultural, learning, and recreational opportunities for seniors to stay fit, healthy and connected in their communities. “Seniors Active Living Centres improve […]
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By Louis Bergeron
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Since the increase in bridge tolls announced in October, 2023, residents have used a variety of strategies to adapt to the added costs. Canadians on Facebook’s Rant and Rave group had a lot to say about how they justified the costs of the crossing, whether it was bundling errands into […]
By Robin Logsdon
Dawson Beef Club Press reporter
Special to the Times
Dawson Beef Club Press reporter
Special to the Times
On Monday, May 27 at 6:15 p.m. at the Hatnell’s, the first Dawson Beef Club meeting of the year was called to order by our leader, Alanna Gerula. Our club had a vote to decide who would fill the roles of president, vice president, secretary and press reporter. Kylynn Anderson […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will arrive in Emo this week to show off their formation horseback riding skills. Given the police force’s name, horses have been integral to the RCMP since its inception as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in the 1800s. In 1886 performances at the training grounds […]
By Louis Bergeron
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking business owners on Scott Street to call them if they see an offence being committed, specifically in the case of Rainy Lake Square and business parking lots. The downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) on Scott Street met with OPP sergeant Matt Bartlett and […]
By Mason Teeple
Walk on the Wild Side 4-H Club
Press reporter
Special to the Times
Walk on the Wild Side 4-H Club
Press reporter
Special to the Times
On Saturday, June 15, 2024, the Walk on the Wild Side club, “Thee Pro Walkers!” met for Meeting #4, at 9 am. We met at Red Pine trails in Nestor Falls to help clean the trails. Present at the meeting was Kinnley, Melaina, Charlie P, Charlie D, Emily, Sydney, Georgia, […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
If you were to take a magnifying glass to the fabric or Rainy River, it’s likely you’d find Len Ricci’s handprints all across it, and it’s certain you’d find the paper he helmed for more than 40 years documenting it all. I first encounter Lenard Ricci’s name in speaking with […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
With Files from Ken Kellar
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
With Files from Ken Kellar
In July of 2008 Johnston wrote that the MN Department of Transportation had deemed the maintenance of the bridge a matter of great importance. A Rainy River Record articleby editor Ken Johnston from 2008 is one of the oldest in the online archive of the paper to discuss the official […]
By Louis Bergeron
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Rainy River has been a railway town ever since the railway bridge was built in 1901. The installation of a 10-stall roundhouse and a train station near the bridge put the town of Rainy River on the map as the CN town it remains today. The Rainy River Record 100th […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
If the people of a community are its lifeblood, then a rec centre serves as its beating heart, and nowhere is this more true than in Rainy River. The Rainy River Rec Centre and Arena has served as the central hub of the community of Rainy River for decades, since […]
By Louis Bergeron
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lbergeron@fortfrances.com
The Quality Bakery on 4th St. in Rainy River has been bought and sold once again. Sharilyn Wood, the owner, is retiring at the end of August when the new owners are to step in. “Everybody, like from all over, know me for the long johns,” said Wood. “I’ve even […]
- Louis Bergeron photo
Rainy Lake Square was filled with local vendors on Thursday, July 11, for the return of Mall Days. The event featured a car show, sidewalk sales, a dunk tank and more, hosted and organized by the Fort Frances Business Improvement Area (BIA).
