Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Plans to build Canada’s largest urban reserve in Winnipeg continue to move forward, and officials say shovels could be in the ground on the massive development before the end of this month. “Things are looking great for the first phase of Naawi-Oodena,” Treaty One Development Corporation’s newly-named executive director Kathleen […]
As spring blooms and the world comes alive, there’s a peculiar observance lurking in the shadows: Zombie Awareness Month. While it may sound like a fictional concept from a bad horror movie, Zombie Awareness Month is a real campaign dedicated to educating people about the potential dangers of a zombie […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association held its year-end awards banquet Sunday evening, to honour players from across the league. Clock- wise from right, Brayden Neurinski, MVP U11AA, Lincoln Gascogne, MVP U11, Keaton Cooper and Duncan Hill, MVPs U15AA, Gavin Hanson, League Most Dedicated Milton Strachan Award, U9. FFMHA AWARD […]
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts held their annual Highlights Concert at the Townshend Theatre last Thurs- day, May 2, 2024. The concert is the traditional wrap-up for the festival, which ran for the first three weeks of April. Standout per- formances from each of the different […]
An awareness event was held yesterday, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, along Scott Street in downtown Fort Frances to raise awareness and fight back against the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis in Canada. Titled “Walk With Our Sisters” the multi-agency awareness walk brought participants from the Fort […]
A Mother’s Day Tea and Bake sale was held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday, May 4. The Guthrie United Church congregation provided delicious desserts and baking for sale. All monies raised help the church with expenses. Top, Amy Teeple and Iris Shute share coffee and sweets at the tea, […]
Two LaVallee residents linked to widespread mail theft were seen in court this week. Ann Rousseau and her partner William Rousseau are facing multiple charges in relation to the theft of mail from the Fort Frances Post Office, where Ann Rousseau worked as a contracted cleaner. Ann was seen in […]
Last July Giishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services announced they were receiving $5million in funding to build the Wiidookodaadiwin Healing Lodge, on April 25 they held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the building on Agency One land near Couchiching First Nation. The idea for the shelter grew out of the women’s council for […]
A local author is celebrating the release of their second book of poetry which is taking readers on a trip into the past in order to challenge the heteronormative stories history accepts as the default. Joelle Barron is a poet from Fort Frances, and released their second book of poetry, […]
Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. Staff at the Fort Frances Times were lucky enough to have a mother right in the office every day. Del Cumming was a warm and nurturing mother figure for generations of staff […]
Gardeners often hear the word ‘zone’ frequently during conversations with other gardeners or when reviewing plant tag descriptions. “What zone are we in?” or “what zone is that plant good for?” are often asked by fellow gardeners. What exactly are the answers to these questions and what do they really […]
On April 30, the Emo Food Bank received a cheque for $5000.00 from Cloverleaf Groceries. Kim Jo Bliss recently won $500.00 in a contest through Cloverleaf and Family Foods. She designated the Emo Food to be the recipient as the local charity. The Food Bank committee thanks Kim Jo and […]
