Staff When drug scenes involve children, the crime is not only drug abuse—it’s also child abuse. Finding out how to better help those children is the purpose of the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) conference to be presented by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team at the Adventure Inn […]
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Duane Hicks This watercolour painting is just one of the works by Penny Faragher now on exhibit at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Faragher, whose work also includes digitally-enhanced photos, is the gallery’s “Artist of the Month” for both September and October. After that, the gallery will be gearing […]
Heather Latter People are encouraged to check out a new exhibit on display at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre featuring photos by Times’ summer student Sarah Pruys. Pruys, who grew up in Fort Frances, has turned her photography hobby into a part-time gig. She loves taking photos of […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. recently experienced a prolonged period of unplanned information system (computer) downtime. “We wish to assure the residents of the Rainy River District community that at no point was patient safety or confidentiality affected,” stressed Riverside president and CEO Allan Katz. “We sincerely regret […]
Staff A combination of light winds, sunny skies, and cool temperatures has increased the forest fire hazard to “moderate” for the Northwest Region. Twelve fires remain active across the region. These include two monitored fires in Quetico Provincial Park and one monitored blaze on an island on Lake of the […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Stock in Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. soared more than 30 percent today—a day after U.S. forestry giant Louisiana-Pacific announced a friendly, $1.1-billion (U.S.) takeover deal for the Vancouver-based maker of products used in housing construction. Ainsworth shares rose 96 cents, or 32.65 percent, to $3.90 in morning […]
Joey Payeur Any blading belles who want to get their puck on this winter, and haven’t signed up already with the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association, have one more chance to do so. The FFGWHA will hold a final registration this Monday (Sept. 9) from 5-7 p.m. at the Memorial […]
Heather Latter Librarian Evelyn Norris sorted through a bin of puppets in preparation for “Storytime,” which will be starting up a new fall session next week at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Other programs, including “Tales for 2s,” “Baby Time,” and “After School Stories,” also will begin next […]
Heather Latter Celeste De Gagne, left, a student from Confederation College’s Social Service Worker program, and Dana Allen of the Family Support Program were busy organizing items this morning for a fall clothing giveaway organized by the United Native Friendship Centre here. The event—being held at 616 Mowat Ave.—runs today […]
Joey Payeur Elvis DeBungee was the kind of person who wouldn’t hesitate to think of others first. Now those who benefitted from DeBungee’s contributions here in Rainy River District are making sure to do the same for him. The first-annual Elvis DeBungee Memorial mixed slo-pitch tournament will be held Sept. […]
Joey Payeur It’s a hybrid event that promises enough fun to fill the house—and then some. The inaugural “Sticks and Stones” event will take place Sept. 27-28 as a joint venture between the Fort Frances Curling Club and Kitchen Creek Golf Club. Curling club president Ron Silver said the co-operative […]
