Riverside Health Care has announced that the first baby of 2026 has been born, marking the beginning of both a new year and a new beginning for a local. According to a press release from Riverside Health Care, the first baby born at their facilities came into the world at […]
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By Times Staff
Two residents of the Rainy River District are facing charges following a break and enter at a Fort Frances area business last week. In a release from the Rainy River District OPP, officers responded to reports of a break and enter at a local Fort Frances business in the 400 […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
From a multimillion-dollar total in the recovery of evaded taxes and duties to hundreds of tariff and weapons seizures, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) says its 2025 highlights are evidence of a very busy year for the border crossings at Fort Frances and Rainy River. “There were multiple commercial […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
Shine Auto Repair located at 3197 Hwy. 11, opened its doors to customers on January 2, 2026. Eager to offer vehicle repair are Chris and Trudy Shine. Chris offers full mechanical services with the exception of safety checks (presently) and air conditioning services. If tires are on rims Chris will […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
They were made in 1966 when Glen Jackson opened his garage in Barwick. The bright orange sweaters were the talk of the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre last weekend during the Ice Box Days Bon Spiel. Tom Jackson is custodian of the sweaters and his team wore them for the […]
By Andrew Flynn
Editor in Chief
aflynn@fortfrances.com
Editor in Chief
aflynn@fortfrances.com
It’s been nearly a month since the Canadian Tire store was temporarily put out of action by a devastating fire and it’s still a pretty big topic of conversation between Fort Franciscans. What we really want to know is, when’s it going to reopen? It’s our job at the Times […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
My name is Liam Oliver Neilson. I’m a newcomer to your community, recently hired as a staff writer and reporter at your local newspaper, the Fort Frances Times. I was born and raised in one of Canada’s most southern municipalities, Windsor, Ont. I lived there until I was recruited into […]
By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
If there’s a secret to economic development success in the Rainy River District, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls may have cracked it. That’s the message coming out of last weekend’s meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA), which brought together the district’s municipal leaders for a day-long conference at the […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
A request to review the decision to sell Sunny Cove, the library’s budget, sewer and water billing and a report of tens of thousands of dollars raised for the local food bank were among the agenda items considered during Monday’s regular meeting of the Fort Frances Town Council. A letter […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances will be doing away with a bylaw more than 35 years old and it’s an odd one – since November of 1989 the Town has required all municipal buildings to follow a colour code. Town buildings have been technically required to choose from a somewhat dated-sounding palette: Fusain […]
By Times Staff
With Jan. 13 marking Amber Alert Awareness Day, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is taking the opportunity to remind the public of the system’s importance in saving lives. When a child is abducted and believed to be at an immediate risk of physical harm or death, an Amber Alert emergency […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Alternative voting measures such as online and telephone voting will officially be available for future municipal elections in Fort Frances, though balloting for byelections will remain a paper-based system for the time being. The use of online and telephone voting began as a measure to address the social distancing requirements […]
