A Free Non-contact Football Skills Camp is underway, with dozens of students coming out to play touch football, and learn skills from the Muskies football coaching team. The camp will run for a second week, June 13-17, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances High School field. No experience needed. […]
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A Request for Federal Assistance would release additional funding and assistance for community Marcus Powlowski, MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is encouraging the Province to submit a Request for Federal Assistance (RFA). RFAs allow the Federal Government to lend additional support to a Province facing an emergency beyond its capacity […]
Couchiching First Nation Chief Brian Perreault, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation Chief Janice Henderson, and Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh hold up the Anishinaabe Nation Pride flag on Monday, June 6 at Seven Generations Education Institute. The flag raising that followed kicked off this month’s slate of Borderland Pride events. —Daniel Adam […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
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Staff Writer
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While on the campaign trail, recently re-elected MPP for Kenora-Rainy River Greg Rickford says he saw the damage throughout the riding caused by high water and he is working with other members of provincial government to ensure all options are available to the region. Rickford says that the unique timing […]
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Reports of Esox’s death are greatly exaggerated. The Esox dam, located approximately 50 km northeast of Fort Frances, has been the subject of concern, speculation and rumour as water in the Rainy Lake system continues to rise to historic levels. Social media posts have speculated that the dam is on […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Last Thursday MPP Greg Rickford was re-elected, receiving 59 per cent of Kenora-Rainy River votes. Rickford says he’s taking some time to recover from the campaign trail, but will be ready to go when called back to Queen’s Park in the near future. Overall, the provincial election was largely lopsided. […]
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As a result of ongoing flooding at the waterfront in Fort Frances, the route for the 2022 Pride March, originally set to begin at the Sorting Gap Marina, has been changed in order to ensure participant safety and to comply with municipal emergency orders. The Pride March will now assemble […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Gordie Woollard’s wife Margaret died in August 2020, just eight days before their 70th wedding anniversary. A golden ring still sits on his left hand. The Times asked what he misses most about her. “Her undying love and affection,” said Woollard, voice quivering. “She never wavered through all the nonsense […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
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The Fort Frances Ministerial Association is hosting a prayer vigil at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Rainy Lake Square. Ministerial representative Diane Clifford says this is a time to remember all the different losses that people have experienced during the pandemic. “People may have lost their jobs, maybe […]
Letter to the editor, I am outraged at the seeming incompetence of the people who are responsible for the water levels on the Rainy Lake basin. It is my understanding that the International Falls dam has 15 waste gates but due to the narrow passage at Ranier, 13 waste gates […]
You don’t have to be old to be a volunteer. And I learned this week that even the youngest in our community are great volunteers and tireless workers. For five days I have been down at the Shevlin Woodyard joining MNR firefighters, Fort Frances firefighters, and other community volunteers filling, […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the June Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Shelley Hyatt of Alberton, Ont. with the winning ticket number R-4394698. Hyatt takes home $11,175, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, May 31 […]
