Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Four crews of women rowers will make history on Thursday morning in St. John’s, as they race from one end of Quidi Vidi Lake to the other along a course historically reserved for men. After decades of advocacy from women rowers, the Royal St. John’s Regatta will include a women’s […]
As election day gets approaches, two of the bigger District municipalities only have two candidates each for their respective municipal councils and another hasn’t received any at all, with less than three weeks remaining in the nomination period. Both the Town of Fort Frances and the Township of Emo have […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is leading a feasibility study to determine the need for Supervised Consumption Services in the northwest. Released last week, the study comes in the form of an online survey to gather information from those living in northern communities about the need for Supervised Consumption Services […]
With a full lineup of performers and workshops the revival of a long lost exhibition of cultures and traditions is set to happen this weekend. Kayleigh Speirs is the curator at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. She has been the driving force behind the event and has spent […]
A homegrown boy who has long considered Fort Frances and the Rainy River District his home is bringing his one-of-a-kind show to Heron Landing Golf Course in tribute to his all-star father. Sandy Kurceba is a former hockey player, PGA Tour golfer and trick shot artist who will be bringing […]
Seven Generations Educational Institute (SGEI)’s welding camp, which took place from July 11-15 gave youth aged 12-17 the chance to develop an interest in the skilled trades. An SGEI press release said the camp gives kids an opportunity to exercise their creative abilities while being supervised by professionals in a […]
Year-round and seasonal residents interested in maintaining the natural beauty of area lake waters are invited to attend the Rainy Lake Conservancy’s Annual General Meeting via Zoom at 5PM, Thursday, August 11. The Rainy Lake Conservancy is a charitable organization based in Fort Frances. The first twenty minutes of the […]
A participant files the edges of a metalworking project in the Mind Over Metal Camp, hosted last month by Seven Generations Educational Institute. The week-long camp was a way for local youth to get a feel for welding, and to inspire more interest in the skilled trades. For the full […]
In a joint effort between the Rainy River Public Library and the Emo, Stratton, and Rainy River EarlyON centres, self-proclaimed “bird geek” Michael Dawber took 25 kids on a bird-watching expedition on Thursday, July 21 at Morley Park in Stratton. Dawber taught kids how to find birds with both their […]
The parking lot at Fort Frances GM was the place to be on Friday afternoon as the dealership and Early Iron Car Club held a Show and Shine from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. for hundreds of attendees to enjoy. Alongside classic and fantastic cars, there were also plenty of […]
The public is being invited to take part in the Emo Fair Queen competition, by voting for their favourite Letter to the Editor. The reader favourite will be awarded a special prize at the crowning ceremony. To cast your vote, visit fftimes.com/emoqueen2022, or follow the QR code with a QR […]
After 2 weeks of rain dampening the racing action, the sun stayed out and the weekend warriors were able to take to the track and their restlessness to race was visible from the drop of the first green flag. With the Emo Speedway’s night of racing coming a night early […]
