They may get a little mean and messy when they’re big, but boy, are they ever cute when they’re small! It feels like a lot has changed over the last year and a half, but watching the goslings grow up on the banks of the Rainy River is timeless. Nearly […]
News
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
While the dry and sunny weather may be nice for weekends at the cabin, farmers in the district are suffering the consequences of drought and are having to face the hard decision of selling their livestock. Kim Jo Bliss said it is a very stressful time because they are at […]
By Jack Elliott
WRRD Lions
WRRD Lions
Summer is hard upon us, but it’s not too late for you early birds to get a worm. This Saturday evening, July 17th at 7:00 pm the West Rainy River District Lions will be holding their Early Bird Draw on that beautiful Princecraft Pontoon Boat that has been gracing the […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has hit a milestone. NWHU and local partners have now given over 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the region. This is a milestone for the region as 78.4 per cent of the area’s adults aged 18 and older have received at least one […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in Fort Frances welcomed Charlene Strain, the new CEO who assumed her new role on July 1. Strain is not new to the organization. She has been a member of CMHA since 2011 when she was a court diversion and support worker. She then […]
In the July 7th edition, the Times incorrectly stated Harry Jones’s job in Thunder Bay. It should have stated that Jones was a health inspector moving to Fort Frances as an environmental health officer. Jones obtained his qualification as a health inspector from Liverpool University School of Hygiene, not from […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Rainy River District OPP has welcomed Inspector Shaun Crabbe as the new Detachment Commander, after the retirement of Nathan Schmidt. He took up his new post at the start of July. Crabbe is not new to northwestern Ontario as he has been a detachment commander in Red Lake and […]
One of the new signs that popped up in and around Fort Frances is on full display just outside the Canada Customs Building downtown. The sign, from the Municipal Accommodations Tax (MAT) committee and funded using MAT dollars, provides a list of various amenities located within town limits for potential […]
(Rainy River, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police are investigating an incident involving a suspicious male in a truck in Rainy River, Ontario. On June 26, 2021 at approximately 10:00pm a male driving, what was described as, a white truck with a topper and rust around […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
Dennis Smith recently retired after a 35-year policing career with the OPP, and Treaty 3 Police. Throughout his career, Dennis has become a respected police officer. He has made a difference in the lives of many and hopes to continue to do so. Dennis, 62, was born to Billy and […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A local man is tying up his running shoes and taking to the streets to help raise awareness for and support of those affected by the Canadian Residential School system. Educator Joey Payeur has organized and planned a personal campaign he’s calling “50 for the Thousands” that will see him […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It was a blistering hot day, but by Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s metrics, it was also a successful one. The group is celebrating their second annual Garden Tour fundraiser, which was held on Saturday, July 3 across Fort Frances. The event was smack dab in the middle of […]
