Local News from Across the Rainy River District
BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday, citing “key differences” with the president after nine months of political wrangling that failed to put together a government for the crisis-ridden country. The development is likely to plunge Lebanon further into chaos and uncertainty amid an unprecedented economic […]
TOKYO – An Olympic athlete and a staffer linked to the Tokyo Games tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan, organizers said Thursday. The two people, who were not identified, were among six new cases – including four contractors who are residents of Japan – reported by the Tokyo […]
A presentation was given to the mayor and council Monday evening to formally answer questions that Fort Frances Mayor June Caul posed to the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) on the Sustainable Forest License (SFL) and the Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC). The mayor requested answers to eight […]
Fort Frances Mayor June Caul said she met with MPP Greg Rickford to discuss the provincial and federal governments taking over the sale of the International Bridge, make it a public asset and cancel the tolling fee. “Councillor [John] McTaggart and I met with minister Greg Rickford,” Caul said. “We […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
