By Gary Sliworsky OMAFRA Rep. The Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program (SARFIP) is back for 2016. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), with support from Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, is pleased to support producers who are enhancing farm habitat for species at risk across the province. With streamlined funding levels and new bundled application forms—and up to $20,000 available per farm business—it’s easy to benefit more with SARFIP.

Summer officially began for my family over the weekend! We took our first camping trip of the summer season and were truly blessed with good weather! For the past nine years we have always gone camping somewhere on Victoria Day weekend. Read more....

By Aaron Short RRHS Sports Reporter The Owls wrapped up their soccer season at NorWOSSA in Rainy River last Monday. Read more...

Donna Lea Hagarty

Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Donna Hagarty, 59 of Rainy River, ON on May 6, 2016 at her residence.

By Duane Hicks Fort Frances Times In conjunction with 2016 Police Week, the Rainy River District OPP will be showcasing some of what it does at Canadian Tire on May 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Police Week started in 1970 and this year runs from May 15-21. Read more...

By Aarron Short RRHS Sports Reporter The Owls soccer teams closed out the regular season in Red Lake last Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

By Melanie Mathieson Gardening Guru Asparagus is one of the first vegetables ready to harvest in the spring. Although native to the Mediterranean, once established it is a hardy perennial in our area. It is the only common vegetable that grows wild along roadsides and railroad tracks over a large part of Canada. Read more...

I can truly say I have looked inside someone's head! Last Thursday we took our son to see specialists in Grand Forks for a number of tests. One of those was a Magnetic Resonance Imaging of his brain. Read more...

News Release North American Safe Boating Awareness Week will take place across Canada from May 21st to May 27th, 2016. The purpose of this initiative, managed by the CSBC (Canadian Safe Boating Council) and its partners, is to promote safe and responsible boating practices to the 16 million Canadians who participate in recreational boating. Read more...

News Release MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has declared a Restricted Fire Zone in much of Northwestern Ontario to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Read more...