Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A call for proposals from potential canteen operators has gone out from the Town of Fort Frances, following the closure of The Penalty Box this past spring. Community Services and Facilities Manager Craig Miller said that things went well for the last tenant and they hope whoever comes in to […]
PRAIRIELINE is a Manitoba-based band that fuses Métis fiddle music with the nostalgia of ‘90s country and the energy of new country music, and they’ll look to bring that experience to the big tent on Thursday, July 16, at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Drummer Jonathan Peters, also known […]
The Fort Frances Lakers Junior A hockey club is looking for folks with available room in their homes to accommodate young hockey players coming from out of town to play with the team this coming season. The community-run team is looking for billets from September 2026 until as late as […]
After almost folding when its founding members left, Thunder Bay’s The Honest Heart Collective is gearing up to put out its first new album in years and will be playing some of those shows when they hit the stage at Rainy Lake Square on July 8. Frontman Ryan MacDonald calls […]
Students in Andrea Coyle’s Grade 1-2 class at St. Mary’s School recently completed the FAST Heroes program, helping them to learn what stroke symptoms look like and what to do when they see them—lifesaving skills that could save a friend or family member. Natalie Veldhuisen, a community stroke prevention nurse […]
The case of a former Fort Frances educator charged with child luring will be heard again in Fort Frances Court on Sept. 10 following a judicial pre-trial conference in August. Former Robert Moore Elementary School principal Shane Beckett’s case was called before the Justice of the Peace’s Case Management Court […]
The Town of Fort Frances has extended the window for parties to submit expressions of interest (EOI) in purchasing the Sunny Cove campground. The new deadline for expressions of interest, announced on Wednesday, is this coming Monday, June 22, 2026. In a Dec. 8, 2025, meeting, Town Council voted 4-3 […]
After seven years as an auxiliary captain with the Salvation Army in Fort Frances, Arthur Heathcote will be leaving town to take up a new position as an ordained officer in Winnipeg this month. Heathcote said he felt led by God to his service with the Army most recently in […]
An Ontario court has dismissed a bid by the Township of Emo and Mayor Harold McQuaker to secure a judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) decision that it discriminated against the LGBTQ association Borderland Pride, sending the matter back to the tribunal for reconsideration. In its […]
The La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH) Auxiliary presented a cheque for $100,000 to Holly Kaemingh, Riverside Health Care’s director of fundraising, at its annual general meeting on Monday, the largest single donation made to Riverside’s Lights, Camera, Diagnosis! campaign so far. The donation was the culmination of an ambitious goal […]
The bench staff that coached the Fort Frances Lakers to a regular season finish atop the division will return next season recharged and hungry to take a shot at winning it all. The Lakers announced on social media that Head Coach and General Manager Luke Judson will return to lead […]
A special section of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology’s (FFPLTC) is getting a new coat of paint. Lindsey Hamilton is a local artist and art therapist who is bringing her talents on a large scale to the children’s department at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre thanks to […]
