Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last week, girls from across the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) were at La Place Rendez-Vous for a Skilled Trades and Tech Day for Young Women, hosted by the board and Skills Ontario. Katie Cameron is the Coordinator for the Young Women’s Initiative with Skills Ontario. She said the […]
The Fort Frances Lakers won two out of three games over the last week, including wins over Red Lake and Kam River on the road, but falling to the Dryden Ice Dogs in the team’s first Sunday home game at the Duke Arena this season. The Lakers kicked the week […]
After a solid 22-3 victory over the John Taylor Pipers last Friday, the Fort Frances High School Muskie football team will head to Winnipeg for an evening game against the Beaver Brae Broncos of Kenora, looking to book a date at Princess Auto Stadium for the Currie Bowl finals. Malachi […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold their first game of the season at The Duke Arena on Couchiching First Nation this Sunday afternoon as they take on the first-place Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The Lakers are partnering with the Couchiching First Nation Health Team to collect items for families fleeing […]
Following the cancellation and subsequent death of Sass Jordan, Tour de Fort announced yesterday that the hole left in its lineup for this season will be filled by Canadian rocker Jeff Martin, lead singer of The Tea Party. Martin is preparing to embark on a cross-Canada tour which will take […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday evening at Lowey’s Greenhouse, honouring the top businesses and organizations around the Rainy River District. Two of the big winners were Riverside Health Care Facilities and RPM Powersports, which took home Business of the Year (16+ employees) and […]
Riverside Health Care’s October 50-50 draw has surged above the $30,000 mark over the last few days, marking the largest 50-50 jackpot since the monthly draws began as part of the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign. The last chance to get tickets for the healthcare provider’s monthly draw is today before […]
With polls closed and the votes counted, the Fort Frances municipal election came to an end last night, much to the relief of Municipal Clerk Chelsea Greig. This was Greig’s first election as clerk, and she said it was a long process. “It’s a one-year process, so there are things, […]
Robin Taylor Wright’s Laughing Cactus Productions is staging one of the local playwright’s works right here in Fort Frances. The show was previously the subject of a dramatic reading hosted by Wright in the summer of 2025. “It’s set in a group home in a fictional southern Ontario town, not […]
Carter Peters notched a Gordie Howe hat trick and Domenik McInenly stood tall, stopping 28 of 30 shots as the Lakers beat the Walleye 6-4 Tuesday night. Ice For Kids Arena was abuzz with young hockey players in the stands as the Fort Frances Lakers hosted minor hockey night sponsored […]
Led by a standout performance from Grade 10 runner Gage Kellar, the Muskie cross-country team is sending a team of 10 to the provincial championships in Sudbury on Nov. 9. Kellar finished top in his age group, running 5 km in 18:40 with the second-place finisher just five seconds behind. […]
Once upon a midnight dreary, while she pondered weak and weary, Fort Frances Museum Program and Events Coordinator Catrina Caira came up with a gruesome idea for a hauntingly good time—an ol’-timely 1920s-themed “ghost social,” but with a modern twist: music, dancing and cocktails. With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe, […]
