Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last Friday Community Ties & Tapestries: Fibre Artists of the Rainy River Valleyopened at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. The exhibit of fibre arts brings together artisans from across the Rainy River District to showcase their crafts. Among the crafts were hand-hooked rugs, knitting, quilting, and many other […]
Melissa Teeple has been interested in horses for her whole life. She owns six now that she keeps as pets on the family farm. After years of taking friends on trail rides, Teeple decided to get the insurance required to host public rides. “I officially started doing trail rides last […]
Tour De Fort will hold the closing concert of its 30th anniversary season featuring the jazz stylings of Angelique Francis. The Tour De Fort show kicks off a string of northwestern Ontario shows. Francis says the shows are high-energy and she likes to take the audience through a variety of […]
After an open call for artwork, the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre has 50 pieces from 27 artists in its latest exhibit entitled Community Ties & Tapestries: Fibre Artists of the Rainy River District. Museum Curator Danielle Marshall says the work is diverse across a range of different media. […]
In a recent social media post the Town of Fort Frances is reminding residents that they do indeed get grant funding to help pay for road repairs. The post says that the Town has received questions and comments about grants for road work. Part of the post goes into the […]
Robin Wright has been hosting trivia nights at Hallet Brewing since last November, now he’s looking to expand beyond the Fort Frances craft brewery. Note, this Robin Wright is not the local financial planner or the Hollywood actress who played Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride. It started with a […]
They went a long way from home but it was worth it, the Fort Frances Girls and Womens hockey Association (OWHA) U13 team were C division champions at last weekend’s Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincial Championships in the Toronto area. Aimee Matheson is one of the team’s managers and her […]
A lot of the old favourites will be back but the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is hoping that more businesses will rent tables for the April 26-27 expo which will bring visitors from across the District to see what Fort Frances has to offer. Heather Johnson is the Executive […]
Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford was in Fort Frances yesterday and he doled out some pretty hefty funding which will go towards projects of the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. While on site at the museum Rickford had the opportunity to take in Science North’s Indigenous Ingenuity exhibit which […]
The Lakers played better at home than away, but in the end there was not enough scoring to keep up with the second-place Sioux Lookout Bombers. Lakers head coach Tyler Miller was optimistic that the team could put up a fight against the Bombers who finished second overall in the […]
With a pair of wins last weekend in Wisconsin, the Fort Frances Lakers are looking to go into the playoffs with momentum this weekend against the hot Sioux Lookout Bombers. Lakers head coach Tyler Miller was on vacation with his family but was watching the games, and was encouraged by […]
In an update released last Friday, Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit Dr. Kit Young Hoon said that families traveling internationally should ensure that Measles vaccinations are up to date and complete. According to Young Hoon Measles has been well controlled and essentially eliminated in Canada for […]
