Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The local children’s entertainment series will put on six shows across two venues this year from September through May. This will be the first full season since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The first show will take place on Monday, Sept. 25. A play entitled “Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish.” The […]
The organizers of the World Human Trafficking Awareness Walk and barbecue. From left, Dakota Shebagegit, Grand Council Treaty #3, Brandis Oliver, Giishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services, Melody Shute, Canada Border Services Agency. Not pictured Laurie Pelepetz, Riverside Health Care. A lady’s drum group also performed traditional songs at the barbecue after the […]
Do you have a spare room in your house you can offer to a young man coming to town to play hockey? The Fort Frances Lakers need you. The community-run team is looking for people to house players from September until as late as May depending on the team’s playoff […]
Athletes returned to the Rainy River District from the 2023 North American Indigenous Games last week after traveling to Halifax to compete. Team Ontario came third overall in the medal standings, with a total of 128, Saskatchewan finished first with 176 medals and British Columbia came second with 160 however, […]
Mike Luhman, left, and Bryan Gustafson hoist the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy following their win on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the annual tournament. Luhman and Gustafson took the top spot with a three-day weight of 61.19 pounds. For more about the 2023 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship […]
Delicious food, thrilling rides, the excitement of contests and shows—there’s truly no time like fair time! In less than a month, crowds will be gathering for the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair (aka the Emo Fair), one of the district’s greatest and oldest exhibitions. Celebrating the ability to […]
Last week Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) announced that tryouts would begin this week for their elite program. Head coach Stephanie Mann says with the club operating for a few years now they believe there is a good base to start training a more advanced group of athletes. “I know […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is partnering with RefleXion Studio to bring a pre-season hockey camp to Fort Frances. Josh Colling is the coach of the U18 AA Fort Frances Canadians he says the hope is to give players the chance to prepare for the upcoming season. “The idea […]
Vanessa Vakharia of Goodnight Sunrise plays the keytar during the rock show under the big tent. Goodnight Sunrise and Skye Wallace brought amazing shows to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last Thursday. Sponsored by Tour de Fort, the bands played hard rocking tunes to a small but enthusiastic audience.
Seven Generations Education Institute’s (SGEI) Fort Frances campus will be abuzz tomorrow, July 20, as members of Treaty 3 communities gather to celebrate the anniversary of the treaty’s signing. Gary Allen is the CEO of the Treaty 3 Investment Group and has been part of organizing the events. “I think […]
The Spry Farm in Devlin will open up to host a concert this August for the first time ever when Les Filles D’Esprit and Rough Cut Pine put on a show on the farm. Spry Farm owner Leanne Spry says the day will look a lot like other events they’ve […]
Two amazing rock bands will fill the Sorting Gap Marina with music on Thursday night. Skye Wallace, who uses ‘she or they’ pronouns, and their band played at La Place Rendez-Vous just last fall but their friends in Goodnight Sunrise are coming to town for the first time ever to […]
