Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Long-time curler Kim Beaudry has been recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Leslie Kerr Builder of the Year Award by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The award is named for former NOCA executive director Leslie Kerr, when Kerr retired three years ago, the NOCA board promised to create […]
Justice Terry Waltenbury was sworn in last Thursday giving Fort Frances and the Rainy River District their first resident judge in 11 years. Ontario Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas was in attendance for the swearing in as were many other guests from the legal community including Regional Senior Justice David Gibson […]
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Frances Town Council, Mayor Andrew Hallikas proclaimed that Duane and Grace Cridland are the 2023 Fort Frances Citizens of the year. “It is a great pleasure to announce that Duane and Grace have been nominated by their peers and selected as this year’s […]
For over 20 years the Fort Frances Community chest has been helping local families with urgent financial needs surrounding medical issues. The fund was initially set up and hosted an annual dinner to give funds to a single family in need, but changed one year after that family returned some […]
It was a few degrees warmer than their semi-final game a week before as the Fort Frances High School Muskies took to the gridiron at IG Field, home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, last Friday in Winnipeg. But the snow was flying as the Muskies hoisted the championship trophy a […]
Local volleyball coaching product Amy Wilson is back in the news again as she prepares to head to Honduras as head coach of Canada’s U17 girls team in the NORCECA Continental Volleyball Championship. Held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras the event serves as a qualifier for teams from North and Central America […]
The turnout was slim as staff and council for the Township of Emo held the annual budget meeting on Oct. 23. After a 7.57 percent jump in taxes last year the residents of Emo should brace for a higher tax bill again this year as another four percent jump has […]
After over a year and half of closure, the Rainy River Public Library may soon have a new home. Pending legal processes and renovations, the library is making plans to move into the former Centra Gas building on Fourth St. in Rainy River. Because the Library does not have the […]
The FFHS Muskies court sports teams held ceremonies honouring senior players and their parents last night ahead of the final home basketball and volleyball games. The teams will head to Kenora on Friday for NorWOSSA finals.
The Steven Page Trio packed the Townshend Theatre last night with over 350 people in attendance. Page, along with Craig Northey (left) and Kevin Fox (right) performed several Barenaked Ladies hits, including kicking the show off with It’s All Been Done and adding in The Old Apartment and Brian Wilson […]
Ethan Andrusco of the Times Tigers carries the puck into Emo Express territory during the FFMHA U13 home hockey tournament last weekend. Also competing were the Fort Frances BP Royals, the Fort Frances Firemen, Red Lake Rebels, Red Lake Royals, Current River Comets, and the Westfort Maroons. The Red Lake […]
The Town of Fort Frances has begun work on creating a long-term plan for the town’s recreation future and they want to know residents’ opinions. Nathan Young is the Recreation and Culture Manager for the Town of Fort Frances. He says the plan is to create a guide for the […]
