Local News from Across the Rainy River District
With warmer temperatures setting in, lots of people are ready to spend more time soaking up the sun outdoors. To make spending time outside more enjoyable, many people take time in the spring to upgrade their yards. One popular option to really up your backyard game is adding a hot […]
Last Friday marked Red Dress Day, a day to raise awareness and remember missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Starting with a drum ceremony at the Rainy River First Nations (RRFN) Band Office the walk proceeded to the highway before turning up route 71 to the RRFN powwow […]
The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) and Community Living Fort Frances and District will be hosting an event to showcase the different options available to people with disabilities and their caregivers as they leave school. Robyn Melville is the Manager of Community Supports Services at Community Living in Fort […]
With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Expo wrapped up, the organization now shifts its focus to another major event on its calendar. Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce director Heather Johnson was very pleased with how the expo went over. “I think it went very well,” Johnson said. “We […]
Dozens of people gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous for a delicious meal and to raise money to support wet- lands across canada at the annual Ducks Unlimited dinner. Auctioneer Telford Advent made everyone giggle with his antics in effort to raise the bids on auction items.
While the Lakers’ season ended on March 31, the SIJHL season concluded just last week with the Kam River Fighting Walleye taking the Bill Salonen Cup over the Thunder Bay North Stars. The Lakers have jumped out to an active start to their offseason. Fort Frances Lakers defenceman Darnell Kempf […]
The Borderland Judo Club is looking to bring women’s self-defence classes to the Fort Frances area. Local Judo Senseis Randy Ball and Gordon Witherspoon have been running the Borderland Judo Club for a while now, and thanks to a new Judo Canada program, they will be adding to their offerings […]
Staff from Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Manitou Mounds) and community members from Rainy River First Nations were invited to attend a conference entitled: “Mounds and Memory: Indigenous Sovereignty, Ceremonial Spaces, and Stories of the Mound Builders.” The event was hosted by Pamela Klassen who is the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of […]
Bywater Call will bring their soulful sounding roots and rock brand of music to the Townshend Theatre next Friday, May 12. Meghan Parnell is one of the driving forces behind the band. She and her partner Dave Barnes do a lot of the writing work for the band. Parnell says […]
A large group of people gathered Tuesday morning to walk from the Fort Frances Senior Centre to the United Native Friendship Centre in memory and in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. The walk was sponsored by UNFC, Sunset Country Métis, Northwestern Ontario Métis Child […]
As its 30th season approaches, Tour De Fort unveiled its lineup set to begin next fall at the second to last concert of the 2022-2023 season. Tour De Fort President Charles Fisher says the fact that the annual concert series has reached 30 years is a testament to the community […]
The annual Gun and Hobby show will return to the Fort Frances Curling Club in just two weeks. The May 6 show will feature many products for outdoor enthusiasts as well as other hobbies. Organizer Scott Stafford says there will be something for everyone at the show. “It will be […]
