Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Given that the tournament was in doubt until June, members of the Rainy River Walleye Tournament (RRWT) committee were very pleased with the showing over the weekend. While it took a while to wrap his mind around getting the tournament off the ground for this year, RRWT committee president Richard […]
By encouraging fluent speakers to pass on their language, Seven Generations Educational Institute (SGEI) hopes to reverse some of the negative effects of colonization and residential schools. A new program through SGEI seeks to encourage fluent Anishinaabemowin speakers to learn how to better teach their language to others. Waawaategiizhook, Shannon […]
After a season shortened by the pandemic and a team picking up the pieces after a coaching controversy, a familiar hand has come back to town hoping to help right the ship. Dave Allison loves the Rainy River District. He has a cabin on an island in the lake so […]
The Fort Frances Lakers season starts this weekend with a game in Dryden Friday night, amid COVID-19 restrictions and a continued hunt for billet families. After the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020-2021 season of SIJHL hockey, the league is getting underway for the 21-22 season […]
