Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 0 C (32 F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries overnight and a high of three (37) with a low of minus-five (23). Friday will see partly cloudy skies with a chance of […]
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Megan Walchuk photo
It’s been a long time coming, but the staff and management team at the Fort Frances Superior Oil Change, at 850 Kings Highway, celebrated the shop’s Grand Opening Weekend with a customer appreciation barbecue and half price oil changes. Attending were managers Jodi and Bryan McGauley, dinosoar Brianna Babcock-Toews, General […]
Press Release
Do you have a head full of STEAM? Are you a STEAM leader? Applications are now open for the 2021 Ingenium – NSERC STEAM Horizon Awards, where Canada’s youth are invited to join a roster of outstanding previous winners! Five Canadian students will be awarded $25,000 each to study in […]
The secret to a happy, long, and lasting marriage is mutual respect, devotion, and truthfulness, right? Well maybe the truthfulness part should only be attempted as a last resort. The Pearl of the Orient and I kept the knot tied for 51 ½ years and we kept the divorce lawyers […]
Ken Kellar photo
Riverside Community Counselling Services’ Jacquee Loerzel, left, Pauline Hyatt and Kaylee Heyens-McMahon showed off their new banner at the Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances in celebration of Wear Purple Day and the Shine the Light campaign on Friday, November 13. Riverside Community Counselling Services were at the square […]
Staff Writer
Natali Trivuncic
Natali Trivuncic
A staff member with the Rainy River District School Board has tested positive for COVID-19, but board officials and the Northwestern Health Unit agree that the case brings no risk to the student body. Heather Latter, community outreach officer for the RRDSB, said in an email that the board was […]
Ken Kellar photo
Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote, left, and mayor June Caul kicked off the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Kettle campaign at Walmart on Friday morning. The campaign will take steps like providing masks and sanitizing materials in order to keep both the volunteers ringing the bell and the […]
Santa’s helpers were busy sorting the Christmas decorations in Rainy River. “How are we going to win $1000 with these?” they wondered. Peggy Advent, Marty Kreger, and Keith Tesarsky took a short break from social isolation to dig out the lights from a tangled heap right where they left them […]
Jack Elliott
Rainy River correspondent
Rainy River correspondent
Just because we have a long winter ahead and Covid-19 concerns have us pretty much pinned down to our own homes, it is no reason to be glum. Let’s brighten things up! The West Rainy River District Lions Club has announced the Lions Festival of Lights Contest. Get those lights […]
Rebecca Wood
Activities came to a sudden stop all over the world in March 2020. COVID-19 is the one catastrophe that every person old enough to remember will never forget. It has affected each of us in different degrees and will remain part of us forever. We have been fortunate so far […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The annual Emo Holly Daze are cancelled for 2020. As we all know precautions are being taken in every social gathering, and Holly Daze is no exception. Here’s hoping 2021 will be even bigger and better than previous years, though that’s pretty hard to beat. Hats off to all the […]
