Local News from Across the Rainy River District
About a half-hour north of Barrie, on a small farm just outside the village of Elmvale, one man has spent a large part of his adult life creating his own utopia. Purchased 50 years ago by his father at his request when he was in Grade 8, Dr. William Shotyk […]
Toronto says a city bylaw introduced last year is already making a dramatic difference, cutting disposable items such as cups, bags and utensils, by 32 per cent. Now, the city wants to go further by expanding its Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy and Bylaw to large events, sports venues […]
What began as a pandemic pastime has turned into a literary passion. Anne-Marie Mawhiney, who first started writing to fill quiet days at home, is now celebrating the release of her third self-published novel, Fugitive Rifts. To mark the release of her novel, she is hosting three intimate storytelling sessions […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Next 55+ movie Matinee at the Fort Frances Library in the Shaw Room is Tomorrow, Friday Oct.17, 1-3 p.m. Featuring Maybe I Do. “Michelle and Allen are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet. Turns out, the parents already know one another […]
Cassandra Spade’s legal career is just getting started, but she already appears poised to become a powerful force for good in the community. A member of Couchiching First Nation, a graduate of the University of Manitoba and the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University, and now an associate […]
After a come-from-behind win on the road last week, the Fort Frances High School Muskies Football team will look to finish the regular season with the top seed going into the playoffs. Playing in Winnipeg on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Fort Frances Muskies scored a dramatic 27–21 comeback win […]
Celebrating the Teaching of Li Rii Faroosh: Wild Rice Harvesting in the Métis Community took place on the weekend of August 30 and 31, 2025. Northwest Ontario Métis Child and Family Services hosted a unique cultural learning experience focused on wild rice, li rii. The event was led by Senator […]
ATIKOKAN — A number of upgrades will help make the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Atikokan more modern and accessible, local officials say. The branch was recently granted just over $90,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for work on the building’s hall space. That includes replacing all the […]
Roger William Langhorne Greenhalgh, born February 13, 1941, in Gravesend, Kent, England, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Roger was a dedicated Mechanical Engineer whose career took him and his family across Canada before he ultimately settled in Thunder Bay. He was a social and […]
September 1, 1933 – October 9, 2025 Ronald Albert Haver passed away peacefully on October 9, 2025, at the Emo Long Term Care Facility, at the age of 92. Ronald is lovingly remembered by his daughter June Haver and her spouse Bruce Shaw, along with their daughters Ashley and Jen […]
