Duane Hicks A medical marijuana wellness clinic—focusing on pain management and cannabis therapies—is now open for business in Fort Frances. Rainy River Cannabis Collective (RRCC), a licensed and insured “joint” venture of husband-and-wife Angela and Brad Olson, opened its doors at 520 Scott St. earlier this week. “We can help […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Local food is becoming more and more important for people who care about what they eat and where their food comes from. Despite this growing trend, however, one cornerstone of the local food market—the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir in Emo—finds itself continuing to struggle financially. “Truthfully, it’s […]
Joey Payeur Winning a national championship is the goal of every serious competitive curler. But as for winning two of them in the same season . . . well, Trevor Bonot is not going to get ahead of himself just yet. The Stratton native who now lives in Thunder Bay […]
Duane Hicks Master grower Brad Olson, along with wife and business partner, Angela, have opened Rainy River Cannabis Collective at 520 Scott St., where they are ready to help patients find cannabis treatments for pain-free living, as well as provide hydroponic growing kits and quality lifestyle and medicine enjoyment gear.
Nicholas Donaldson Various Confederation College memorabilia was on display during the launch event for the college’s 50th-anniversary celebrations held last Wednesday at the local campus here. Other items open to guests were the sign-in book and a timeline of the college’s history.
Nicholas Donaldson This is the finishing room inside the abattoir facility, which is where the carcasses are gutted and cleaned before being sent away to a butcher shop to be processed.
Jaida Norris surpassed any expectations that her rookie debut race might have had attached—skiing to fourth place in the Grade 7-8 girls’ division for the Muskie Nordic skiing team, which hosted its first-ever home meet at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club trails on Rocky Inlet last Wednesday.
Just like Ontario electrical users, Fort Frances residents have shown they can reduce the amount of water they use in their households. Yes, town residents actually used less processed water in 2016 than they did in the previous year. In fact, Fort Frances residents use less water than the average […]
Gary and Judy Kielczewski Dear Mike: It is important that I let everyone know how thankful I am for all the people—young and old—who stepped forward to help make the annual Community Christmas Dinner a great success. A special thank you goes to my husband and best friend, Gary Kielczewski, […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Carole Guindon, daughter of Jacques and Rita Guindon of Opasatika, Ont., at the age of 65. She will be greatly missed by her husband, Fern Paquette; daughters, Josée Gendron (Dominique), Sara Virgo (Marc), and Sophie Champagne (Michel Carrière); and […]
VELDHUISEN-Born to Dan and Kayle, nee Koval, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Weston Bradley, weighing 6 lbs on January 1, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Global warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days in the future, according to a first-of-its-kind projection of nice weather. On average, Earth will have 10 fewer days of mild and mostly dry weather by the end of […]
