Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It’s a “special honour,” says award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga. Her newest non-fiction book The Knowing is being taught in Grade 11 at the Toronto District School Board, one of the largest school districts in Canada. “Considering (Toronto) is Annie’s final resting place. She started off at Fort Albany almost 3,000 […]
THUNDER BAY — The city will celebrate its 10th Mining Day will celebrate this Saturday as well as the 50th anniversary of naming amethyst as its mineral emblem. Organizers of the event held a flag-raising ceremony at city hall on Tuesday to commemorate the event. In his preamble before proclaiming […]
DID YOU KNOW? From 2015 to 2019, unintentional drownings tragically claimed 2,209 lives across Canada. This data, from the 2024 edition of the Canadian Drowning Report, reveals a consistent trend nationwide. WATER RELATED DEATHS Even though the average annual water-related death rate has gone down over the past 30 years, […]
Are Muskoka’s bear-proof garbage bins doomed to stay rusty, green, and overlooked at the ends of driveways? Not if artist Kimberly Rideout has anything to say about it. She’s transforming these everyday “eyesores” into creative works of art — and using her talent to support a cause close to her […]
For immediate release – The Thunder Bay Law Association, the Rainy River District Law Association, and the Kenora District Law Association represent lawyers in private practice across Northwestern Ontario. We are speaking out today, together, with an urgent message about sweeping changes being proposed for Ontario’s civil justice system. A […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of John Michael Angus, aged 54, announces his passing on June 1, 2025, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. John was born on March 26, 1971, to Donald and Sharon Angus in Fort Frances, Ontario. John will […]
June 27, 1958 – June 3, 2025 Michael passed away peacefully in his sleep with his family by his side in the early morning hours at Fort Frances LaVerendrye Hospital on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the age of 66. He was the most patient, gentle, kind, courageous and stubborn […]
1929 –2025 Peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2025, Elsie Thorpe (nee MacKay) of Winnipeg, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the Grace Hospital at the age of 96 years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Calvin Thorpe. Full obituary notice to follow. Doyle’s Funeral Home, Carman, Man., […]
The Rainy River High School Prom Grand March was held Saturday, June 7, 2025. The well-planned event was held outside with a beautifully decorated trellis for all students attending to walk through. Although it was windy, the sun was shining and the smiles on all attending the Grand March made […]
Hugh Fraser leans over, tears some grass off the ground and throws it to the air. He grips a remote controller while he watches the grass drift past him to the east. “Straight down the runway,” he says. The engine of a gas-powered model airplane, the “Norseman,” revs to full […]
There were smiles all around as students from secondary, post-secondary and other programs at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) came together with friends, family and supporters to celebrate their achievements at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The ceremony featured traditional drum songs, a blessing from, an […]
It’s not hard to enjoy a sunny day when you’re walking for a good cause, as evidenced by the smiles on this group who completed the “Walk & Roll” With Us Stroke Awareness Walk held along the riverfront this morning. The Awareness walk was put on by the Fort Frances […]
