Local News from Across the Rainy River District
We spent a significant amount of time in September engaging in lively conversations with citizens on the important topic of electoral reform. I was happy to host roundtables in both Thunder Bay and Fort Frances, where a number of residents came out to learn about the current electoral system and […]
Many of you will have seen the video of six-year-old Alex from New York on Facebook reading a letter he wrote to U.S. President Barack Obama about the boy in Syria. He asked President Obama to bring Omran Daqnees to Scarsdale so Alex can give Omran a home. In his […]
The 12th-annual Whitefish Bay Fall Classic bass tournament took place over the weekend in Sioux Narrows. In what is becoming a trend for our fall tournaments on Lake of the Woods, Winnipeg angler Ted Stewner once again found himself atop the leaderboard after the two-day event. Stewner, who usually fishes […]
Joey Payeur The Genie Bouchard and Milos Raonic wanna-bes here will have to hold their horses—and their serves—until the spring. Work continued this week on the multi-use tennis court facility being built on the fenceline separating Fort Frances High School and St. Francis School. But Jason Kabel, the town’s manager […]
Joey Payeur After 15 years away, Fort Frances will have a hand in the festivities for Canada’s annual on-air hockey celebration. It was announced yesterday that the Fort Frances Lakers will take on the English River Miners at the Kenora Recreation Centre on Feb. 18 as part of “Hockey Day […]
Heather Latter Despite construction of the new wing of Donald Young School falling further behind schedule, it is not expected to affect the overall completion of the project. Travis Enge, manager of plant operations and maintenance for the Rainy River District School Board, noted while weather this summer caused a […]
Heather Latter Although the United Native Friendship Centre here offers many culture-base programs, a new resource one is being implemented to help further infuse the Ojibway culture into all it offers. “I see it as an opportunity to provide more cultural awareness to the staff and all the programs, and […]
Duane Hicks Lauren Hyatt wants make the Fort Frances Museum “a place for the community to be” during Canada’s 150th birthday and beyond. The new programming and events co-ordinator started the position last Wednesday, and already she’s looking forward to getting local residents engaged in their history over the next […]
Duane Hicks “Love for all. Hatred for none.” They don’t sound like the words terrorists would use—and that’s the point. They’re not. The reality is extremists represent less than one percent of world’s entire Muslim population. The true teachings of Islam promote peace, love, and understanding. And that’s why the […]
Duane Hicks For once, Bruce Caldwell actually is looking forward to opening his next electricity bill. The Frog Creek Road resident is among the 26 former Hydro One customers who, as of Sunday, now are under the Fort Frances Power Corp., which has expanded its territory to McIrvine Road North […]
Duane Hicks Timo Brielmann wished it would stop raining so he could combine the soybeans. It was a thought that never would have entered his mind three years ago when he and his father, Amos, were focused on raising cattle, not cash crops. But Brielmann Agriculture Ltd. in Pinewood is […]
Joey Payeur Early last month, Tyson Morrisseau wasn’t even sure he wanted to take his clubs out of the bag in a competitive vein anymore. Now he’ll be packing that bag for a trip to the all-Ontario championships. Morrisseau is heading back to the OFSAA boys’ golf championship after earning […]
