Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division, through winter weather monitoring activities, is following a system that could bring significant snow accumulation that could pose a risk to the users of the roadways and sidewalks within the Town of Fort Frances. The Operations and Facilities division will continue […]
Riverside Health Care is pleased to announce the launch of its new focused fundraising efforts aimed at advancing and expanding the future of health care across the Rainy River District.These efforts reflect our commitment to investing today for a better Riverside tomorrow – ensuring our care evolves to meet the […]
Despite heading into a federal election, the Canadian government has voiced support for finding a long-term solution for the Fort Frances – International Falls bridge. The comments came through a letter sent before the election writ dropped on Sunday, March 23, 2025, to Thunder Bay-Rainy River Liberal Party of Canada […]
For time immemorial Blackfoot people relied on buffalo (bison) for all of their basic needs and to this day the buffalo continue to be a centre piece in Blackfoot culture. Tim Bruised Head, from the Kainai Nation, hosts buffalo harvests for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to better understand Blackfoot […]
At the risk of dipping into the recipe boxes (electronic or printed) of chefs whose culinary talents exceed mine, which is pretty much everybody who walked through a kitchen, this column is about cooking. Well, cooking with a touch of sports, from the archives that make this column worth reading. […]
It’s 8:12am on a Sunday. Minus 4 degrees. Partly cloudy Ontario skies and I’m firing up a barbecue grill for the first time ever at this hour. After prepping and seasoning this early (and rather random) morning treat with spices that have taken me all of my life to figure […]
#1 Rookie of the year Gunnar Simon with assistant coach Cody Mosbeck #2 Most Improved Player Gunner Paradis with assistant coach Cody Mosbeck #3 The Lanny Freeman Award for best Defenseman Evan Kabel with Cody Mosbeck and Sarah (Freeman) Kivimaki #4 The Bev Kotnik Award for volunteerism Foster Couvier with […]
I understand the frustration and anger expressed by Mr. Cumming toward Donald Trump. (Editorial, March 19). Certainly everyone is free to express their own opinions. However, to draw a correlation between the U.S. and North Korea is unfortunate. North Korea is known as the Hermit Kingdom because little is known […]
To the editor, With the upcoming Federal election later this month, we have a Conservative politician wanting to lead Canada down the same path that the 47th president Donald Trump (guilty of 34 felony charges) is taking the United States. Let’s start with the illegal blockage at the Coutts Border […]
Most people consider ants to be pests. They are not a direct pest to plants but their burrows in the soil can loosen the roots of young plants and cause them to die. But on the positive side, if you have heavy clay soil these burrows can break up the […]
With APRIL FOOLS’ DAY behind us and spring nearly two weeks underway, the long-range weather outlook indicates a trend towards melting temperatures. DID YOU KNOW? A FOOL is generally defined as someone who lacks sound judgement or acts without considering the consequences. During the month of April, some safety advocates […]
#1 The Road Cain Award for a player who is generous in winning, fair and for the good of the team and applauds the efforts of all team members. Winner-Jarrett Aucoin #2 The Freeman award for most gentlemanly player Winner-Trent Friesen #3 The Randy Roach award for the team’s unsung […]
