Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It was 2016 and one of the wisest (and kindest) men of our town became a teacher. And he didn’t even know it. His name was Doug. As a regular customer of Betty’s of Fort Frances, short talks with the late Doug Anderson soon turned into entire hours talking about […]
Featured Event Fort Frances High School presents Curtains, a comedy whodunnit musical. The show runs from Wednesday apr. 9 to Saturday Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets available at Howarth’s Home Centre General Admission $12, Students $10. EVENTS CALENDAR Lenten Fish […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A missing person has been located deceased, and one person has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in Fort Frances. On Thursday, April 3, 2025, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing […]
Riverside Health Care is dealing with outbreaks at two of their facilities. In press releases to media last week, the organization announced that Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home is currently under a respiratory outbreak in both the east and west wings of the facility, while the Emo Health Centre is dealing […]
The Green Party of Canada has put forward a name in this year’s general federal election, bringing the total number of riding candidates to five. The Green party announced Eric Arner, an Atikokan-area teacher, would be their candidate in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding late last week, meaning that each […]
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce wants federal candidates to pay attention to several economic opportunities for the region. Charla Robinson, President of Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, said “we know that different parties have different priorities but the number one strategy is we want parties to […]
bookstore braces for U.S. tariff fallout NEW LISKEARD – Inside Chat Noir Books, the scent of fresh coffee mingles with the crisp pages of new books. Nestled in the heart of New Liskeard, the independent bookstore has been a community staple since 2003, offering a carefully curated selection of books, […]
Ontario rolled out an $11-billion support package Monday to help businesses and workers under pressure from US tariffs — but industry experts and new polling suggest the relief may not be enough for a crisis expected to drag on well beyond the six-month window the Ford government has proposed. The relief plan, […]
As spring migration brings thousands of birds back to Northern Ontario, concerns over avian influenza are on the rise. Lawrence Martin, director of the lands and resources department at Mushkegowuk Council, is urging hunters to stay vigilant and take necessary precautions while hunting geese and ducks this season. Martin, who […]
It’s an old-fashioned murder mystery at the Townshend Theatre as Fort Frances High School prepares to stage its production of “Curtains!” a 2006 musical comedy set in 1950’s Boston, Massachusetts. The story follows the cast of a musical that sees its leading lady murdered during the opening night curtain call. […]
MacGREGOR — It’s the seventh time the family farm has been robbed. In the early hours of Sunday, four suspects were caught on camera on the property of Triple Star Manufacturing, stealing an all-terrain vehicle and slashing the tires of a parked truck. Farmer Dean Toews told the Sun while […]
Brad Snyder pulls a blazing hot bar of steel from his forge. He rests the bar on his anvil and raises his hammer. With a microphone strapped to his ear, Snyder tells the audience that he’s about to smash down an inch of steel into the “toe” of the horseshoe. […]
