Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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. […]
MARATHON — The ongoing tariff saga proves Premier Doug Ford was justified in calling an early election, Rick Dumas said Thursday. Dumas, Marathon’s mayor, was the Progressive Conservative candidate for Thunder Bay-Superior North in the snap election Ford called for Feb. 27. In the end, the NDP’s Lise Vaugeois kept […]
Chief Building officer John Burrows (left) and Mayor Andrew Hallikas hold the Ukrainian flag with a group of Fort Frances residents of Ukrainian heritage. In his proclamation Hallikas said the flag is a “…symbol of our commitment to standing with Ukraine and its people during this difficult time.” The flag […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -2 C (28 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with periods of light snow during the day, remaining cloudy with a chance of flurries or rain showers overnight and a high of 3 (37) with a low of -3 (27). Thursday will […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Tonight from 6-8 p.m. the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre is hosting an opening for its new exhibit Elegeant Echoes: Our Stories in Historic Porcelain. There will be handmade scones and hot beverages to enjoy. Lenten Fish Fries will take place each Friday of Lent starting tomorrow […]
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division, at 08:00 on April 2, 2025, declared a significant weather event. At 16:00 on April 2, 2025, The Town of Fort Frances declares the end of the significant weather event. We would like to thank the residents for working with the […]
(Fort Frances, Ont.) – Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a vehicle of interest related to a fail to remain collision. On March 27, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, an unknown person collided with a parked vehicle in the Safeway parking lot located at 417 Scott Street in […]
