Local News from Across the Rainy River District
What started as one man’s vision for a dirt racetrack has grown into one of Kenora’s most unique attractions. Nearly a decade after the first green flag dropped at Lake of the Woods Speedway, the track continues to draw racers, families and visitors from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, introducing […]
Physical endurance. A tolerance for insects, smoke and being perpetually dirty. A love of the outdoors. These are a few of the prerequisites needed to fight wildfires in the Northwest Territories. Crews from across Canada travelled to Fort Simpson this summer after the territorial government made a request through the […]
The water restrictions imposed by the Town of Fort Frances on Tuesday morning have been lifted according to a Facebook post at around 11 a.m. Thursday. The restriction on watering lawns, washing cars, filling swimming pools and other non-essential uses of water was imposed after the town’s water supply dipped […]
The president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) says Northern Ontario’s labour shortage cannot be addressed with the same policies being applied in southern Ontario. In an interview with Kenora Miner & News, Rick Dumas said the province should continue discussions with northern leaders after opting out of a […]
Drones are changing the landscape for many industries, and for conservation, they are proving one of the most effective tools in the fight against invasive phragmites. Research from the University of Waterloo reveals that using spray drones, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), to apply the herbicide Habitat Aqua to areas […]
The University of Winnipeg has joined other public post-secondary institutions across the province in hiking tuition rates by four per cent — as high as possible — for the fall. Domestic fees are increasing by more annually in 2026-27 than they have in eight years in Manitoba. International rates, which […]
EVENTS CALENDAR 55+ Movie Matinee at the Fort Frances Public Library on Friday, July 17, featuring Hamnet. “In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright. As their lives fracture, they are tested by distance, […]
If there’s enough local interest, Fort Frances could end up being home to its very own branch of Scouts Canada, thanks to a father who was looking to enroll his son in some extracurricular activities where he could learn new skills, but found there was no branch of the organization […]
Elvira Flynn is a strong and courageous woman who has endured much along a journey that has taken her from the front lines of war-torn Ukraine to a new home in Fort Frances. Now, she is embracing her skills as a pastry chef in her new home, with plans to […]
