Walleye are one of the most popular species to catch in the Rainy River district, and for good reason – they’re one of the tastiest. The anglers in local tournaments make finding the big ones easy, but for notice anglers, walleye can be tricky to catch. Here are a few […]
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The organizers of the Rainy River Walleye Tournament know that fishing and kids go together. So they’ve put together a line-up of fun family activities, that everyone can enjoy. It all takes place Saturday at the Big Tent, so pack up the whole family for a full day of fun! […]
By Jack Elliott
Helping with the Rainy River Walleye Tournament is one of the major activities the West Rainy River Lions Club keeps busy at, across our District Communities throughout the year. It all comes to a grand climax at the RRWT Big Tent in Hannam Park in Rainy River this coming September […]
What’s Missing? Just you! With a maximum of only 6000 tickets to be sold you couldbe the one sitting at the controls of this beautiful Princecraft Vectra 21 Pontoon Boat cruising our waterways next summer… but you’ve got to have a ticket to win. Just $20.00. Get yours before it’s […]
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The Senior Games organizers are looking to expand into winter sports – but they’ll need a little help to pull it off. The region is a long-time participant in the Senior Games during the summer, but organizers feel that winter is a great time to enjoy activity, too. “There are […]
Tonight will see a few clouds and a low of 5 C (41 F). Tomorrow will bring partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers before becoming cloudy and continuing to see a chance of showers overnight with a high of 19 (66) and a low of 12 (54). Friday […]
I am sometimes confounded by the obvious differences in people’s behaviour. I don’t expect us to all react the same in certain situations or even behave in a manner that is reflective of our similarities, but … I am a people watcher and what better time to watch people than […]
Senior Centre BINGO – resumes Friday Sept. 15 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. This will be a 9-week session ending Nov. 10. 2023 Terry Fox Run – The Annual Terry Fox Run will take place on This Sunday! Sept. 17 from 1-4 p.m. At the Sorting Gap Marina. Register at terryfox.org and […]
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A local contractor has been selected to restore recycling infrastructure for the residents of Fort Frances. Richard Wieringa’s $210,353.98 plus $10,000 contingency bid to re-build the recycling centre and $92,654.84 plus contingency to install the base for a new landfill scale, came in at less than half of a larger […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The Chief of one of Manitoba’s largest First Nations says health care services are in a dire and deteriorating state in his community, and if things don’t improve, he believes it will continue to lead to more harm and more “unnecessary deaths.” “We are sick and tired of bringing our […]
