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Those wanting to donate new mitts, hats, or scarves to the annual “Mitts for Kids” drive can drop off items either at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office or Movie Gallery this year. “Mitts for Kids” organizer Melissa Gushulak said Monday that Movie Gallery has come on board for […]

Start the Christmas season with a traditional reading of “A Christmas Carol,” and help the local library. The Voyageur Lions, in partnership with CBC Radio, will present a dramatic reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church. Heather McLeod, co-host of […]

Beginning in just a few weeks, Family and Children’s Services here once again will be launching its “Adopt An Angel” program to help make Christmas special for children in need. And they are encouraging residents of Rainy River District to purchase gifts which will be distributed to local children who […]

FORT FRANCES—At Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Rainy River District School Board, Fort Frances High School principal Gord McCabe presented an honour he felt was long overdue. The FFHS senior band—one of the most prestigious and widely recognized extra-curricular organizations in the school—was honoured with the board’s monthly “Excellence […]

FORT FRANCES—Whether they notice while having to wait more often at crossings or they just to like keep tabs as railroad enthusiasts, area residents will see more trains coming down the tracks here from now on, CN confirmed Tuesday. “The opening of the Port of Prince Rupert has created a […]

FORT FRANCES—Irish eyes will be smiling at this Little Beaver Snow Park this Saturday (Nov. 10) when the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Building for the Future” campaign holds its “Celtic Connection” fundraiser. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the event promises to be an evening filled with food, fun, and Celtic tunes […]

The Fort Frances Lions Club is continuing to raise money to build a walkway for the disabled at the Lions Millennium Park here, nearing the halfway mark following a successful fundraiser held Oct. 26. Lions Park committee chair Luke Schill said the dinner, held at La Place Rendez-Vous, netted about […]

The annual VALA show will be hitting the Townshend Theatre stage again this February and tickets for the fabulous event are going on sale this weekend. They will be available at Betty’s, with tickets for the evening shows costing $16 each while those for the matinee are $13 (students and […]

Both founding and current board members, along with more than 100 district supporters, came together Saturday night at the Emo Legion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care—and look forward to many more years to come. “It’s such a pleasure to be here tonight. It’s […]

Several district businesses and individuals were recognized for their outstanding achievement Saturday night during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 12th-annual business awards gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We’re all here to embrace excellence in the Rainy River District,” said Chamber president Christine Denby as she emceed the evening along […]