Local News from Across the Rainy River District
(FORT FRANCES, ON) Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested one person in relation to a Break and Enter on Victoria Avenue. On December 9, 2023, shortly after 4:30 a.m. Police responded to a break and enter call on Victoria Avenue in the […]
Another splendid Holiday celebration was held on Saturday, December 8, this time at the Morley Hall at the Recreation Centre in Stratton, On. It was hosted by the Stratton Seniors Friendship Club with guests from that community and across the District. “We planned on 100 guests but had to add […]
Rookie Trent Friesen scored the Muskie boys’ only goal of last Friday’s game against the Sioux North Warriors, to trigger the annual Teddy Toss in the first period. The Muskies would go on to lose in a shootout, but Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child & Family Services Adopt an Angel program […]
Bill Caul turned 80 on Dec. 8 and was honoured with a well deserved birthday party on Dec. 10. at the Stratton Hall. The well attended events saw family and friends come from near and far. One could feel the love in the room. Bill definitely felt fortunate to share […]
The Emo Knox United Church with the generous support of New Gold is providing Turkey Dinners with all the trimmings. This takes place December 23 between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Take outs and delivery are available from Emo Knox Church at 3 Roy Street. If you would like a Christmas […]
In what seems like a couple of hundred sports years ago, Pete Rose announced he loved baseball so much he’d play for nothing. A short time later, he held out for $200,000 a season. And now Shohei Ohtani is going to be paid what the late Jimmy Buffett would’ve called […]
Dear editor, In his Dec. 6 letter, James Kimberley asks “why go to Finland when anything they saw there could be seen here?” – as if any hole in the ground is the same as a Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel. That misconception is driven to a […]
An open letter from the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau Seasons Greetings from the board of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (FFVB). With 2023 quickly coming to an end, we would like reflect on the highlights of this past year at the FFVB. Upgrades done to our building (the old CN […]
While the mild fall has been welcomed by most of us, it’s nice to see some colder weather creeping in this week, if for nothing more than to freeze everything up so we can enjoy some of our usual winter activities. For ice anglers, we’re getting more options each week […]
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services has announced that due to the overwhelming success of the McTavish Winter Wonderland Trail of Lights last year, they are hosting this free event for the public over two nights this year. Special Projects Coordinator Danielle Bruyere said she and her staff have been hard at work […]
I was off to Dryden on Saturday to spend the night celebrating Linda Zimmerman’s surprise 40th birthday! Of course, after a lot of good weather it changed on us, and some had troubles getting to Dryden. For those who made it, a great time was had! We celebrated in the […]
