Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Liberal government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force. Under the scheme, the government would make regulations through the Firearms Act to ensure that guns are classified correctly before entering the Canadian market. It also plans to revive […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Television and movie writers declared late Monday they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said that […]
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) – An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said. More than 70 vehicles, including dozens of commercial vehicles and […]
Free Community Take out BBQ–In honour of mental health week. At CMHA on Portage Ave. Wed. May 3 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. while supplies last. Roast Beef Supper–Wed. May 3 5-7 p.m. St. John’s Anglican Church. $18 for adults, $9 for Children 6-10, 5 and under free. May 5th MMIWG AWARENESS […]
Jim Furyk has been named the captain of the American team at the upcoming Presidents Cup. He’ll lead his squad against Canadian Mike Weir’s group at Royal Montreal Golf Club in September 2024. The biennial tournament sees a team from the United States play against the top-ranked players from the […]
Awareness walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls–May 2, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Frances Seniors Centre. It will end at the UNFC, where a luncheon will be held. The event is a cooperative event between the Northwestern Ontario Metis Child and Family Services, the United […]
A kids’ activity centre was a popular attraction at the second annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo over the weekend. Local businesses and organizations were on hand, as well as the Voyageur Lions Bail or Jail, Rockin’ for a Reason, and the Make a Big Splash […]
Rockcut Accounting and Bookkeeping owner Alexa Wideman pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for May this morning. Gregory Erickson of Little Fork, Minn., is the winner of a Hawaiian Cruise, valued at $4,700. Next month’s draw will be for a […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — The Bear Pit to close out the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference on Friday was rather tame until it came to discussing the motor vehicle tragedies in the region, especially on Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay to Kenora. The Minister Forum, known as the Bear […]
Two individuals have lost their lives in a crash on Hwy 17. Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision which occurred on April 28, 2023, on Highway 17 east of the Town of Upsala. Officers along with Emergency […]
It will be a busy week in Fort Frances Town Council, with several committee meetings and a Special Council Meeting on the agenda. This morning, both the Planning and Development Executive Committee and the Community Services Executive Committee met. Coming over the next few days will be an Administration and […]
