Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After years of being in debt, Rachel Kramer Bussel came to a realization: “If I don’t become proactive about it, I will be in debt for the rest of my life.” For Bussel, a freelance writer near Atlantic City, New Jersey, that meant scaling back spending and putting any available […]
Forward Clark Scaddan carries the puck behind the net in the Miners’ end on Saturday night. The game was a tightly-contested affair which was riddled with penalties. The Lakers lost 5-4 but most fans in the building will tell you it should have been at least 5-5 with multiple Lakers […]
Ottawa public servant YuTaek Hwang has been working remotely for nearly three years. But despite the fact that a back-to-office mandate for federal workers takes effect beginning this week, Hwang said his department has not offered any information about when he should return. “We did get a corporate email saying […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to tour a rare earths element processing plant in Saskatoon today, but Saskatchewan’s premier says he’s disappointed he was not made aware of the visit. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the group of 17 metals and minerals known as rare earth elements are being […]
VANCOUVER – One of the most popular players to ever suit up for the Vancouver Canucks has died. Wayne “Gino” Odjick, who played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, died at the age of 52. Gino’s sister Dina Odjick shared […]
Maya Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball. The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. After gaining his release, Irons married Moore soon after and […]
U13AA Home tournament–Starting this Friday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Come cheer on your Fort Frances Canadians. Schedule available on Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association Facbook page. Registration for winter indoor soccer– Registration for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer Winter session is now open at ffys.goalline.ca. Register from a computer, […]
As we begin a new year, the volunteers at the Rainycrest Auxiliary Tuck Shop would like to say how grateful we are for the wonderful generosity we have been shown by the community members. All year, but particularly during the Christmas season, we are once again amazed at the number […]
Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor, left, Randy Wilde, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas, Bev Sisco, bylaw officer Katelyn Svoboda and Bill and Pam Harrison were all on-hand Wednesday, January 4, 2023 for the raising of the Alzheimer Society Flag at the Fort Frances Civic […]
A national First Nations organization has released what they are calling a “framework” to advance Indigenous economic reconciliation across the country, and to empower First Nations communities to reach greater financial prosperity and independence. On Monday, the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB), an organization that works to support First […]
Cross-country skier Jesse Bachinsky has returned home to Kenora from the Para Nordic World Cup in Finland with his best results ever. Bachinsky is on the Canadian National Para ski team and competed in the visual impaired classification at the 10-day event in mid-December in Vuokatti, Finland. This is the […]
