Local News from Across the Rainy River District
You can kick up your heels in Barwick this Saturday, Jan. 25 beginning at 7 p.m. This “Country Jam” always proves to be fun event, with a variety of musicians performing. The cost to attend is $5, which includes pop, water, coffee and snacks. The next Emo Country Jam is […]
The Rainy Lake Gymnastic Academy’s Paint Nite fundraiser saw a fun-filled night of creative activity and inspiration for all who attended the event at the Fort Frances Legion Br. 29 on Friday. Individuals were provided with the materials and guidance to paint a scenic landscape and take it home. -Sam […]
The cost to libraries for purchasing ebooks is climbing and access to new titles is being limited. Publishers started to place an embargo on all of their new releases in Canada and the U.S., forcing readers to wait eight weeks before books become available at their local library. Macmillian Publishers […]
Borderland Pride received a boost in funding for their annual festivities last year which helped greatly in hosting a variety of events throughout the community. The Winnipeg Foundation’s Moffat Family Fund is a charitable organization that donates to 12 communities outside of Winnipeg each year and Fort Frances received a […]
Canadian farmers face a variety of challenges in their everyday work that can contribute to deteriorating mental health, such as market volatility, poor weather, and unpredictable harvests. To help provide those in the agriculture community with the tools to assist others and themselves through crisis, a Mental Health First Aid […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and freezing drizzle with a low of -11 C (12). Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudy overnight, with a high of minus-five (23) and a low of -11 (12). Friday will be cloudy with cloudy […]
The town recently hired consultants to create redevelopment plans at the Shevlin Wood Yard and Mowatt Nursing Station. Winnipeg based, HTFC Planning and Design, will be working with the town through 2020 to conduct land-use and economic feasibility studies at both of the former Resolute properties. There will be a […]
Teachers and other education workers from each of the local unions took to the streets this week in protest of the cuts and changes made by the Ontario government. Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) were picketing for one day […]
Lavern Caul shared a big smile as she worked away at her beaded mitten project during a workshop at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre last Thursday. A similar wokrshop is being held tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. -Submitted photo
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Norma Kathleen Blight of Rainy River, Ont. on Jan. 13, 2020. Norma was born in Emo, Ont. on June 6, 1954 to Ella Carruthers. She lived her younger years in Barwick, Blackhawk and Emo and attended Fort Frances High School. […]
Frances Mary Shelfantook died peacefully on the evening of Jan. 17, 2020 at her home in Rainycrest at the age of 106. She was born on a homestead in Northern Minnesota on June 15, 1913 to Horace M. Carnahan and Anna Beckman. Her family moved to the Stratton area in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Melba announces her passing on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 at LaVerendrye Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on June 7, 1969 in Seine River First Nation at a homebirth, she was later taken to Fort Frances to be checked […]
