Nicholas Donaldson Rainy River once again hosted a jam-packed weekend for its annual “Railroad Daze” celebration, now in its 30th year. Beginning with a “Paint and Sip” on Thursday evening and finishing up with a home run contest Sunday afternoon, the event featured something for everyone. “I think it was […]
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“We’re in desperation mode,” Fort Frances Lakers’ president Milt Strachan had said back in April regarding the local Junior ‘A’ team’s future here. Carrying an expected $40,000 debt, there’s talk the 2017-18 season may be the Lakers’ last unless the team sees a significant increase in attendance, as well as […]
Vaughan Murray took passengers out on the Rainy River for river tour boat rides Saturday afternoon, outlining the natural beauty of the area and the importance of the river to the town during “Railroad Daze” festivities.
Press Release From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, tour outer space without leaving Planet Earth! An indoor planetarium will be set up at the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 3 to help people learn about our celestial neighbours and what makes our solar system so unique. Combined with […]
A few classic cars brought up the rear of the “Railroad Daze” parade in Rainy River on Saturday morning, which ran from Heritage Square down Fourth Street to Hannam Park.
Kiera Kowalski Brianna Eldridge and Dave Miller duelled to The Tubes’ “She’s a Beauty” on Friday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina during the “Battle Song” finale for this year’s “Quest for the Best.” Eldridge ultimately won over the judges–taking home the top prize of the […]
Submitted Participants showed off their final products from the “Make ‘n Bake” summer youth camp that ran July 10-14 at the local Confedration College campus. Although the carpentry and art camps both wrapped up last Friday (July 21), the culinary camp still is accepting late registrations. It is set to […]
of Ashley Dufresne-Stamler Firefighters from Rainy River and Dawson battled a blaze that broke out at “The Roadside” restaurant in Rainy River around 8:50 a.m. yesterday. The cause is believed to be electrical. No injuries were reported.
Ken and Cheryl Hughes enjoyed checking out the array of classic cars at the Sorting Gap Marina car show Thursday afternoon. Along with several local vehicles, the show also featured car owners from across Canada as part of the “Canadian” Coasters tour that stopped in town last week.
Kristy Leger of New Brunswick and Betty Anne Glover from Salmo, B.C. posed beside their campers that their 1951 Chevy half-ton pickup truck and 1957 Monarch Lucerene are pulling during their cross-Canada tour. The “Coasters” were camped out in the Memorial Sports Centre parking lot for their two-night stay in […]
Nicholas Donaldson For the first time this fall, the Rainy River District campus of Confederation College will be offering the new Community Integration through Co-operative Education program (CICE). The program focuses on building academic and social skills to help students who normally would not be comfortable in an academic setting […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament,” being organized by the Lions Clubs of Rainy River District and set for this Saturday (July 29) at Kitchen Creek, has been postponed. Lions around the world are celebrating their 100-year anniversary and this tournament was to be the local clubs’ contribution […]
