Ken Kellar Volunteers worked to serve up walleye and smoked sturgeon to a line of hungry people at the Rainy River First Nations’ annual Manitou fish fry on Friday afternoon. RRFN Chief Robin McGinnis said that around 1,000 people attended the event this year to celebrate the First Nations’ treaty […]
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Ken Kellar Aaron Mishibinijima, left, received his certificate for five years of service with Community Living Fort Frances and District (CLFFD) from Denise Bliss, CLFFD president Julie Crichton and CLFFD CEO Alanna Barr during their 60th anniversary dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous on Thursday. The night featured service awards, dinner […]
Sam Odrowski Adrian Chapman, left, Tyler Ruppenstein, Susan Bodnarchuk, Lori Shoemaker, and Jean Dick of the Holmlund Financial Team shared some smiles on Thursday in-between serving clients. The Holmlund Financial team welcomed Chapman and Ruppenstein aboard in late April.
Ken Kellar Sarrinna Thomopolous was ready to ride Sawyer the miniature horse off into the sunset as Shelby Kellar held his lead rope at the Public Farm event held at The Spry Farm in Devlin on Saturday. A cold northeastern wind didn’t keep families from making the drive to spend […]
Ken Kellar Harold Ogier, left, Jerry Zub and Sonja Arch took a moment to have their picture taken at the photo booth put up by Community Living Fort Frances and District for their 60th anniversary dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous here Thursday evening. Meanwhile below, Aaron Mishibinijima, left, received his […]
Will your community be flying the rainbow flag next month? The second-annual Pride festival is getting underway this week with the first-ever Rainy River Pride Walk this Saturday. It will be followed by a series of more than a dozen events and activities over the next couple of weeks, with […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances mayor June Caul, left, Alberton reeve Mike Ford and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford pose for a photo after Rickford’s funding announcement at the Fort Frances Tourism Centre on Friday. Both Fort Frances and Alberton will be receiving funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure program […]
The hops trial at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) is coming along well this season and will need to be strung shortly as they continue to grow. The first hops trial in the district was grown at EARS last year and saw great success considering the district’s climate. -Submitted […]
of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Declan Webb (#22) was surrounded by a pair of Dryden Eagles as he attempted to fire the loose ball away during the Muskie boys’ soccer team’s 4-1 win last Wednesday afternoon in NorWOSSA action in Dryden. The Muskies (4-0) also blanked the Kenora Broncos 3-0 earlier […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Curling Club, Curl Moncton, and the Sydney Curling Club in Sydney, N.S., were each recipients of low-interest $25,000 loans from Curling Canada to improve their respective facilities. The revamped Curling Assistance Program, which was launched this past summer, offers low-interest loans, to a maximum of […]
From the OPP
Yesterday at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received two reports of stolen vehicles from callers residing in the Town of Fort Frances. One of the vehicles has been recovered however the second vehicle is still outstanding. The outstanding vehicle was last seen […]
Submitted Trent Wilson of Donald Young School ran his way to a fourth-place finish in the boys’ 800m race at the Last Chance Invite varsity meet held last Thursday in Baudette, Mn. The junior high athlete also grabbed a silver in the 1600m race as part of an impressive Muskie […]
