Stephanie Hagenaars Natasha Gaudio, left, and Emma Dykstra are ready for the tourism season as they celebrated the opening day of the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre on Friday. The centre celebrated by holding a rally to welcome American anglers and tourists to Canada.
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Sam Odrowski For the past five years, a local women grows hundreds of plants from winter to spring in support of an organization that lies very close to her heart. The fifth-annual “Marzie Days” is returning to Burriss this Saturday (May 26) in support of the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in […]
Staff An opening reception has been planned this afternoon for two new exhibits at the Fort Frances Museum focusing on the truth about residential schools. Here’s a sneak peek of the exhibit upstairs on the former St. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School and the Fort Frances Indian Residential School here by […]
A small but vocal group stood by the border crossing here for about a half-hour or so on Friday morning to deliver a very important message: welcome tourists. It’s one all of us should embrace as the flow of American anglers has begun streaming into Rainy River District once again […]
Staff An outdoor “paint night” with award-winning local artist Cher Pruys is slated for tomorrow evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The free event will run from 6-8 p.m. and no painting experience is necessary, noted Natasha Gaudio, economic development co-ordinator with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. “We’re going […]
Sam Odrowski Northwest Catholic District School Board administration received some unexpected news just two hours prior to their monthly board meeting last Tuesday night that may delay the building of the new consolidated school here. And without the Ministry of Education’s approval to proceed, the project cannot be put out […]
Duane Hicks Doug Cuthbertson, owner of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and the new BIA president, noted seeing the old Rainy Lake Hotel property developed into a market square was a dream of his late wife and former BIA president, Connie.
Sam Odrowski The Northwest Catholic District School Board received a presentation on its preliminary budget for the 2018-19 school year at the board’s montly meeting last Tuesday night. The report indicates a deficit of $600,000, with $26.21 million in revenue and $26.81 million in expenses. If the deficit from the […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics and the Rainy River District Paramedic Service will be hosting a series of open houses and free barbecues across the district in honour of “Paramedic Services Week” (May 27-June 2). The public is invited to come out and see first-hand how […]
Stephanie Hagenaars A handful of local residents with big, welcoming cheers met at the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre on Friday to welcome U.S. tourists as they crossed the border before the Victoria Day long weekend. Friday marked the opening day of the tourism centre, the tourist sites here, as […]
Duane Hicks Support for dog guides is growing right across Rainy River District. Not one but two “Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides,” organized by two of the district’s Lions Clubs, are set to go this Sunday (May 27) in Fort Frances and Emo. Here in Fort Frances, the Fort […]
Duane Hicks Piper Lidkea did the honours of singing “O Canada” during last Thursday’s grand opening.
