Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As the cost of living continues to creep skyward, the Salvation Army is once again kicking off their annual Kettle Campaign to help support those in need within the community and help them to have a happy holiday season. The campaign was kicked off in Fort Frances on the morning […]
$5 from every scrunchie sale will support the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope As November marks Women Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario, a local business is once again stepping up to hold a fundraiser to support women in need. Beginning yesterday, Monday, November 13, 2023, and running until […]
Staff availability will see the Out of the Cold Warming Centre open almost a week earlier than planned, but funding levels ultimately limit the duration of their season As the temperature continues to drop and the colder months of the year roll inexorably towards the district, the Out of the […]
“My dad was always my hero,” Caren Fagerdahl said of her dad Frederick Polenske. “I didn’t realize until after he died that he was a war hero.” Growing up, Fagerdahl said, she knew her dad had served in World War II, but like many returning veterans who had served in […]
Following four years of absence, the Rainy River District Breast Health Network’s Luncheon of Hope returned in full swing to La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday, October 28, 2023, offering women from across the district an afternoon of warmth, togetherness and learning. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
It isn’t always easy, and it won’t always go forward as quickly as we may want it to, but a real path to reconciliation is available to us, and can be achieved if we learn to walk together into the future as partners, not others. That’s the lesson that can […]
The Place Fine Foods has turned a recent win for their business into a win for youth in Fort Frances. The Place was recently chosen as a winner in a long-running charity effort held by Old Dutch Foods Ltd. As part of this program, participating stores earn points for specific […]
Imagine a family owned and operated business serving the people of a small town across 100 years and four generations. Then, head down to Green’s BrandSource Home Furnishings and imagine no longer, as they celebrate that very historic milestone. Green’s BrandSource, or just good old Green’s Furniture to some, in […]
There’s something rotten afoot in the land of Fairy Tales, and it’s your pleasure to head to the Townshend Theatre later this month to find out what . Students with Muskie Theatre at Fort Frances High School are currently hard at work on “The Walking Dwarves,” a horrifically fun play […]
Dozens of amazing quilted products were on display at the Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Frances on Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, 2023 as the Cabin Country Quilt Guild and La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary joined up forces for a special fundraiser. Quilts and other quilted items donated […]
For the first time in more than four years, the Luncheon of Hope is returning to offer a lunch full of togetherness, learning and more. Traditionally held every two years by the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, the Luncheon of Hope has been missing in action since 2019 due […]
Following the revelation of a scandal that has rocked the Ontario Conservative party, and a subsequent apology from Premier Doug Ford, the province has introduced legislation that will roll back the controversial land deals that saw the Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine areas split into development-friendly chunks. In 2022 the […]
