Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A little rain never hurt anyone, and that was certainly the case on Sunday as the Fort Frances chapter of the Bear Clan Patrol held a successful fundraising barbecue to help continue their mission of keeping the streets safe. The barbecue was held outside of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau […]
Mine Centre School is receiving a significant sum of money to help foster a love of reading in their students. The school was revealed to be one of this year’s recipients of the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation’s Literacy Fund grant, a program which aims to provide funding to what […]
Move aside Monopoly, there’s a new property management game in town, and this time it’s personal. In a move that not many would probably have been expecting, brand new board game Fort Frances-opoly should be ready and waiting at Walmart Fort Frances. Made available following the lifting of restrictions across […]
As summer approaches and warm weather rolls across across the district, the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum are gearing up to offer the second annual Garden Tour to allow those with a green thumb to show off the results of their hard work to appreciative visitors. Scheduled for Saturday, […]
A group of concerned community members are calling on the Town of Fort Frances and other stakeholders to save the green space on the former St. Michael’s school grounds. The group of 58 community members is calling itself Save the Knights of Columbus Park – Green Space for Kids in […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is celebrating a significant legacy donation from a long-term supporter, as well as the huge impact it will have on health care in the District. According to Foundation director Allison Cox, the Foundation was named in the estate of Olive Eisenhauer, who passed away last […]
In recognition of the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the birth of the Pride movement, one local organization is hoping to put on a one-of-a-kind event to celebrate and reunite a community that has been kept apart by COVID. The Binesiwag Centre for Wellness (BCW) and its Queers […]
It’s coming up on the second graduation season under the spectre of COVID-19, and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is looking at new ways to keep the experience memorable for this year’s graduating class. Even though a large-scale graduation ceremony won’t be going ahead this year – SGEI has used […]
Video helps promote continuing discussion of MMIWG Grand Council Treaty #3 and youth from across the Treaty #3 region have joined forces to help shine a light on the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis in Canada. As part of MMIWG Awareness month and released on […]
So you’ve introduced a strong program designed aimed strengthening the spoken Anishinaabemowin language in the region, and increase the number of fluent speakers and future teachers. Even as the successes of the program are celebrated, there’s still work to be done to make it even better. For Heather Campbell, director […]
La Place Rendez-Vous is making the most of their provincially-mandated downtime to spruce up their outdoor patio area and continue work on a few of their rooms to ensure every visit to the business is top-quality. Business owner Sarah Noonan shared that the most recent round of stay-at-home orders were […]
The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) have some successes to celebrate when it comes to their combined efforts to create and administer a way to help keep Anishinaabemowin alive and thriving. In 2017, RRDSB, SGEI and SayITFirst, an organization dedicated to Indigenous language […]
