Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It’s almost that time of year again when people of all ages take to the streets to help raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s will take place on Sunday, May 30 across Canada, including here in Fort Frances. Like many […]
To coincide with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness month during May, the MS Society of Canada is urging everyone to lace up your shoes, grease up that bike chain, or break out those roller skates and get out on the town to support those living with the disease. Due to the […]
A new art installation in the area is aiming to spark conversation and awareness around an important social issue. In a partnership between Binesiwag Centre for Wellness and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI), a large piece of art in the form of a traditional jingle dancer is being installed on […]
A documentary from an Indigenous journalist and advocate is the next event lined up to raise awareness around Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). On Wednesday, May 12 the “Treaty #3 MMIWG Awareness Month Events” Facebook group will be holding a virtual screening of the documentary “1200+,” co-produced […]
Several local organizations are joining forces to help shine a light on the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) throughout the month of May. The United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC), Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and the Spirit of Hope project of Treaty 3 Police have […]
A new space is going into Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre to continue to celebrate Indigenous culture and traditions while also helping promote language reclamation. Currently in the works, a new reading and storytelling area is being added to the main floor of the centre that will feature books in Anishinaabemowin, as […]
It’s not every day you can order a stacked hamburger and help out a local volunteer organization. Well, actually, now it is. As part of a partnership between Neighbours Modern Diner and the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances, the local restaurant has created the Bear Clan Burger, a riff on […]
In a game called Last Man Standing, about 31 adults stood around a plastic folding table outside the community centre. Each person had one hand on the table, where they had to keep it or be eliminated. The last one remaining, a man who stood for 16.5 hours without lifting […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Nick Bonino had a goal and two assists on Wednesday to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Arizona Coyotes 5-2. It was the Wild’s first game since the death on Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man fatally shot by […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sherri Ann Smeeth on April 3, 2021 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba at the age of 62. She was born on November 24, 1959 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Jack and Evelyn Smeeth. She grew up in Miscampbell and […]
Robert Breyen Kelly, age 97, of Rice Lake, Wis., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Robert Kelly was born on January 4, 1924 in Minneapolis, Minn. After graduating early from high school in January 1942, he entered the United States Navy in May 1942. He served as a […]
We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of Morley Robert Gage, age 63, of Atikokan, Ontario on February 21, 2021. Morley was married to his soulmate Donna Kroocmo, and leaves behind to grieve the great loss three stepdaughters; Tanya Kroocmo (Ivan) and grandchildren Summer and Caiden Lauzier, Serena Martin […]
