Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
It is with great sadness that the family Dave McGillis announces his sudden passing on Monday, April 5, 2021 at his home in Seine River First Nation. Dave was born on March 7, 1954 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Charlie McGillis and Elsie Kabatay. He grew up in Seine River […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Valentena Lynn Spoon announces her passing on Monday April 5, 2021 in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born on February 14, 1994 to Rickie Johnson and Tina Spoon. She grew up in Seine River First Nation, spending a lot of time […]
Randy Stewart’s family is heartbroken to announce his passing at his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario on Wednesday, April 7. Randall John Stewart was born on September 6, 1958, to Sandra and Frank Stewart. In the next few years he would be joined by brother Rob, and then little brother Rick. Known affectionately as […]
Goodbye Colonization, hello Boozhoo and Memorial Avenues. Like other municipalities in northwestern Ontario including Fort Frances, Dryden is also grappling with the history and negative connotations behind the term colonization and featuring it as a prominent roadway name within the community. Now, thanks to work done by the city and […]
Pikangikum, Ontario – Talks with government regarding the removal of Ontario Provincial Police from Pikangikum First Nation continue. At the same time an unexpected consequence of the dispute has been resolved. Nursing staff, who were pulled from the community soon after the Police left, have been reinstated as of the […]
