Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Following two years of work and almost $40-million, the new bridge that connects Rainy River to Baudette, Minn. is finally complete. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, announced the completion of the Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge on Tuesday. The project began in […]
A new board has come together to rededicate themselves to volunteerism in Fort Frances. Following a number of departures from the board of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, a new board has been sworn in and begun working on organizing themselves and their volunteers, as well as brainstorming ideas for […]
Spooktober fans rejoice, Halloween 2020 will be coming to Fort Frances after all. Following news that the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre would be unable to put on their annual Trunk or Treat celebrations this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, at a meeting on Friday the library and Legion […]
It takes a community to come together for those in need, and there are few better times to do so than Thanksgiving. The Fort Frances Family Centre is currently in the preparatory stages of throwing a Thanksgiving dinner for those who make use of their services, which volunteer Monica Sus […]
Here’s to forty years of public service. The Fort Frances Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is celebrating 40 years of work in the Kenora-Rainy River District, and CMHA Fort Frances Director of Service Sandy Skirten said in order to celebrate, they’ll be holding a special drive through […]
In the middle of a global pandemic, you have to take the good news with the bad, and local libraries are no exception. So it is that even as the Fort Frances Public Library Technology officially reopened to the public in a limited capacity last week, word has come from […]
Residents in Fort Frances now have a brand new option available to them to make dinner easier at the end of a long day. DashDelivers is a third-party delivery app that has recently expanded into Fort Frances, giving people in town another was to access local restaurants. Started in Brandon, […]
Alzheimer doesn’t take time off during a global pandemic, and neither does the Alzheimer Society.Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor shared that the society will be offering one of its learning series to people who are beginning to experience the first stages of Alzheimers and […]
Despite a strange and unusual year, there are still plans to recognize an important month here in the Rainy River District. September marks World Alzheimer’s Month, and the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts is inviting people to take part in raising awareness and challenging the stigmas surrounding dementia. They […]
Tie up your shoes and stretch those quads, one local woman is ready to bring running to the masses. Lori Leduc is a relatively new resident, most recently from Red Deer, Alta., who moved to town to be closer to her family, and in doing so has brought her years […]
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre and the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce having been putting on their drive-in movie nights for the past few weeks, and now it’s time to introduce theme nights. Over the next three weeks, each movie night that will be put on at the […]
The worms are coming. Following hot on the heels of several more well-known invasive species, in the past few years scientists in Minnesota and Michigan have begun ringing the alarm bell about a new and potentially devastating invasive species. This new species has picked up a few names during its […]
