Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A grant awarded from the Moffat Family Fund has materialized into real life, with the purchase of a trailer, destined to become an accessible washroom Sunset Water Sports was recently awarded $14,000 from the Moffat Family Fund to purchase a 24 ft by 8 ft. trailer to install a wheelchair-accessible […]
An announcement about the US.-Canada border reopening has been something many border businesses and tourists have been waiting for. The day has finally come and American tourists will be allowed to cross over to Canada, but with the spread of the Delta variant, there is some worry. After almost two […]
Nurses frustrated by a cap in wage increas- es, and diminished bargaining power; union anticipates exodus of nurses A rally was held yesterday morning in front of La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances in order to protest against wage cuts. This comes after Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed a […]
The paper mill in Fort Frances has been under demolition for almost a year, beginning in the fall of 2020. Because the mill’s significance is carved in the memory of many Fort Frances residents, many hoped that a new owner would return it to a functioning pulp manufacturing business. However, […]
Fort Frances Mayor June Caul announced the Moffat Family Fund recipients last week during the Committee of the Whole meeting. The fund, organized and given by the Winnipeg Foundation, allocated $93,750 to organizations in the community with the aim of supporting and advancing the economic, social, physical and intellectual well-being […]
The fires in northwestern Ontario are at unprecedented levels with drought and lightning taking most of the credit. Chris Marchand, fire information officer with the Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services centre in Dryden, said the numbers of new fire starts is a cause for concern. There are currently 165 […]
The Fort Frances Senior Centre is finally opening their doors next Monday after they have been closed since last March due to COVID-19 mandated restrictions. The centre will officially welcome patrons back on Monday with an open house followed by a Christmas in July session. Cindy Noble, manager of the […]
He knew from a very young age that he wanted to have a job where he dealt directly with people on a daily basis. Jeff Gustafson, 28, a Fort Frances local, is now locuming back home as a family doctor. Gustafson just finished his two-year residency at Mount Sinai Hospital […]
Deck-lid, fender, cowl screen, hubcap and valance. To the average person, these words might as well be another language, but to automobile enthusiasts like Brayden Hogan, 19, these words are used in his everyday life. Being passionate about everything to do with cars, Brayden knew that he wanted to work […]
A presentation was given to the mayor and council Monday evening to formally answer questions that Fort Frances Mayor June Caul posed to the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) on the Sustainable Forest License (SFL) and the Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC). The mayor requested answers to eight […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in Fort Frances welcomed Charlene Strain, the new CEO who assumed her new role on July 1. Strain is not new to the organization. She has been a member of CMHA since 2011 when she was a court diversion and support worker. She then […]
The Rainy River District OPP has welcomed Inspector Shaun Crabbe as the new Detachment Commander, after the retirement of Nathan Schmidt. He took up his new post at the start of July. Crabbe is not new to northwestern Ontario as he has been a detachment commander in Red Lake and […]
