Local News from Across the Rainy River District
In 2024, historian and essayist Christine Rosen (who has written at great length about ethics and consequences of technological innovation) wrestled with a simple question: “What happens to human life when more and more is experienced by means of screens and less and less is experienced directly?” In her book The […]
Editor’s note: Rob Horton is absolutely, definitely NOT running for mayor. A platform for the future we deserve, whether we asked for it or not Fellow Fort Frances residents, For too long, municipal politics has suffered from moderation, practicality, reason, logic and compromise. I am running to end this failed […]
It was back in 1993 that a fisherman brought up the idea of holding a bass fishing tournament on Rainy Lake. It was kind of a far-fetched idea because no one really fished for that species. Kenora had already established the Kenora Bass International, and it was attracting professionals from […]
We are certainly experiencing some good ol’-fashioned summer weather. I don’t want to complain, but it sure makes me nervous about equipment and the risk of fire. My tractor tends to run a bit warm, so I spend all my time staring at the temperature gauge and switching between my […]
Did you know? When you’re excited about a camping or hiking trip, it’s easy to overlook the details that matter most. People often skip double-checking their gear, vetting the trail for their group’s actual skill level or truly researching the environment they’re about to step into. Last week, we kicked […]
Industrialization began around 1750, which marked the transformation from agricultural societies to industrialized urban centres, bringing us to the beginning of the computer age in the 1940s, with the shift from manual computation to digital computing. Humans first walked on the moon in 1969, and we considered that a great […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nick Kawulia on Thursday, July 9, at the age of 93 in Fort Frances. Left to cherish his memory are his three children, Debra (Larry), Nick (Cheryl), and Candace; his beloved grandchildren Jessica (Steven), Tiffany (Ian), Nicholas (Sarah), Tara […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christina Nancy “Chrissy” Stamarski, who passed peacefully at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on June 21, 2026, at the age of 71. Chrissy was the beloved wife of Dale Stamarski and a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Public Library will be hosting a Midweek Movie Night Wednesday July 15, featuring Hamnet “In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright. As their lives fracture, they are tested […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Public Library is hosting a Summer Kickoff Pokemon tournament on Friday July 10 from 1-5:45 p.m. Kids of all ages are welcome! Free to attend. No need to register, but basic comprehension of the game’s rules is expected for the tournament. Players should bring their […]
“Life is difficult.” That is the first sentence in Chapter 1 entitled “Discipline” in the book The Road Less Travelled, written by M. Scott Peck and published in 1978. I was 18 years old then, and I had been following his every move after seeing him interviewed on television. I […]
The past two weeks have been filled with major announcements for Canada’s future. The first was a decision by NATO to combine Saab’s Erieye extended-range radar and advanced sensor technologies with the Global Express 6500 as a surveillance aircraft, 10 of which are to replace its current Boeing E3 AWACS […]
