Saturday evening will see the induction of a new group of people into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame. The original idea of Dave Egan, Terry Ogden and Larry Patrick has become a full reality. This year’s inductees cover a broad range of sports. From powerlifting, to football, to […]
Editorials
The starting lineup for the Thunder Bay Rainy River Riding is now complete. On Monday evening, Dr. Marcus Powlowski was named the Liberal candidate for the coming election. He joins Conservative Linda Rydholm and New Democrat candidate Yuk-Sem Won on the ballot. The election date is set for Oct. 21. […]
Fort Frances’ first Festival of India at the Rainy Lake Square on Monday evening was a hit The event, which was co-hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. through the Town of Fort Frances and the Vedic Cultural Centre out of Thunder Bay, saw an impressive number of people […]
The announcement late Monday afternoon answered one question and created a list of new ones. Yes, the Fort Frances paper mill was sold to Riversedge Developments. But what does that mean? Now we will wait for an announcement from Justus Veldman, the president of Riversedge Developments, to fill us in […]
The sizzle of food on the grill. The pop and fizz of a cold beverage being opened. The hum of the fan or air conditioner. The laughter of children as they jump through the sprinkler or splash into the river or lake. These are the sounds of summer. Another one […]
The local Fun in the Sun committee deserves a round of applause for once again putting on a Canada Day to remember. How does it all happen? Well, money doesn’t hurt and the local Canada Day celebration got a boost from the community support it received through several fundraisers, as […]
The Town of Fort Frances divvied up over $93,000 to 17 local organizations here Monday evening, money which will help them put on events, provide free programming to the public, and buy new equipment. This is all thanks to the Moffat Family Fund. And while many of these groups now […]
Local youth will jump–not to mention tumble, vault, cartwheel, kip, somersault, and backflip–for joy when the new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy starts up here this fall. The academy will be operating out of the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium, offering an alternative athletic activity which has not been available here since […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics is a historic moment. Canada is getting on board the international wave to help reduce plastic waste, the toll of which is becoming more apparent each day as horror stories from around the world make headlines. Single-use plastics account […]
The final report of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has been released, weighing in at 1,200 pages and providing a total of 231 recommendations. The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report, coming in at over 2,500 pages in six volumes, produced 94 […]
Being a citizen of a community involves more than just paying your taxes and mowing the grass on the boulevard. Mayor June Caul put a call out to the community on Monday evening to recognize the problems associated with homelessness, addictions and mental health. Clearly, as Mayor Caul stated, “All […]
Will your community be flying the rainbow flag next month? The second-annual Pride festival is getting underway this week with the first-ever Rainy River Pride Walk this Saturday. It will be followed by a series of more than a dozen events and activities over the next couple of weeks, with […]
