The Victoria Day long weekend, which also happens to coincide with the opener of walleye season this year, is the traditional start of summer for residents here in Rainy River District. It also marks the start of something else very important to the economic well-being of our area—tourist season. This […]
Editorials
A drought grips Rainy River District. Farmers can only watch their crops and hay fields wither away. Towns along the Rainy River are helpless as water intake systems suck air. Docks on Rainy Lake are high and dry, and boaters are hitting rocks previously well below the waves. New invasive […]
Rainy River District may be off the beaten track so to speak, but that doesn’t mean we can’t rise above our relative isolation. Case in point the two local farms which received regional awards on Friday in Thunder Bay under the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program. Pine River […]
“I take the pill and scrape the coating off, place it down on the plate and crush it, make it smooth with the card, and anxiously make it into a line, I pick up the dirty bill, and roll it up, put it to my nose, and sniff there it […]
Opposition parties were clamouring Monday for the Harper government to set a firm deadline for Canadian troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, It was an understandable move given the deaths of eight soldiers last week alone and indications the Conservatives already are planning to extend the mission beyond its current […]
Monday’s ceremonies in France and across Canada, including here in Fort Frances, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory at Vimy Ridge during the First World War gave Canadians a chance to remember those who fell in battle all those years ago. But it also provided a stark reminder […]
The achievements of our young athletes regularly make headlines—and rightly so. Last month, for instance, the Muskie boys’ hockey and curling teams competed at the all-Ontarios while three bowling teams and two singles vied for provincial glory in the YBC’s “Four Steps to Stardom” roll-offs. And just this past weekend, […]
“Imagine the freedom.” That simple little catch phrase has become so embedded into our collective psyche that it’s now the great Canadian dream. After all, why work hard to get ahead in life when the lap of luxury may be only a buck or two away? Alas, Canadians only were […]
Coming on the heels of the $1.5 million raised by district residents for the purchase of a CT Scanner at La Verendrye Hospital here, those now spearheading the drive to come up with $750,000 locally for a new Fort Frances Public Library certainly face a challenge. But that’s not to […]
Great first step Abitibi-Consolidated’s announcement here last Thursday morning that its board of directors had approved construction of a biomass boiler at the local mill obviously should be lauded as great news for Fort Frances and Rainy River District. What cannot be overlooked in the celebration, however, is the great […]
Anyone who’s had to make an appointment three months in advance to see their family doctor knows full well Fort Frances is facing a severe doctor shortage—a situation that only will get worse if something isn’t done immediately. It’s been well-documented for more than a year now that the current […]
At a time when the tourism industry in Northwestern Ontario is facing so many serious challenges, it’s great to see Fort Frances isn’t prepared to throw in the towel just yet when it comes to attracting visitors. First, kudos to all involved who pushed to get the long-overdue—and much-needed—renovations to […]
