SCHEIRER-Born to Cole Scheirer and Lindsey Blake, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Blake Douglas Dale, weighing 10 lbs 5 oz on May 10, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

TUESDAY-Born to Harlyn Tuesday, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Halo Sugga Gracen, weighing 6 lbs 5 oz on May 9, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

VEERT-Born to Anthony and Lizzie, nee Nussbaumer, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Remi Anthony, weighing 7lbs on May 8, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

EDWARDS-Born to Chris and Pam, nee Shrumm, of Nestor Falls, Ontario, a girl, Charlee Ann Marie, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz on May 7, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

That was a long weekend hard to beat! The much-needed rain came before most of us started our weekend and then we had sunshine for the rest of it. Unfortunately, dampened the Rainy River First Nations’ annual fish fry but the meal still was top of the line. Cliff Westover […]

Pamela Mary Oliver, 91, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. A complete obituary will follow.

Marjorie May McTaggart, 91, left us in her sleep in the early morning of Saturday, May 19, 2018 in the peace of the palliative care room at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Marjorie was born on April 14, 1927 to William and Mae Davidson in Winnipeg, Man., where […]

Mary Elizabeth Biddeson passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 7-9 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 11 a.m. […]

Mary DuCharme, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.

A “Fort Frances Kitchen Party,” a free concert featuring local musical duo Entyrely Mac, will take place today (May 17) from 6-8 p.m. to cap the grand opening of the Rainy Lake Square. The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, May […]

It was late in being completed, and cost more than initially estimated, but downtown Fort Frances officially will unveil its newest addition tomorrow. The grand-opening of the Rainy Lake Square will be a day-long affair, starting with the first “Rainy Lake Market” starting at 9 a.m. The ribbon-cutting ceremony–complete with […]

Dear editor: I recently came to visit family in Rainy River District, and made a trip into Fort Frances to do some shopping and run errands for family. On the way in, I came across a being of immense politeness and courteousness, not to mention a beacon of road safety! […]