Local News from Across the Rainy River District
One of the newest bands in the borderland will take to the stage at Rainy Lake Square next Wednesday, Aug. 19, with two of Fort Frances’ top vocalists leading the way, a talented bass player and a drummer who is a member of the Ontario Bar. Red Right Return features […]
Sure, the Emo Fair is all fun and games for most, but if you’re into serious competition, the place to be is Exhibition Hall, where just about anything you can raise, grow, build, bake, knit, craft, carve, pickle or crochet can be submitted for judgment—and win prizes. The Exhibition Hall […]
Beekeepers have been managing hives and collecting honey across the Rainy River District for years, but many of those in operation now got their start from a single workshop conducted in 2017. Peggy Advent sells honey under the Stratton Honey Hut brand with retailers across the district, and Tyler Spry […]
Friday morning (Aug. 14), the Loggers Competition will once again take place. This contest has taken place for at least 41 years—probably a lot longer, but that’s when records started being saved—and is still going strong and arguably one of the most-enjoyed events of the entire fair. Every year, seasoned […]
Riverside Health Care and the Northwestern Public Health Unit have declared a respiratory outbreak on the West Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. During the outbreak, visitor restrictions and masking protocols have been put in place, with only two visitors or caregivers at a time permitted to visit residents, […]
There was a single new wildfire reported in Northwestern Ontario as of the latest update from Ontario Forest Fires (OFF), as the total number dropped to 108 active wildland fires with 10 considered not under control, six being held, seven under control and 85 being observed. The new fire, Fort […]
A bevy of queen bees have made it to their new empire at Spry Farm after getting a lift from their new mom’s dad. Leanne Spry had put out a call last Monday for a volunteer to pick up the new queen bees in Winnipeg for delivery to The Spry […]
Fort Frances Town Council is expected to soon have its power restricted when it goes into a temporary “lame duck” period. A lame duck council occurs when fewer than 75 per cent of its current members choose not to run again. For Fort Frances, this means that only two members […]
DRYDEN – Thursdays are the day to celebrate summer and local business in the city, with the Dryden Days of Summer taking place in the downtown core each week. Between 3 and 6 p.m., King St. closes to traffic and fills with both vendors and people promoting events along with […]
Seven young Ontarians behind one of Canada’s most closely watched constitutional climate cases are preparing for the next phase of their seven-year-long legal battle after the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed their lawsuit will return to the Ontario Superior Court, despite the Doug Ford government’s repeal of the provincial climate […]
“Good night and good luck.” “And that’s the way it is.” While American families in the U.S. would hear those venerable news anchor sign-offs from the likes of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, respectively, Canadian families were privileged enough to hear another: “And that’s the kind of day it’s […]
If you’re heading from Winnipeg to the Rainy River district over the next few days, would you consider giving a lift to about a dozen single ladies looking to reach a new home where they can adopt tens of thousands of lonely offspring? And these are no ordinary foster moms-to-be, […]
