Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Construction on the hotel is expected to begin this year and continue through the winter Ground has been broken, and in short order, work on Fort Frances’ newest hotel will begin. In a groundbreaking ceremony held at the Mitaanjigamiing First Nation-owned property located next to Canadian Tire on Monday, October […]
Many renovations were recently completed over the summer to provide new equipment and facilities for students at The Northwest Catholic District School Board (TNCDSB), and the construction of new classrooms has been on schedule at St. Mary School. At the board meeting on October 17, 2023, which was hosted at […]
Owners of Le Hoa Oriental Restaurant say they are touched by the outpouring of support on Facebook, and share a bit about the origins of the dishes offered on their menu today. Last week, over four hundred residents from the Fort Frances Rant & Rave Facebook group raved about the […]
The Place Fine Foods has turned a recent win for their business into a win for youth in Fort Frances. The Place was recently chosen as a winner in a long-running charity effort held by Old Dutch Foods Ltd. As part of this program, participating stores earn points for specific […]
The Rainy River District Fastpitch League (RRDFL) handed out its annual awards on Saturday at the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Legion also inducting a new team into its hall of fame. That night, in addition to their regular annual awards the league also admitted the Emo Bulldogs to its hall […]
Friday the Fort Frances Muskies finished their regular season with a dominating 65 – nothing win over the winless Daniel McIntyre Maroons. The Muskies took the opening kickoff and drove 56 yards. Quarterback Parker Booth scored from 2 yards out. Hayden Beckett kicked the convert for a 7 – 0 […]
As road construction season gives way to snow clearing season, the town of Fort Frances is busy competing some key tasks – and launching others. Here’s a snap-shot of the key capital upgrades underway across town: Recycle Facilities. Building construction continues for a new recycling facility on 6th Ave. Residents […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak for the entire facility of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Previously, this outbreak had only affected the West Wing and Special Care Unit (SCU). Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced legislation yesterday that, if passed, would strengthen protections for Ontarians from unfair business practices such as price gouging, and make it easier for businesses to comply with consumer protection rules. “Our government will not stand by and allow bad actors to take advantage of […]
Students will have to wait a year to enrol into the Lakehead University veterinary program. Officials confirmed that students will begin classes in the 2025-2026 school year in the Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program for Lakehead University and the University of Guelph. “We are trying to do things as […]
When Serena Orok is away from her duties as a registered nurse at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, she operates her growing business Lux Scrubs. Orok and her colleagues were wearing trendy, comfortable uniform scrubs that are available online, but with prices that seemed unaffordable for many, especially if they needed […]
When Cowessess First Nation wanted to farm their own land in 2018, large non-Indigenous companies refused to extend them a line of credit, said former chief Cadmus Delorme. It wasn’t that the land, about a 90-minute drive east of Regina, couldn’t be farmed. The First Nation had watched non-Indigenous farmers […]
