Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Two children who died in a highway crash last week are being remembered as always smiling and spreading light and joy to everyone around them. A procession for Callie Joseph, 15, and her younger brother Evan Joseph, 11, took place Tuesday afternoon from Kenora to their home Iskatewizaagegan 39, also […]
The Fort Frances Mill Alumni 11th Annual Dinner is scheduled for May 31. Mill Alumni members do not want to lose sight of the role they played in the lives of people throughout the district, even though the mill is out of sight. Our Alumni Annual Banquet attendance has increased […]
(COLLINS, ON) – Members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have arrested and charged one individual with fraud. On September 16, 2022, the OPP was notified of fraudulent activity takin place at a business in the Thunder Bay area. The investigation, with the […]
A township in southwestern Ontario has voted to prohibit Pride flags on municipal property, prompting expressions of dismay from some residents. In a Tuesday evening meeting, the council for the Township of Norwich passed a motion to fly only the flags of the federal, provincial and municipal governments on its […]
TORONTO – The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says it will phase out paper bags at its retail stores, a move the provincial agency says will save the equivalent of 188,000 trees each year. The Crown corporation says 15 years after it trashed single-use plastic bags, it will discontinue paper […]
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is showing no hints it will end the strike of its largest public sector union by legislating 155,000 federal civil servants back to work. The workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada walked off the job nine days ago after contract negotiations with the […]
TORONTO – Leaders of northern Ontario First Nations descended upon Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday to deliver a message to the province: they want to be equal partners on any kind of development in their territories. As part of making their point, the First Nations throughout Treaty 9 territory […]
The cast and crew of Fort Frances High School’s production of Mean Girls got off to a hilarious start with their opening show last night. The show faithfully adapts the 2004 comedy of the same name with upbeat and sassy songs that feel like they’ve always been part of the […]
Put on your brightest pink and get ready to make “fetch” happen because Fort Frances High School’s production of Mean Girls opens tonight at the Townshend Theatre. Cast, crew, staff and volunteers have been hard at work for months getting the musical adaptation of the 2004 comedy cult classic ready […]
Mental health can feel like a taboo subject. It’s difficult to talk about, not often prioritized, yet something we all have. Next week, two mental health organizations are partnering for an awareness walk and free community barbeque to help residents get connected with resources and start the conversation surrounding mental […]
This is the twentieth year that a group of women have gathered weekly to make colorful quilts that will be donated to women and children in tough times, bringing solace to both those who receive the quilts and those who make them. The women gather weekly on Tuesday mornings at […]
The Fort Frances Public Library invites the public to show their support for MMIWG2S by donating red dresses for an outdoor installation. Inspired by The REDress Project created by Métis artist Jamie Black in 2010, donated dresses will be hung on the trees lining Second St, on the north side […]
