The Fair Queen Committee is looking for some ideas to modernize and reinvigorate the historic competition. The committee made the difficult decision to cancel the Fair Queen competition this year, due to a lack of interest. Only two contestants had signed up by the deadline, so the committee pressed the […]
District News
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
The annual Loggers Competition takes place at the Fair this year on August 16. It’s an understatement to say this year’s Competition just “ain’t what it used to be!” That’s because of the huge void we will all feel without Kenny Roen being present at the Competition. Kenny passed unexpectedly […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
It has been a long time coming now but the new 4-H food booth and exhibition area will be open at this year’s Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair. The old 4-H food booth was demolished late in 2023 and the first layer of gravel was laid according to […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
There are a few new events added to the horse riding program this year and a strong group of competitors. Angela Halvorsen Smith is on the fair’s board of directors as well as taking lead on the horse show portion of the event. She says she reached out to the […]
Allan and Shirley Teeple have been named the 2024 Farm Family, by the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society. It’s an honour given for decades of contribution to the farming community, and the 4-H program. Allan and Shirley have nurtured the tradition of hard work and their dedication to farming and […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(La Vallee, ON) – A report of a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 611 turned into a criminal driving investigation with two arrests and multiple charges. On August 11, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances Detachment was called to a vehicle in the […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Six regional First Nations have filed a case with the Ontario Superior Court to challenge the province’s Mining Act as an unconstitutional violation of their treaty and Charter equality rights. A news conference was held at Queen’s Park on Monday morning to publicly announce the case and address questions from […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
The province is putting millions of dollars to train more people for jobs in the trades, specifically in Northwestern Ontario. Premier Doug Ford and David Piccini, minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development, made an appearance in Thunder Bay at Ironworkers Local 759. The pair announced the province’s nearly […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(ORILLIA, ON) – A sharp increase in motorcyclist fatalities in recent weeks has the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urging motorcyclists and motorists to be alert, cautions and avoid all manner of risky driving when sharing the road. Thirty six (36) motorcyclists have died on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year, […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Ten years ago, the body of a teenage girl was discovered in a Winnipeg river, sparking a national conversation about the safety of Indigenous women in Canada, and ultimately leading to what would become the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Tina Fontaine was just 15 […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
THUNDER BAY — Getting a resolution for water protection passed at a recent Assembly of First Nations general assembly was a big win for the Ojibways of Onigaming community, Chief Jeffrey Copenace said recently. “To be able to have that support and to have our delegation acknowledged by the delegates […]
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath
Local Journalism Initiative
TimminsToday.com
Local Journalism Initiative
TimminsToday.com
TIMISKAMING – An animal rescue in Northern Ontario is on the brink of closure amid economic pressures and a lack of financial assistance from municipal and federal sources. Jennifer MacKewn, the founder and president of Northern Animals Rescue and Sanctuary located in New Liskeard, said they are spending upwards of […]
