Kenora-Rainy River We invited the provincial candidates in Kenora Rainy River to submit a few words to voters, to introduce themselves and their goals, ideas and values. Today, we’re printing the first six. Check in next week for the remaining submissions. Election Day is June 2 Early voting is available […]
District News
Catherine Kiewning was born and raised in Red Lake, Ontario and attended university in Montreal, QC. After graduating she got her dream job working with youth in public health in Dryden and has been there ever since. She is the busy person people ask to get things done and has […]
My name is Richard Jonasson, and I am excited to serve as the Consensus Candidate for the Kenora Rainy River District in the up coming Ontario Provincial Election. I made my home in Dryden 41 years ago. What brought me here was the stunning nature and overwhelming sense of community. […]
I am a 57-year-old Ojibway Anishinaba/Indian person. I was born in Minaki Ontario and was raised throughout the surrounding treaty 3 territory. I have been self-employed as a carpenter the majority of my life. I am happy to be raising my daughter as a single parent and fortunate to teach […]
I am Greg Rickford, the PC Ontario candidate for Kenora-Rainy River. My wife Janet and two young girls and I live in Keewatin Ontario. I am the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Kenora and have worked as a nurse in many northern Indigenous communities. Before entering politics, […]
Boozhoo /hello! I’m excited to introduce myself to the people in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding. I’ve lived in northwestern Ontario for my entire life, raised between my home community of Couchiching First Nation and neighbouring Fort Frances, where I currently live with my husband Dale. We live in the same […]
Liberals in Kenora-Rainy River have nominated Anthony Leek, an educator, as their Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the June 2 provincial election. Anthony currently serves as the OntarioLearn Coordinator for Seven Generations Education Institute. He also remains active in Northwestern Ontario motorsports racing as past-President of Borderland Racing Association and […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Members of three International Falls churches have come together to plan a dinner in support of Ukrainian refugees. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church deacon Lee Grim along with members from Zion Lutheran and First Lutheran churches felt the community was saying this event was something that needed to happen. “I believe […]
The LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary is looking for people to take the positions of President, vice- president and special events co-ordinator. We are also looking for someone who will do publicity. The Auxiliary is currently celebrating its 70th year of being active, raising money for hospital equipment. If anyone wishes […]
Press release
A Ukrainian Refugee Relief Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 25 at the Elks Lodge to raise money in the International Falls and Fort Frances area to give to the USA for United Nations HCR- The UN Refugee Agency for Ukrainian war refugees. Dinner will be an assortment of […]
Press release
(Orillia, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Indigenous Policing Bureau (IPB) will show their support for Red Dress Day on May 5, 2022, as well as their ongoing commitment to address the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Calls for Justice. The […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is collecting ideas from regional municipalities to help combat northwestern Ontario’s homelessness crisis. As part of second-day proceedings at last week’s Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) gathering at the Fort Frances Curling Centre, NPI policy analyst Holly Parsons presented a preliminary report on homelessness, addictions, […]
