The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. Volunteers are needed for the Emo Fall Fair! Lots of positions needing to be filled. To join the team, […]
District News
By Jack Elliott
Rainy River Correspondent
Rainy River Correspondent
4-H is one of the most positive programs for training and inspiring youth – not only as it relates to agricultural technology but also in positive LIFE LESSONS. Many of our District farmers are not only 4-H Alumni, but so are scores of youth that have gone onto other professions […]
The next two weeks will be a dash to the finish for the rest of the wheat and the canola. A late frost will help with the corn and soybeans… And then there are all those rolls upon rolls of black tile to be plowed into expanding acreage. It was […]
It was all hands on board at the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Stratton Sales Yard this past week as volunteers rushed to complete the penning in the new sales yard. Concrete had been poured in the past weeks and hammer drills were busy pounding out the holes for the penning anchor […]
There were 10 new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of August 15. Fort Frances 135 is under control at 0.3 hectares and is located near Chill Lake, approximately 60 kilometres northeast of Atikokan. Thunder Bay 92 is under control at 0.1 hectares and is located […]
The Thunder Bay- Rainy River riding currently has the following candidates selected by riding associations. The official list may change as candidates are registered. In alphabetical order by party: Conservative Party of Canada – ADELINA PECCIA Liberal Party of Canada – MARCUS POWLOWSKI New Democratic Party of Canada – YUK-SEM […]
By Daniela Cohen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Over 150 years after the Confederation of Canada, the first Indigenous Governor General has been inaugurated and the Canadian Oath of Citizenship revised to include the recognition of First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights. These steps are part of the reconciliation process, with the new oath honouring the Truth and […]
Staff
Four new fires were announced in yesterday’s fire update from the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Fires of Note Kenora 51 · An Incident Management Team is established on the fire. Red Lake 65 Red Lake 51 Red Lake 77 Four new fires were announced in yesterday’s […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Joan MacLean, Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre CEO, gave a presentation to council seeking permission to dig a garden and plant more trees. This project would be done in partnership with the Rainy River District Stewardship and the Fort Frances Horticultural society. Founded in 2009, the Rainy River […]
The average family has three children, but she has more than 20 sons in Canada and the world. Jane Johnstone, 76, has been a billet mother since 2008, giving her spare room to Lakers players and providing them meals and love. “I loved being a billet,” Johnstone said. “I’ve been […]
By Merna Emara
memara@fortfrances.com
memara@fortfrances.com
When you are young, the thought of leaving our home town and moving somewhere new is exciting. Other times, it reminds us how strong our roots are. This is the case with Jeremy Strain and Jilayne Jolicoeur. Jolicoeur and Strain are from Fort Frances, but left town to attend the […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s not without controversy in the region and elsewhere, but what exactly is the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) plan for used nuclear fuel in Canada? As part of an information campaign making stops across the north, the NWMO’s Mobile Learn More Centre was in Fort Frances last month to […]
