From the OPP On Highway 17 in the Marathon/Manitouwadge area over the weekend, three drivers were charged for speeding 50 km/h or more over the posted speed limit. On Saturday, a 20-year-old male of Winnipeg was nabbed going 151 km/h in 90 km/h zone. Then yesterday, a 21-year-old male of […]
District News
From the OPP On Saturday at 10:25 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers received a report of a traffic complaint on King’s Highway 11 in Watten Township. Officers patrolled and located the vehicle and driver. During the investigation, the driver, a 28-year-old woman of Emo Township, failed the roadside test, […]
Piano Division (April 20) •Class P027 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 2–1. Tori Anne Toriseva (Honours) 2. (tie) Liam Dent (Honours) and Samuel Loewen (Hounours) •Class P202 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, List B (Romantic, 20th Century or 21st Century), Grade 2–1. Emma Toriseva (Honours) 2. Samuel Loewen (Honours) […]
There is a chance of showers this evening, followed by possible flurries late. Look for an overnight low of minus-one C (30 F) and southwest winds gusting up to 20 km/h. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cool, with a high of just eight (46) and low around minus-four (24). Expect […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit and Healthy Kids Community Challenge are challenging you to “Turn Off The Screens” next week (April 30-May 6). Print off or pick up our log sheet at your local health unit office and join us in celebrating “Turn Off The Screens” 2018 by trying […]
Staff Kenora-Rainy River PC candidate Greg Rickford will host an event to officially open his Rainy River District campaign headquarters this Friday (April 27) at 7 p.m. It is located at 335 Scott St. (next to the Makabi Inn). Everyone is invited to attend this free event, with light refreshments […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students hope to have audiences in stitches next week during their upcoming production of Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” The musical will be staged May 2-5 at the Townshend Theatre, with the curtain rising at 7:30 p.m. each day. The production is based on the classic […]
Sam Odrowski The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary recently donated a new bathtub and treadmill to the local hospital to better serve patients. The auxiliary pledged $30,000 in the fall of 2016 to purchase the tub, then pledged $2,500 last fall to buy the treadmill. The treadmill became fully functional […]
Press Release The Rainy River Future Development Corp. and the Town of Fort Frances, along with our headline sponsor Tbaytel, are excited to announce the 2018 Rainy Lake Series concerts. These free concerts will be held Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the new Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business & Community Expo is ready to hit the Fort Frances Curling Club this Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by Tbaytel, the expo will run Friday from 4-9 p.m. and again Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door, with […]
Sam Odrowski After some initial confusion over the Cloverbelt Co-op program opening a distribution centre in Fort Frances, those behind the “Healthy Living Food Box” would like to reassure residents that their program won’t be affected. In fact, it’s still running smoothly, with close to 350 boxes of fruits and […]
Sam Odrowski Thousands of residents from across the district once again made the trip to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” held Thursday to Saturday. Emo Chamber of Commerce president and organizer Dave Goodman said the event was a great success and noted the village was exceptionally busy over […]
