Heather Latter While the process to bring two Iraqi refugee families to Fort Frances has been moving along, the local “Families for Families” committee still is waiting for word of their arrival. “We don’t know when; they don’t know when,” said Kathy Mueller, chair of the committee that spearheaded the […]
District News
One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. Nipigon Fire #24, located on an island in Nibinamik Lake, about 30 km east of Wunnumin Lake First Nation, is a lightning-caused blaze listed at 0.2 hectares in size. It was listed as “being observed.” The forest fire hazard is […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for contestants for the ever-popular “Quest for the Best” singing competition, which will once again be held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, on July 22. But first, interested contestants need to sign up before this Friday’s deadline. […]
Staff After organizing the annual Terry Fox Run here for the past six years, the Church of the Holy Spirit was ready to hand the baton over to another group or individual. And a few months ago, the Volunteer Bureau willingly stepped up to take on organizing the event that […]
Press Release Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that this year’s Canada Day Cash Lottery was able to raise a net profit of over $16,000. These profits will be used to purchase five high-low beds for Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. The big draw took place July […]
From the MNRF There was one new fire confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Sioux Lookout District fire #18 is “not under control” at 0.1 hectares and is located near Dominion Lake. The forest fire hazard is “moderate to high” across the region. Other active fires in the […]
Dave and Marilyn O’Dell won the $500 up for grabs on Father’s Day (June 19) in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for June 19-25 were Dorothy Leininger (Fort Frances), Joe Marohnic (Thunder Bay), Ed and Ida Marniuk (Rainy River), Larry Brown (Atikokan), […]
Lori McLean of Fort Frances was among the $50 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for June. Other district winners included Bill Cain (Devlin), and Bobbi Jo Gray-Gorham and Shannon Koval (Emo). Also winning $50 were Linda Jackson (Keewatin), Charlie Hardy, Shauna Mychalyshyn, and […]
From the MNRF Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region—all in Sioux Lookout District—by yesterday afternoon. But more fire reports were being investigated, most likely caused by lightning from recent thunderstorms tracking across the region. The forest fire hazard remains “low” in the southern sectors of the region […]
From the OPP Shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the Rainy River District OPP was called regarding a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 11 near Atikokan—nearly causing two head-on collisions. The vehicle was located a short time later. Officers stopped the vehicle and conducted an investigation. As a result, a […]
Heather Latter With a background in piano, voice, and musical theatre, former district resident Trevor Barker has spent the past year focusing his passion on co-creating a children’s musical with his partner, Dustin George. Entitled “Tuck & Daisy,” the family-friendly show featuring the unlikely duo of “Tuck” the clown and […]
Cameron Penney Local resident and lifelong “Star Wars” enthusiast Rick Strickland recently completed a project that had been several years in the making—building a life-sized replica of “R2-D2.” “I went to a ‘Star Wars’ convention about seven or eight years ago . . . and off in the distance, I […]
