Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The penultimate show in the Tour De Fort 2025-26 concert series takes to the Townshend Theatre stage next week as a trio of young women bring their siren song to Fort Frances. Jessica Pearson is the trio’s lead singer and plays guitar, and said the band’s music trends towards classic […]
A pair of search warrants executed by Rainy River District OPP in Fort Frances earlier this month has landed six individuals with charges related to drug trafficking. According to a release from the OPP, on Tuesday, March 3, officers of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP, along with the […]
Occupying a large room filled with completed and in-progress projects as well as the equipment needed to do them, the Makerspace is a part of Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) that provides a wide variety of modern tools and machines to be used in creative practices. The area is open […]
A coroner’s inquest will be held into the death of 18-year-old Justin Fiddler, who died in hospital in Thunder Bay in 2019 after sustaining injuries at the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre in Fort Frances. The inquest will investigate the circumstances of Fiddler’s death while in custody at Ge-Da-Gi-Binez, which opened in […]
A Fort Frances resident has been charged following a traffic stop earlier this month. According to a press release from the Rainy RiveR District Detachment of the OPP, on Sunday, March 8, officers conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle fail to stop at an intersection on Armit Avenue. […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of light snow and a low of -10 C (14 F). Tomorrow will see overcast skies with periods of light snow or rain during the day, remaining cloudy with a chance of flurries overnight and a high of 5 (41) with a low of […]
Downtown Fort Frances is poised to become much more colourful, and local artists will be at the heart of it. The Fort Frances Downtown BIA and Chamber of Commerce are joining forces to implement a project called Windows Alive that will see the windows of Scott Street area businesses painted […]
On Tuesday March 10, Fort Frances Canadian Tire owner John Malgo and his wife Marinela handed off a cheque for $20,000 to support Riverside Health Care’s Lights, Camera, Diagnosis! fundraising campaign. Malgo, who has owned the Fort Frances store for 11 years, said he really believes in the cause, which […]
With registrations closed, there’s less than a month remaining until district performers once more take to stages across the region to take part in the Festival. The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is celebrating its 84th year in 2026 and is marking the occasion with more excellent […]
On Tuesday, March 10, Riverside Health Care and the Northwestern Public Health Unit declared a respiratory outbreak on the West Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. As a result, visitor restrictions and masking protocols are in place. Only two visitors or caregivers may visit a resident at a time […]
Fort Frances Canadian Tire re-opened Monday about two and a half months after the closed following a break in and arson at the King’s Highway store. Following a cheque presentation to Riverside Health Care’s Lights, Camera, Diagnosis campaign, owner John Malgo discussed the complicated issues surrounding the restoration process. “It’s […]
Fort Frances town council approved a permanent repair solution to a repeatedly cracking water tower pipe. The pipe was topic of discussion at last night’s meeting of Fort Frances town council. The pipe was initially reported to be cracked last January after the line had frozen. Since then, inspections and […]
