Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a year of collaboration between numerous committees, the Fort Frances region is set to experience its largest full-day event commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A Powwow, walk and other events will take place September 30, to honour the survivors of residential schools and recognize the ongoing impacts […]
Fort Frances town Councilor Rick Wiedenhoeft concludes his career as a town councilor this year after 15 years of service to the town. He is also stepping back from his position as head football referee for the Fort Frances High School Muskies. Wiedenhoeft has seen a variety of changes in […]
In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week from October 3 – 9, 2022, the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be bringing back two beloved public events to help erase the stigma of mental illness. CMHA Fort Frances will kick off their pair of activities […]
Say it ain’t so; John Pierce is retiring. The first interaction I can reliably remember with John came as I tried to sort out a thank you ad following the death of my grandpa. It was about a month following his death, once we were finally able to place him […]
On September 17, 2022, at approximately 9 p.m. the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Sixth Street West. Five full-time firefighters, eight part-time firefighters, and the fire chief responded with one pumper truck, and a rescue pickup truck to the scene […]
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) is offering you the chance to win great prizes, and all it will take it expanding your literary horizons. A new program, the Adult Reading Challenge, was launched at the library at the beginning of September and will run through to the […]
The nominees are in for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Tickets are currently on sale for the awards night, which will be Thursday, September 29 at La Place Rendezvous. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Non-Member Tickets are $65 or a table of […]
A special awareness walk and all-inclusive pow-wow will bring people together to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year. Scheduled for Friday, September 30, the entire event is the result of numerous businesses, organizations and groups, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, coming together to recognize the need for […]
Well-known Canadian comedian and speaker Big Daddy Tazz is bringing his show to Rainy Lake Square tomorrow night after stops in a couple of area schools during the day. Also known as Tazz Norris, Big Daddy Tazz has been featured on a variety of platforms throughout Canada including Just For […]
After a summer of playing shows with a full band, three original members of The Trews will bring their acoustic trio to Fort Frances as the opening act of the 2022-2023 Tour De Fort Series. John-Angus MacDonald is the lead guitarist of the Trews and has been with the band […]
To the editor, Mayor June Caul and Mayor Harley Droba, I was born and raised in Fort Frances and return every summer to the family cabin that my Mom and Dad built in 1952. I am in my eighth decade of travelling on and enjoying Rainy Lake. When I return […]
St. Mary school held their official grand opening ceremony on Thursday, September 15, 2022, following an extended disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. Invited to speak at the opening ceremony were Brendan Hyatt and David Sharp, who served as Director of Education and Chair, respectively, of the Northwest Catholic District School […]
