Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
Season passports for the 2022-23 Tour de Fort Concert Series are 50% sold out, with just under a month to go before The Trews Acoustic Trio kick off the season at Townshend Theatre on Friday, October 14th. A Tour de Fort Passport is the ONLY way to guarantee a spot […]
The Muskies football team will be out in force tonight to launch the sale of their Discount Cards. Players will be canvassing homes across Fort Frances this evening. Emo homes were canvassed over the weekend. The cards are $20, and provide discounts on goods and services at several local merchants. […]
As the summer of 2022 winds to a close, so too does construction season in Fort Frances. At Monday night’s town council meeting, operations and facilities manager Travis Rob provided a verbal update on the state of several construction projects that are underway or wrapping up around town. Beginning with […]
Fort Frances mayor June Caul extended her condolences to the British Royal Family, as well as those impacted by the violence on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation during her verbal update at Monday night’s council meeting. “I first want to start his evening letting everyone know we certainly mourn the […]
