Press Release The Dryden & District Museum’s upcoming exhibit, “Making a Home: Early Women of Dryden,” shares stories about settler women who helped build Dryden and the district’s sense of community. This exhibit will be on display from Friday, March 15 to Friday, May 10. An opening reception will be […]
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Sam Odrowski A petition bearing 2,530 signatures, which calls on the province to ensure wood allocation for a potential buyer of the mill here, was delivered to local MPP Greg Rickford’s constituency office on Scott Street shortly after noon yesterday. The minister was in Kenora at the time but his […]
Press Release Watoto, a non-governmental organization in Uganda, East Africa, is bringing the Watoto Children’s Choir to Fort Frances on Thursday, March 21 to perform their brand new album, “We Will Go.” The six-month tour presents the story of abandoned African children and vulnerable women who have been empowered to […]
Press Release The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reminding anglers that many lakes across the province have significant slush conditions. As such, you need to plan ahead in order to remove your ice hut on time. Ice huts must be removed from certain Fisheries Management Zones (FMZ) in […]
Staff A presentation on video game addiction, designed to educate parents on its potential harm, has been planned by the mental health leader for the local public school board. Tracey Idle is scheduled to make the presentation on Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Conference room ‘A’ at […]
Press Release Friday was International Women’s Day and this year’s theme was balance, with particular attention to building a gender-balanced world. Confederation College is committed to engaging with young women and encouraging them to follow a career in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But there is […]
Sam Odrowski
While most mainstream science fiction movies and books typically are geared towards a male audience, a Fort Frances-born author has been working to create more queer female representation in the genre. Late last month, 26-year-old Laurel Johanson had her 115-page book, “All Things Mortal,” published by McNally Robertson Book Sellers […]
Staff A north-end resident is asking the town for permission to add a new, longer walking trail among the Eighth Street trails. In a letter received by council at its regular meeting Monday night, Christine Kent said she lives near the trails and walks them nearly every day in the […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (26 F) and south-southwest winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will see spotty afternoon showers, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-two (28). Look for east-southeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Snow is […]
Duane Hicks An empty lot at the corner of the 700 block of Scott Street and Butler Avenue will be developed to provide additional parking and storage for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board later this year. The local DSSAB, which recently purchased the property at 737 Scott […]
Press Release The Water Levels Committee of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board will use the high flood risk rule curve on Rainy Lake and directed the dam operators to begin targeting the mid-band of the high flood risk rule curve. The high flood risk rule curve calls […]
Staff In the footsteps of council implementing a four percent Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) in January, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. will be striking a new committee to guide how part of the funds are spent to promote tourism marketing for the community. Council will vote tonight on an […]
