Jamie Mountain They never had experienced a Canadian winter before but that did little to quash the enjoyment the “Paddlers Without Borders” teams had at Saturday’s inaugural FMG Ice Dragons Challenge hosted by the local International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club on the ice by La Place Rendez-Vous here. Hailing […]

Duane Hicks The fairy tale, “Beauty and the Beast,” has delighted readers, theatre-goers, and movie fans for many years. And next week, the enchanting story of a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love will come alive on the stage at Robert Moore School here. The popular […]

Press Release The Town of Fort Frances and the Rainy River Future Development Corp. received the following awards at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario Awards of Excellence on Feb. 7 in Toronto: •Branding: Promotional Awards for “Fort Frances Boundless” (recipient Town of Fort Frances); •Physical Infrastructure and Redevelopment Initiatives: […]

Press Release It is unacceptable that in 2018, there are children living on reserve in Canada who cannot safely drink, bathe, or even play in the water that comes out of their taps. Our government has been working with First Nations’ communities across the country to fix this, including investing […]

The responsibility to protect, or R2P, is (on paper) a very logical and thorough approach to protecting vulnerable populations from the most heinous atrocities of the world. It places on each country the responsibility to do everything possible to prevent and peacefully end such atrocity crimes, within and beyond national […]

Duane Hicks J.W. Walker students have been working hard since early January to get ready for their one-night only performance of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” which is slated for Thursday, March 1 at the Townshend Theatre. The play is a Tony Award-nominated musical written by brothers Robert and […]

Duane Hicks The outlook for the Town of Fort Frances’ 2018 budget is looking much more rosier than at this time last year. While the budget process is not done yet, the current 2018 operating budget indicates a deficit of just $8,578 due to a decrease in education tax this […]

Duane Hicks Different location, same family fun. After years of holding its winter carnival at the Lions Park and Fort Frances Public Library, the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum will be hosting “SnOasis 6: Your Winter Fix” at the new Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances. The family […]

Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we are dedicated to providing our residents and staff with a safe and healthy environment that delivers the highest quality of care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care temporarily has ceased admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in order that we can rectify some […]

Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we are dedicated to providing our residents and staff with a safe and healthy environment that delivers the highest quality of care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care temporarily has ceased admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in order that we can rectify some […]

Press Release For most of the past century, Americans have wondered if an authoritarian politician ever could be elected to high office in the United States. Could a persuasive individual assume dictatorial control? An answer often offered was made famous by a 1935 novel by Minnesota-born novelist Sinclair Lewis entitled […]

Duane Hicks The new temporary “pop-up” homeless shelter is in dire need of volunteers. Plans have been in motion for the past few months to open the “Out of the Cold Homeless Shelter,” located in the Apostolic Way Church on Victoria Avenue here, but it simply can’t happen without helping […]